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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous APPLICANT 4/18/2007 Eugene residents had the opportumty to keep the cold weather gear m actIOn Tuesday as they braved mtermlttent ram and temperatures m the mld-40s ClockWIse from top left are Ras Kennedy, a mUSIc promoter, Rhapsody Farrell WIth 6-month-old Owen, MIke Hmton WIth a hot dog, Robert Soto, Erm Rose, a mUSICIan, and John Hemtz, a free-lance copy edItor Third man pleads guilty in prison food bribery scheme By GREG BOLT The R€glster~Guard The last of three CalIfornia bUSI- nessmen accused of brIbery and tax fraud ill an Oregon state pnson food purchasmg scheme pleaded guIlty to the charges Tuesday m U S Dlstnct Court ill Eugene Howard Roth, 57, adnnlted paymg bribes to a state prIson OffICIal to en SUle future sales and falsely claIm- mg the bribes as busmess expenses on company tax forms He faces up to 13 years m pnson and a $500,000 fme on both counts, although a lesser sentence IS expected Roth, lIke hIS co defendants, was allowed to remam free pendIng sen tencmg, set for June 27, but U S DIS tnct Court Judge Ann Alken mdIcat ed that the date may change Roth and hIS altorney, Janet Le VIne, had no comment on the case Planning panel backs Lowe's rezoning The home Improvement store would anchor a Marco/a Road development By JACK MORAN The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The "old PIerce ploperty" off Marcola Road moved a step closer to becommg home to a new Lowe's stOle on Tuesday nIght, when the CIty plannmg commISSIon endorsed rezonmg part of the 100 acre parcel to accommodate a mlXed~ use neIghborhood there CommIssIOn members voted 5-2 m favor of recommendmg that the CIty Council approve an applIcatIOn that would allow commerCIal and \5:J _c---. _ _ ~ , ,~ resIdentIal development on 56 acres now zoned for lIght mdustnal use The vote came after a dISCUSSIOn m WhICh commISSIon members ex pressed hesItancy over supportmg a reductIOn m the cIty's supply of cam pus mdustnalIand "Ithmk the applIcant has put for ward a pretty good plan," commls SlOn member Lee Beyer saId "Llvmg very close to there, I would hke to have a Lowe's store But whIle I'd lIke to see that happen, I don't want to gIve up the ]ob-creatmg potenhal" of the property Beyer and fellow commISSIOn member DaVId Cole voted agamst the recommendatIOn The CIty COUll cIl IS expected to deCIde next month Please turn to LOWE'S, Page F3 I Lowe's lot? Springfield planning commiSSIon members have recommended the City Council approve a plan for a commercial/residential complex that would Include a Lowe's store \ ~I~ \ '- vi~~ -~l / tn 8 L ~ J Spnngfield ~ ~<4 '7 / ...... -[ j./ /~ ) ~ MARce J..RD ~ :;.! to .~,e(~" OIYMPtr. ST T ....-. i'I I ~ The RegIster-Guard . and left the courthouse shortly after the heal mg ended ASSIstant U S At torney Chnstopher Cardam saId he wIll Iecommend a pnson term at the low end of the sentencmg range Accorctmg to court records, Roth Plea.. turn to BRIBERY, Page F6 property," Johnson s: day's market, those $200,000 " WlldlSh could resl IC lots - each IS the ~ field - or create sma fy the $26 mIllIon pn SaId Please turn to W, I ugen~ . 5 - '--- Spnngflel, . MAIN: " 9 I STEPHANIE BARROW / . EWEB awaits additional r before deciding on buildin By JEFF WRIGHT The Register-Guard A phIlosophIC splIt among Eugene Water & Electnc Board members contmues to stymIe efforts to move forward on a new operatIOns com plex m west Eugene, nght down to what kmd of bUlldlllg matenals to use and how much credence to gIve the utilIty's cost estimates CommIsSIOners Ron Farmer and John Brown saId Tuesday that they remam skeptical about the utIl1ty'S clarms of how much money IS re qUlred to buIld an adequate facIlIty along Roosevelt Boulevard Board PreSIdent Mel Menegat and CommIsSIOner John SImpson, meanwhile, vOIced c' ceSSIve penny PInchI In a low~quahty com duced buIldlllg lIfe al of the energy savmg featUl es that EWEB !J UltIma tely, the EWEB managers to about two months \\ proposal