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MINUTES Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room-City Hall February 11, 2004 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Papd, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon. His Honor Mayor James D. Torrey called the meeting to order. A. WORK SESSION: East Campus Plan Amendments City Manager Dennis Taylor introduced Allen Lowe, Senior Planner for the Planning and Development Department, and asked him to speak to this item. Mr. Lowe explained that in August 2003, the University of Oregon submitted an application seeking land use approvals to establish a new planning framework for the east campus area, a 35-acre area just east of the main campus. He said the necessary approvals included amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) Diagram, the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Study, and to Chapter 9 of the Eugene City Code. He stated that the Metro Plan amendment would redesignate 30 acres of land now designated for high-density residential (HDR), medium-density residential (MDR), and low-density residential (LDR) to Government and Education. Mr. Lowe noted the University had been actively pursuing the purchase of property within this area since the 1960s and currently owned 113 of the 122 parcels within the boundaries of the east campus area. He indicated on the map the area proposed to be redesignated. Mr. Lowe said the current Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Study had been adopted in 1982. The University was seeking to amend three of the policies in the plan that referred to University-owned land. He stated that the amendments to the policy would have the effect of expanding the public land zoning over most of the State-approved campus boundaries and would allow a general intensification of a mixed-use category of land throughout the area and leave a residential buffer of R- 1 zoning. Mr. Lowe reported that staff findings indicate the University proposal satisfied all of the criteria for approval necessary to adopt the amendments. Mr. Lowe highlighted neighborhood concerns regarding the East Campus Plan and its impact on traffic, parking, and livability. He related that the Fairmount Neighborhood Association had commissioned a group of people to monitor the land use process and comment on the land use application, known as the Fairmount Neighborhood Association East Campus Committee (ECC). He stated that the City suggested a mediation process and all parties agreed to participate. He said the ECC made suggestions for modifications to the MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 11, 2004 Page 1 Work Session