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Mr. Rexius spoke to the differing points of view the process had brought together. He said if the <br />recommendations the CRG forwarded to the council were considered viable by the council, a community <br />fight would be avoided. He hoped to avoid a community conflict over the process recommendations. <br />Mr. Rexius suggested that the challenge to densification was that the goal was at odds with the City's <br />current transportation planning approach. If the City were to place more people in a small area, it would <br />have more people to move around. He emphasized the importance of addressing that need, and hoped the <br />council was considering that issue. <br />Mr. Rexius discussed his concerns about the industrial land supply, emphasizing that they were more <br />focused on quality than on quantity. He said the CRG had discussed the potential of land assembly to <br />create bigger parcels in the core, but that could bring industrial traffic downtown where it was not wanted. <br />He said the community needed to locate its industrial land in a place where its traffic impacts could be <br />minimized. <br />Mayor Piercy said she had been impressed with the contributions of all the CRG members, who clearly <br />loved and valued their community and wanted to ensure that it had a good future. She also commended <br />the City staff who worked on the process. <br />Mayor Piercy solicited council comments and questions. <br />Mr. Clark expressed concern about the potential liability that Eugene might face because of its <br />assumption of responsibility for unimproved County roads in the urbanizing area. It would cost a great <br />deal to bring those roads to City standards, and they represented a large liability for which there was no <br />funding. He also expressed concern about the dry wells in the Santa Clara area because they did not meet <br />new guidelines for stormwater runoff. He asked if the City had a plan to address the dry wells. Ms. <br />O'Donnell said staff was aware that new standards required greater separation for drywells, and was <br />working to identify those wells and to develop a plan for their replacement. She noted the potential <br />impact of the issue on the City's buildable land supply. <br />Mr. Pryor expressed appreciation for the aspirational nature of the process and the way it had been <br />managed. He said that Envision Eugene was the community's attempt to plan intentionally and <br />collaboratively for the future. He felt that such planning was critically important. He thought that staff <br />and the CRG were going in the right direction. <br />Mr. Zelenka said the nature of the CRG process lead to compromise and agreement. He applauded staff <br />for the process, and said it had worked out very well. He commended both staff and the CRG, adding that <br />the amount of time CRG members dedicated to the process demonstrated their love for the community. <br />He felt more confident about the process now than he had earlier because he believed the process had <br />begun to "gel." He commended the civility of the CRG process. <br />Mr. Zelenka also praised the staff presentation, saying it had been clear and specific about what the <br />process meant. He underscored the importance of an integrated land use and transportation approach. <br />Mr. Zelenka expressed appreciation that the early work done on infill and opportunity siting was <br />beginning to be integrated back into the process. He commended the manager's approach as both <br />aggressive and realistic. <br />Mr. Farr also commended the CRG process. He said that initially, some members were resistant to the <br />process, but over time that attitude had changed. He said that despite the different positions that different <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council January 26, 2011 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />