Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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EWEB DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT LAND USE COMPONENTS land use components herein are submitted pursuant to Type V application procedures as specified above. Based on these findings, this policy is obsolete. 4. 2. Facilitate dense development in the courthouse area and other sites between the core of downtown and the river. The proposal renumbers Policy 4 to Policy 2 to reflect the repeal of Policies 2 and 3. Implementation Strategies The proposal does not amend the Implementation Strategies section. The proposal removes the first project in the Projects section, as follows: Projects Examples of possible projects that address the implementation strategies:  Partner with EWEB to develop a master plan for the EWEB site. As noted in Section 2.1, a Master Plan for the EWEB site was completed in 2010. Therefore, this policy is obsolete. Riverfront Park Study The proposal repeals all policies in section E, pg.11-12, as follows: E. EWEB The following policies are intended to provide direction for future action pertaining to the EWEB main facility and steam plant. 1.Property under EWEB ownership within the Riverfront Park Study Area shall remain designated for the utility’s main headquarters. In 1983, EWEB embarked on a project to develop a Headquarters Master Plan that investigates alternative for consolidating its 428 employees and major operations at the existing riverfront site. This policy recognizes that the draft EWEB Master Plan, once adopted, will be the bases for future decisions relating to the develop of EWEB’s land and operations facilities. It also recognizes that EWEB is an important employer and service provider in the Riverfront Study Area and is especially important because of its proximity to downtown Eugene. The recently adopted Downtown Plan similarly recognized EWEB’s continued presence in the study area and anticipates continuing improvements in river access in concert with the implementation of the EWEB Master Plan. The applicant (EWEB) has prepared a new Master Plan for future redevelopment of the subject site. This proposed SAP (Exhibit A Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan) and S-DR (Exhibit B S-DR Downtown Riverfront Special Area Zone), the implementing regulatory framework, include provisions for improvements to river access in concert with redevelopment. Based on these findings, this policy is obsolete. Cameron McCarthy FINAL SUBMITTAL | December 5, 2012 {00091176;1 }