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that there were additional restrictions on conditional uses in the area above and beyond any other area of the City in the amended language. He stressed that staff recommended against the restriction and that the Planning Commission had unanimously opposed it as well. He averred it could be detrimental to development there. Councilor Nathanson remarked that the rationale had been covered in the previous meeting. She said she would support the Planning Commission's recommendation. Councilor Kelly stated that Villard Street was a wide street with a median and the properties were privately owned on the east side of the street and owned by the U of O on the west side. He stressed that the amendment only covered a little strip of land because the policy only applied to the land on the campus. He thought that, should lot lines be dissolved on the U of O property, there could be a great deal of conditional use. He did not feel it unreasonable to say to the neighbors that this edge of the campus would maintain an aesthetic symmetry with the neighborhood. In response to a question from Councilor Meisner, Mr. Lowe clarified that the amendment indicated 35,000 square feet of land mass. Councilor Bettman reiterated that the provisions in the plan only applied to the University land. She asked the councilors to consider whether they would be willing to invest in property that could be adversely affected by development. She added that City policies dictated that residential uses should be protected in the urban core. Councilor Solomon stated that the neighbors had worked in good faith as did the University to reach this agreement and the work that the whole group came up was advanced to the City Council. She averred the amendment was not an important piece of the final agreement. Furthermore, she commented that the University had an outstanding architecture school. She averred it should get some credit for building out in a thoughtful and creative way. Councilor Taylor voiced her support for the amendment. She called it a small safeguard against the possibility of changes in the University's development policies. In response to an assertion by Councilor Bettman, Mr. Lowe stated that the 35,000 square foot restriction was new and had not come from the negotiating group. Roll call vote; the amendment passed, 5:3; Councilors Pap6, Poling, and Solomon voting in opposition. Roll call vote; the main motion passed unanimously, 8:0. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 8, 2004 Page 12 Regular Session