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400-500 acres of industrial land to the UGB. The council held a public hearing and directed staff to <br />continue exploring areas that needed additional analysis. <br /> <br />Mr. Dedrick led the council through the remainder of the PowerPoint presentation. He reported that while <br />the City technically had more industrial land than needed based on its jobs forecast, much of that land was <br />in small parcels of less than two acres. The CRG had discussed the City’s lack of large industrial parcels <br />that might attract larger employers. State law allowed cities to be aspirational in regard to its industrial <br />land needs and Eugene could use its economic objectives to identify a land need above projected need. <br /> <br />Mr. Dedrick reviewed a series of strategies embedded in the first pillar of Envision Eugene, Provide <br />. <br />ample economic opportunities for all community members <br /> <br />1. Meet all of the 20-year commercial land needs within the existing UGB. <br />- Redesignation <br />- Redevelop core commercial areas <br />- Increase flexibility <br />2. Implement the JEO Regional Prosperity Economic Development Plan and complete the <br />following actions: <br />- Feasibility study of green industry cluster and an intermodal rail-truck transport hub <br />3. Consolidate and develop or redevelop existing vacant lands and developed sites. <br />- Industrial land trust <br />- Pilot brownfield site of at least 20 acres <br />- Reduce constraints <br />4. Support the development or redevelopment of industrial sites that are and will remain outside <br />the UGB. <br />5. Determine an appropriate portfolio of industrial sites. <br />- Target lands of at least > 50 acres <br />- Site choice <br />- Provide realistic siting criteria <br />6. Expand UGB by 400-500 acres for industrial uses. <br />- Ensure lands cannot be rezoned for another use <br />- Explore concept of “just in time” inventory <br /> <br />Mr. Dedrick described the process the Economic Development Subcommittee used to develop a portfolio <br />of sites. He also noted the subcommittee’s discussion of an industrial land bank. Staff used the <br />information developed by the committee to establish the range of need. <br /> <br />Mr. Dedrick shared slides of maps showing the four areas outside the UGB being considered for <br />industrial expansion and described some of the constraints and considerations associated with each area. <br />Those areas encompassed 600 acres in the Clear Lake area; 300 acres in the Coburg/Game Farm area; 450 <br />acres in the Russell Creek basin; and 300 acres in the Goshen area. Focusing more specifically on the <br />Clear Lake area, Mr. Dedrick shared a map that illustrated the results of a preliminary wetlands analysis <br />and suggested the costs of development could be prohibitive without a creative approach to mitigation. <br />Staff had contacted several of the property owners in the Clear Lake area and most were interested in <br />discussing the potential of being brought inside the UGB. <br /> <br />Mr. Dedrick concluded by reporting that there were challenges to developing all the available potential <br />land for industrial use. He posited there might be other viable, smaller parcels inside the city. Staff <br />would continue to work to address site constraints and would continue to work on the land trust. He <br />reminded the council of the upcoming open houses on Industrial Lands and Housing. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 27, 2011 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />