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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />McNutt Room —City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br />February 9, 2011 <br />Noon <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, <br />Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Andrea Ortiz. <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />PRESENT: Heidi Bierle, Chair; Jeffrey Mills, Vice Chair; Randy Hledik, Richard <br />Duncan, Jon Belcher, William Randall. <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />ABSENT: Lisa Warnes. <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the February 9, 2011, joint work session of the Eugene City Council <br />and Eugene Planning Commission to order. City Manager Jon Ruiz, Assistant City Manager /Interim <br />Planning and Development Director Manager Sarah Medary, City Attorney Glenn Klein, Deputy City <br />Attorney Emily Jerome, Planning Director Lisa Gardner, and Planning Division staff members Terri <br />Harding, Carolyn Weiss, Alissa Hansen, and Jason Dedrick were also present for the item. <br />A. JOINT WORK SESSION WITH PLANNING COMMISSION: <br />Envision Eugene Strategies and Tactics <br />Ms. Weiss led the council and commission through the strategies and tactics associated with the Seven <br />Pillars developed for the Envision Eugene process, commencing with the pillar entitled Promote compact <br />urban development and efficient transportation options. Meeting participants asked questions clarifying <br />the information presented. <br />Strategy l : Meet all of the 20 year multi family housing and commercial (office and retail) lands <br />needs within the existing UGB, through development of vacant lands and also focusing new <br />development and redevelopment in core commercial areas, corridor areas, and downtown. <br />Councilors and commissioners offered the following thoughts on Strategy 1: <br />Underscore the need for supportive multi - family and commercial zoning in any urban growth <br />boundary (UGB) expansion area. (Duncan) <br />Strongly support denser development along transportation corridors. (Randall) <br />Maps can have unintended consequences in that areas identified for development imply <br />development was not wanted in areas where it was not identified. Maps could reduce the number <br />of opportunities to realize the process goals. Want to send the message that the City still wants to <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council February 9, 2011 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />