Item 6: PH - Ordinance Renaming 3rd/4th Connector

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ATTACHMENT E MINUTES Study Session Eugene Planning Commission Eugene City Hall, Council Chamber - 777 Pearl Street March 14,2006 5:30 p.m. PRESENT: Mitzi Colbath, President; Jon Belcher, Phillip Carroll, Phillip Hudspeth, John Lawless, Randy Hledik, members; Kent Kullby, Steve Nystrom, Gabe Flock, Planning and Development Department; Charles Solin, Human Resource & Risk Services. ABSENT: Rick Duncan, Vice President; Mike Sullivan, ex officio. Ms. Colbath convened the Planning Commission study session and called for the staff report. STUDY SESSION TO REVIEW AGENDA OF MARCH 14. 2006 Street Name Chan2e from 3RD/4TH Street Connector to Shelton Boulevard (SC 06-1) Lead Staff: Kent Kullby (541) 682-5453 Mr. Kullby stated that the commission would hold a public hearing regarding a street name change promoted by Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House board members, which resulted in a City Council motion to initiate renaming the 3rd/4th Street Connector to Shelton Boulevard. He distributed additional testimony received since preparation of the staff report. The additional testimony consisted ofletters from Tom Harding, Albert Poston, Darryl Larson, Robert Hart and Hahn Neimand in favor of the name change. He noted that the packet of testimony also included background information on the Shelton and McMurphey families and historical information about street names in the vicinity of the house. Mr. Kullby advised the committee that while it might receive testimony during the hearing about other alternative street names, the Commission it should be judicious in its consideration and take into account the amount of planning and consideration of names that had already occurred either through the Whiteaker Plan process or through the Road Naming Committee. He noted that the City Council motion to initiate the street name change to Shelton Boulevard did not include an extensive discussion of possible street names. He said that staff hoped that following the public hearing, the Commission would take action on a recommendation to forward to the council. Mr. Hledik said there appeared to be a contradiction in the staff report about whether the council supported the name Shelton Boulevard. Mr. Kullby said his intent was to indicate in the staff report that there was not a lot of discussion. Mr. Nystrom said the Council motion was to initiate the renaming process with Shelton Boulevard in mind but there was no discussion about the merits of that name and that choosing that name in the final decision was not a foregone conclusion. MINUTES - Eugene Planning Commission Study Session March 14, 2006 Page 1