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incentives, mixed use developments, additional multi - family housing, and a lower percentage of single - <br />family homes in the housing mix. She maintained that if the City implemented those things, Eugene <br />could absorb its expected population growth without the need to expand the urban growth boundary <br />(UGB). She said the City should not believe previous development trends would continue and called for <br />more visionary thinking. <br />Mark Robinowitz, PO Box 51222, representing SustainEugene.org, believed the process lacked <br />appropriate technical expertise in the field of energy volatility and suggested that planning which <br />depended on erroneous assumptions would be wrong. He advocated for consideration of peak oil in the <br />process and suggested that discussion of electric cars was a distraction. Mr. Robinowitz maintained that <br />the planet had reached its growth limits and the current economic system could no longer continue. <br />Jan Wostmann, 2645 Riverview Avenue, addressed the pillar regarding protection and enhancement of <br />neighborhood livability. He emphasized the importance of completing the strategy calling for <br />development of compatibility infill standards. He also urged the council to consider the location of high - <br />density residential development as it related to the opportunity siting process. Mr. Wostmann said it <br />mattered where high - density residential development occurred in an urban setting, and he believed it <br />should be located in the inner city along major transportation corridors. He wanted the City to avoid a <br />situation where high - density residential was allowed anywhere in community because he did not think <br />that was supported by most residents. <br />Paul Conte, 1461 West 10 Avenue, distributed and reviewed his written testimony, which spoke to the <br />difficulty that the Jefferson - Westside Neighbors faced in providing input into the Envision Eugene <br />process because of the length of Community Resource Group meetings and the lack of detailed maps and <br />analyses to respond to. He urged the council to establish a schedule and deliverables for which the City <br />Manager was responsible. He emphasized the importance of opportunity siting to his neighborhood <br />organization and indicated it was not waiting for the process to discuss potential opportunity sites with St. <br />Vincent de Paul. <br />Tim Schinaberger, 2338 Agate Street, supported the City's attempts to protect neighborhoods through <br />the Envision Eugene process but was concerned about the lack of detailed maps. He asked that before the <br />council made any decisions regarding residential land, it direct staff to produce maps inside and outside of <br />the UGB that showed the areas that the manager recommended for increased density as well as details <br />about how many more people would be able to live in those areas over the next 20 years. He also wanted <br />to know what steps the City could take to implement design standards that ensured that density did not <br />negatively affect neighborhoods. He suggested that if the City did not add land now, it would not be <br />easy to add in the future. <br />Kayla Schott Bresler, 380 West 8"' Avenue, #4, representing the Lane Coalition for Healthy Active <br />Youth, endorsed City activities and facilities that promoted physical activities. Her organization <br />supported 20- minute neighborhoods and greater access to nutritious foods. She asked the council to take <br />actions that limited the ability of fast food outlets and convenience stores to locate in Eugene and pass <br />options that limited their ability to market their goods to residents. <br />Carlis Nixon, 1556 Wilson Court, expressed concern that it was difficult to comment on the process <br />because it was so large and general. She noted a recommendation to "appropriately reduce constraint for <br />industrial development" and asked "appropriately as judged by whom" and if it would include air and <br />pollution controls. She urged the council to continue and intensify work on the infill compatibility <br />process to ensure neighborhood livability. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council February 22, 2011 Page 5 <br />Public Hearing <br />