that wIl1loo nety of buIldmg mati mg wood - and explc ty of gellmg an md, party assessment c project cost es. assumptIOns Once that addItIOI Please turn t( M H has flied two laWSUIts one to establIsh whetlier he IS the father of a .; child and another agamst OHSU for $2 mlllIon for emotlOnal dIstress Spokeswoman Tamara Hargens repeated OHSU's apology Monday "We're deeply sorry for the sltuatlDn " But, she saId, privacy laws prevent OHSU from commentmg on the cIrcumstances of the ml.X up Arrests made in burglary of injured teen's home BEND - PolIce arrested two teenagers accused of ransackmg the famlly home of Tyler Eklund, a 14-year-old boy who was recently paralyzed m a snowboardmg accIdent Zachary Cronen, 15, and Alexander BJurlmg, 14, both of Bend, were arrested Monday mght They were taken to the Deschutes County Juvenlle Detenllon Center and charged WIth burglary and theft, Lt Ken MannIX saId MannIX saId the boys had Items that were taken from the home Sunday He dec1med to specIfy the Items, but Marty MIchelson, who IS staymg at the house while MIke and Sue Eklund stay WIth therr only son at a Nevada hospItal, saId an expenSIve skateboard, WhICh belonged to one of Tyler's fnends, was mIssIng Tyler Eklund has been m mtensIve care SInce AprIll, when he broke hIS neck durmg practlce for a national snowboardmg competltIOn at Truckee, CalIf Big rig latest to be stuck on unsafe road to coast GALICE - DespIte old and new SIgnS and the KIm famlly tragedy that made headlmes around the globe, Bear Camp Road conlmues to attract drIvers who mIstake It for a safe route to the Oregon Coast from Grants Pass "People need to qUlt drIvmg over that road," Josephme County Sheriff Gil Gllbertson saId Tuesday "You could put up flashmg lIghts and everythmg else and they'd Ignore It " Early Tuesday, a bIg rig pullmg an empty traller got stuck and caught flre RIcky Johnson, 44, of Portland was told by Werner Enterprises dIspatchers to take ~~~ ~_ ~u_ ___ closer connectlOns across global communI ties, bott ~urally and economIcally That , ~ both ItS posIllves and nega- tlves, saId the former preSIdent, who smce leavmg office has launched campaIgns auned at restormg the Gulf Coast post Katrma and Southeast ASIa post tsunaIm, along WIth efforts to curb chlldhood obesI ty and stop the spread of illseases lIke AIDS, malaria and dysentery m thIrd world countnes CIlles such as Portland, WhICh has long looked to ASIa as a tradmg partner, have benefIted from the global mterconnected- ness, Clmton sald But the current coneen trallon of wealth m only a handful of West ernlZed natIOns, along WIth WIdespread Ou reserves are runnmg low, the world's fishp- os are depleted, water poilu hon IS end and topsoil IS erodmg at alarmIng rates, ClInton saId, "comprOmlsmg our abilIty to sustam the people who are here, much less another 2 5 bIllIon" That means change IS not Just an op. tlOn, but a neceSSIty, he told hIS audIence, and at least some of that must begm WIth a worldWIde conversatIOn on securIty and stablllty "In an mtegrated world, you can't kill, Jall or occupy everyone who IS not for you It's not pOSSIble That's where polItIcs comes m," Clmton saId, ill one of hIS most pomted references to the Bush admInIstratIOn, dunng a speech that tor some mat me screwmg m an ene "If we don't, we mg for It," Clmton Durmg the Ul answer penod, C trademark flUlilltJ North Korea to C marks WIth anecdc And he had a fe and Portland, a cll durmg hIS presll campaIgnmg here a crowd of 25,000 p, "There were : were throwmg rl thought, thIS must Lowe's: Some neighbors fear the impact on traffic and schools ContInued from Page Fl whether to amend the cIty zon mg map and the Eugene Sprmgfleld MetropolItan Area General Plan The changes are bemg sought by SC SpringfIeld, a lunlted-lIablllty corporatlOn es- tablIshed by the property own er, JHB Inc InternatlOnal The company, based m Reno, Nev , bought the vacant 1'I.Vl'c... iy last year from the local PIerce famI ly for $8 milllOn JHB and Albany developer Bob Martm have submItted to the CIty