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ATTACHMENT A -2 TO RESOLUTION NO. M E M O R A N D U M 3699 OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OR Date: June 14, 1982 To: Mayor and City Council From: Planning Department 5ubj: Status Report /Plan Amendment Referral -- Willow Creek Special Area Study In February the P l a n n i n g Commission directed the staff to i n i t i a t e work on the Willow Creek Special Area Study. Staff work on that document was completed in May of this year. A copy of the draft document is attached to faci l i tate revi ew by the Mayor and Counci 1 . On June 8, 1952 the Planning Commission conducted its public hearing on the draft Study. Based on the background information and public testimony, the Commission has forwarded the following recommendation to the Council concerning the Willow Creek study: 1. Adopt the Study as modified by the Planning Commission (materials showing_ the Commission's recommended changes are being prepared); 2. Initiate an amendment to the Metropolitan Plan to reflect the fact that the recommended land -use diagram for the Basin is a modification to the arrangement and allocations envisioned in the General Plan. The adoption process for this study is intended to coincide with acknowledgement of the Metro Plan by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC). The acknowledgement process will also i ncl ude consideration of the Willow Creek Special Area Study. To accomplish this objective, a tentative schedule has been prepared ( to the inside front cover of the Study). In order to maintain the tentative time schedule, the Council will be requested to initiate referral of a plan amendment to the City of Springfield and Lane County at the Council meeting of June 15. This action merely refers the proposal to the other two jurisdictions for comment. It would and should not commit the Council to a predetemi ned course of action. Because of the generalized nature of the Metro Plan, it should be refined in specific areas. In most cases, these changes or refinements will not require a plan amendment and formalized modifications to the Metropolitan Plan. However, when changes cross a threshold of impact, i.e. when amendments would cause major changes to the Plan, then the plan amendment process should be implemented. The recommendations of the Planning Commission emphasize employment generating activities in 'the Basin and, because of the change from the Metro Plan, would involve a plan amendment. The Planning Commission's recommendation would reflect: 1. A major special light industrial site for activities involving manufacture of high-technology I products located i in the center of the Basin, taking advantage of the gently rolling terrain in the area;