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<br />Ms. Gardner said the TRG would also like an opportunity to look at industrial lands and she anticipated <br />that review would begin soon. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr asked if staff envisioned a process for maintaining the industrial lands supply. Mr. Dedrick said <br />the Economic Development Subcommittee had raised the idea of a rolling portfolio but did not have <br />extensive discussions on the topic. Mr. Farr hoped that the subcommittee would consider that. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor determined from Mr. Dedrick that the Hynix site was about 200 acres in size and it was not <br />included in the inventory because it had no more capacity due to the presence of wetlands. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked what type of industry needed 100 acres. Mr. Dedrick said the Economic Development <br />Committee acknowledged that the demand for such sites was fairly narrow but also discussed the <br />potential such sites could be divided into smaller parcels. He did not know what type of industry needed <br />such a site. Ms. Gardner explained that the City was seeking not just to attract large businesses, but allow <br />local businesses to grow in place and encourage start-ups through the provision of a variety of parcel <br />sizes. She said there was more work to be done on the issue. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked for examples of large “clean and green” industries. Mr. Dedrick cited solar <br />manufacturers, wind power manufacturers, and electric vehicle manufacturers. He noted that in recent <br />years the majority of clean and green companies locating on sites larger than 100 acres have been solar or <br />wind power manufacturers. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked for examples of how the City could reduce site constraints. Mr. Dedrick cited <br />assistance with wetlands mitigation and infrastructure improvements as examples. <br /> <br />Mr. Brown asked if the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission’s poplar farm contained <br />wetlands. Mr. Dedrick said the site contained wetlands that were inventoried but not protected. It <br />contained several acres of wetland “fingers” that made site development challenging. The level of <br />mitigation needed would be too costly for many businesses. Mr. Brown noted the site’s current industrial <br />zoning and asked the site had sufficiently large areas unaffected by wetlands that could allow for <br />development. Mr. Dedrick believed it did but said that would require more investigation. Mr. Brown <br />suggested the site could be developed more intensely than it currently was given its location inside the <br />UGB and its current zoning. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka suggested the poplar farm was a poplar farm because of the presence of wetlands and noted <br />the role that the poplar farm played in removing heavy metals from sludge. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka said he understood the group working on industrial lands was not in consensus about the <br />recommendation and that the process was close to breaking down. He asked if the need finding opened <br />the City up to legal arguments. Ms. Gardner would not characterize the process as broken down. She <br />said the process concluded without consensus on the final report. The TRG has offered to work with the <br />chair of the Economic Development Subcommittee and the CRG on the issue. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka expressed a desire to have the Economic Development Subcommittee present to the council. <br /> <br />Speaking to Mr. Zelenka’s question regarding the potential of a legal challenge based on lack of need, <br />Ms. Jerome said the City would not move forward with a proposal to expand the UGB for industrial use <br />without offering a justification. While the City did not appear to have a need for additional industrial land <br />on paper and there were differences about the level of need, there was general agreement there was some <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 27, 2011 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />