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maximized. The amended Land Use Diagram (Map 6) reflects the expanded Institutional area, Limited High Density Residential/Limited Institutional area, and Low Density Residential buffer established to meet the goal of the policy update. The University utilized an extensive public involvement process in forming the update, including numerous open houses, meetings, and mailings to the Fairmount neighbors and the neighborhood organization. Neighbor comments were considered in the development of the University's 2003 East Campus Development Policy and were incorporated into the policy as appropriate. The East Campus Development Policy was adopted by the President's Office in April 2003 but was not adopted by the Eugene City Council. Future projects in the area will likely include support services, such as housing, offices and research space, that do not need to be within the University's established 7-minute walking distance of the core instructional area. In September 2003, the University submitted an application to amend the 1982 Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study for the purpose of incorporating changes in the plan made necessary by the University's adoption of the 2003 East Campus Development Policy. Commenting on the application, the Fairmount Neighborhood Association expressed concerns about the effectiveness of the proposed East Campus Development Policy in mitigating the impacts of University development on the surrounding neighborhood. The association subsequently commissioned the Fairmount Neighborhood Association East Campus Committee (Committee) to represent the neighborhood interests in the public hearing process. The Committee submitted testimony commenting on each of the University's individual proposals. While the Committee expressed support for many of the ideas and proposals put forth in the application, they also suggested modifications to certain policies or plan text and replacements or additions to other policies and text. Following the public hearing, the City engaged University staff and Committee representatives in a mediation process to seek agreement and resolve differences on the proposed policy and text amendments. Agreement between the University and Committee was reached on most of the issues discussed; those agreements are reflected in the maps, policies and other text adopted through this amendment process. (n) Finding 2 of the Findings for the University Lands Bounded by Agate and Moss Streets and 17th and 15th Avenues (page 24) of the SAS is amended, Finding 3 is deleted, and Findings 4, 5 and 6 are renumbered 3, 4 and 5, as follows: 2. The 6.14 acres between Agate and Columbia streets are characterized by the presence of numerous buildings. There is the Knight School of Law, completed in 2001, the Museum of Natural History, the Vivian Olum Child Care Center, a fire station, an ROTC house and outbuilding, and a house used by University Services. These buildings occupy4.09 acres. 1.61 acres Ordinance - 8