prelunmary plans for a mIxed use neIghborhood called Villages at Marcola Meadows It would mclude hundreds of homes and apartments, along WIth variOUS shops and office bulldmgs A 170,000-square foot Lowe's home Improvement cen ter would anchor the development "Naturally, we're very pleased" WIth the planmng com mISSIon's deCISIon, saId plan mng consultant RICk Satre of Eugene, who IS representmg SC Sprmgfleld durmg the publIc process "I dIdn't expect It I was Just The CIty Council's approval hopmg" COmmISSlQn members of the requested changes would would recommend that the lead to the next phase of project counCIl deny the requested plannmg, WhICh mvolves the changes, Falk Said developer submlttmg a detalled Falk and other neIghbors are master plan for the enllre likely to renew therr call to re property Ject the plan durmg the CIty The master plan would be Councll's May 7 meetmg subject to scrutmy by the publIc Over the years, the former and the plannmg commlsslOn PIerce property has drawn m Several people who lIve near terest from several developers the property VOICed theIr oppo In 2001, Home Depot sought to sItIon to the Marcola Meadows build on 8 acres there The CIty proposal dUrIng a plannmg Councll rejected that plan, rul commISSIon hearmg m Mal ch mg that the land should be pre Some neighbors' concerns served for campus-style mdus centered on how the develop- trlal development ment would affectlrafflc and 10 The Marcola Meadows plan cal schools Others wondered IS far dIfferent from the Home how therr qUalIty of lIfe would Depot proposal, smce It enVI be affected If the plan was SlOns a neIghborhood covermg approved the entrre property One of the most vocal oppo "1 thmk what's unIque IS nents has been Nancy Falk, that my clIent stepped up to the who smce 1963 has lIved ill a plate and put together a true, home dIrectly across Marcola 100 acre master plan," Satre Road from the now vacant saId "Lowe's Just happens to be property i one ofthe tenants" Falk attended Tuesday's I If all goes as the developer planmng commISSIOn meetmg hopes, Lowe's could open on the and SaId she was dIsappomted property as soon as 2008, Satre WIth the rulmg i saId . ~ M " II A ...9570423 EWEB: Engineering staff part of move Continued from Page Fl arrives, the board needs to act, sald CommlSSlOner PatrIck Lannmg ~ "The tIme has eome for thIS board to lead," he saId The five comnusslOners dId agree on one unportant pornt All saId they belIeve It'S Imper alIve that the UtllIty'S engmeer lUg workers Jam the electnc cost estunates to a thIrd party reVIew Several people m the bUSIness communIty have VOIced skeptICIsm about EWEB's cost fIgures, they saId Farmer saId he's heard "rumblmgs at the CIty CouncIl level" about whether the coun cll would be willmg to unllater ally approve bondmg authOrity for the Roosevelt complex, rath __ .1.1..__ .."'j:'......... +h", ....l1actln,.... +n years," he saId "I don't know of any bUlldmg that lasts only 20 years" In an earlIer effort to shave costs, EWEB has proposed us- mg prefabricated metal and concrete for the bulldmgs at the Roosevelt SIte Project Manager Ken Beeson saId Tuesday the utlllty may now also conSIder wood ~ an nntlf'ln not nrpvlouslv consld , ~ t~ .- BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON ORDER AND RECOMMENDATION FOR A METRO PLAN DIAGRAM AMENDMENT I AND A SPRINGFIELD ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ] CASE NUMBER LRP 2006-00027 CASE NUMBER ZON 2006-00054 NATURE OF THE APPLICATIONS This IS a consolidated application for the above referenced case numbers The applicant IS proposing to amend the Metro Plan diagram from Campus Industnal (CI) to Commercial/Nodal Development Area (C/NDA), Communrty Commercial (CC) and Medium Density ReSidential (MDRlNDA), and to amend the Spnngfleld Zonmg Map from CI to CC, Mixed Use Commercial (MUC) and MDR The applicant Intends to obtain the proper Metro Plan designations and zoning to allow the submittal and approval of the appropnate applications (Includmg, but not limited to Master