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City of Springfield
Work Session Meeting
MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2006
The City of Springfield Council met in a work session in the Jesse Maine Meeting Room, 225
Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, June 5, 2006 at 6:30 p.m., with Council President
Woodrow presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Councilors Fitch, Ballew, Lundberg, Ralston, Woodrow and Pishioneri. Also
present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Pappas, City
Attorney Joe Leahy, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff.
Mayor Leiken was absent (excused).
1. Request for Metro Plan Amendment. Zone Change and Master Plan Amendment
(PeaceHealth ).
Planning Supervisor Colin Stephens presented the staff report on this item. PeaceHealth has
filed applications which, if approved, would allow it to expand its medical campus into portions
of the 12 acres it purchased north of its approved master plan. These applications represent three
separate actions:
. The fIrst is a proposed plan amendment that would change the Metro Plan diagram by
redesignating 3.5 acres of Medium Density Residential (MDR) plan designation to
Community Commercial (CC) plan designation.
. The second rezones the 3.5 acres from MDR to Medical Services (MS) because hospitals are
permitted uses in the MS zoning district.
. The third is to amend the RiverBend Master Plan to include the additional acreage.
Approval of the applications will allow sufficient area north of the hospital to split the approved
parking structure into two separate buildings and relocate them further to the north. This will
provide room to move Building D from the west side of RiverBend Drive to the east and to
modify roadways, utilities, vehicle and pedestrian circulation and surface parking lots. A list of
the specific changes is contained in Attachment 4.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the applications on May 2, 2006 and voted to
recommend that the Council approve the requests with conditions. Attachment 4 contains the
Planning Commission's recommended changes to the master plan conditions of approval in
legislative format. The City Council is the approval authority for all three applications.
Subsequent to the Planning Commission's public hearing, additional information related to storm
drainage has become available. The City Engineer wishes to address it with new master plan
Condition of Approval # 77 (see Attachment 3). This new condition is of a technical nature that
doesn't require the application of discretionary judgment. Therefore, the Planning
Commission's recommendation on the matter is not necessary.
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City of Springfield
Council Work Session Minutes
JUlie 5, 2006
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Mr. Stephens referred to the maps included in the Agenda Packet and discussed each map. He
reviewed the three applications from PeaceHealth. He said all three applications required
Council approval.
Councilor Ralston asked about a reference by Mr. Stephens regarding community commercial
zoning and said he didn't see any noted on the maps.
Mr. Stephens said the plan designation was MDR. There was no medical services plan
designation so the underlying plan designation would be CC. Mr. Stephens said it was very
complex and staff created it this way in response to the remand from the Court of Appeals. He
referred to the maps and explained the changes as outlined in Attachment 4. He explained how
the changes would affect the property and the master plan. PeaceHealth had gained ownership of
some of the property adjacent that had not yet been incorporated into the original Master Plan.
Councilor Woodrow asked ifthere was a proposal for RiverBend Drive to go through to
Deadmond Ferry.
Mr. Stephens said it was still under review and was the intent for the future.
Councilor Ballew asked about property owned by PeaceHealth.
Mr. Stephens outlined the property owned by PeaceHealth. He discussed utilities that needed to
be relocated.
Councilor Ballew asked ML Leahy if any of the changes would be contrary to the current
conflict with PeaceHealth and the roads.
Mr. Leahy said PeaceHealth and the City were on the same page and their relationship remained
consistent from the past and anticipated for the future.
Mr. Stephens noted additional changes being proposed.
Councilor Ralston asked about the parking garage and if it increased or decreased the number of
spaces.
Mr. Stephens said it would increase spaces by about 400 spaces. He noted the difference
between the approved and proposed maps and the reason for that additional parking due to the
move of Building D.
Councilor Ralston asked if there would be more spaces in the parking garage.
Phillip Farrington from PeaceHealth responded to this question. He said there would be slightly
more structured parking.
Councilor Pishioneri asked what type of fmancial impact this would have on the City.
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Council Work Session Minutes
June 5, 2006
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Mr. Stephens said he did not know of any negative financial impact. The City would be taking
over a substantial amount of public infrastructure built to City standards. Although the hospital
would be tax exempt, the medical office buildings surrounding it would be assessed for taxes.
Mr. Grimaldi said the additional MDR would generate more property taxes.
Councilor Ralston asked about the residence on the additional property and what it would be
used for.
Mr. Stephens said it was in good condition and was used by the hospital for conferences and
other meetings.
Councilor Ralston asked if it was owned byPeaceHealth.
Mr. Stephens said it was owned by PeaceHealth.
Councilor Ralston said it would be nice if it could be rented out for receptions or weddings.
Councilor Fitch thanked Mr. Stephens for the good report. It was easy to read through and
understand with good maps included.
Councilor Woodrow noted this would be a quasi-judicial public hearing and he would be asking
Council to' disclose any ex parte contact. He noted that Phillip Farrington, as the applicant,
would have ten minutes to speak at the beginning of the public hearing.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjournedat approximately 6:42 pm.
Minutes Recorder - Amy Sowa
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