Plan, SubdiVISion and Site Plan Review) m order to construct a phased mixed-use reSidential and commercial developmentlmplementmg TransPlan nodal regulations which will mclude design elements that support pedestnan enVIronments and encourage transit use, walkmg and bicycling, a transit stop which IS wlthm walkmg distance (generally Y. mile) of anywhere m the node), mixed uses so that services are available Within walking distance, public spaces, such as parks, public and pnvate open space, and publiC faCIlities, that can be reached Without dnvmg, and a mix of housing types and reSidential densities that achieve an overall net density of at lease 12 unrts per net acre 1 The applications were mltlated and submitted In accordance With Section 3 050 of the Spnngfleld Development Code on September 29, 2006 and accepted as complete on January 11, 2007 The applications were further revised on February 28, 2007 to change the requested LMI deslgnatloTl and zonrng to CC due to Issues raIsed by DLCD 2 Timely and sufficient notice of the publiC heanng and changed heanng dates caused by the wntten record bemg hetd open has been prOVided, pursuant to Section 14030 of the Spnngfield Development Code 3 On March 27th, the Plannrng Commission held a work session and public heanng on the proposed amendments The staff report and wntten comments were entered mto the record Dunng the course of the public heanng, the Plannrng Commission was asked to hold the wntten record open until Apnl 3"', allow the applicant to submit rebuttal matenals by Apnl1 Oth and to deliberate and make their decIsion on Apnl 17'" 4 Four people submitted wntten correspondence by the Apnl 3"' date 5 The applicant submitted rebuttal matenals by the Apnl10t" date 6 On Apnl17th, the additional matenals were entered Into the record and the Plannrng Commission deliberated and forwarded a recommendation to the City Council based on the addllional matenals, the ongmal Development Services Department staff notes and recommendalion together With the oral testimony and wntten submittals of the persons testIfymg at the March 27'" public heanng 7 The March 27'" staff report contained the followmg conditions of approval ConditIon of Aooroval #1 The submittal and approval of a Master Plan application pnor to any development on the subject site Note The applicant has stated the mtent to submit a Master Plan application Rather than require a separate Memorandum of Understandmg or Similar document at thiS time, staff IS highlighting potential Issues as part of these applications that must be addressed dunng the Master Plan approval process The Metro Plan diagram and Zonmg Map amendment applications are concurrent SDC Section 12040 gives the City authonty to add conditions" as may be reasonably necessary m order to allow the Zonmg Map amendment to be granted" The Master Plan application process will require a public heanng and approval by the Plannrng COmmission ThiS note applies to all of the additional conditions of approval that relate to the required Master Plan application 1 i Condllion of Aooroval #2 Submittal of documentation from the Department of State Lands and/or the Army Corps of Engineers with the Master Plan application demonstrating the eXisting drainage ditch IS not a regulated watercoursel wetland, and If necessary, submittal of a wetland delineation for other wetlands that may be on the subject site Condllion of Aooroval #3 Submittal of a Master Plan application that Incorporates the relocation of the eXisting drainage ditch and converSion to a major water feature that will be an Integral part of the proposed development area The construction of the entire water feature must be completed as part of the Phase 1 development' . The applicant has stated that Phase 1 wllllnciude the home Improvement center ThiS means that thiS and all other conditions referencing "Phase 1" must be Incorporated Into proposed Master Plan Phase 1 development Condllion of Aooroval #4 Submittal of a Master Plan application that addresses compliance With the DrInking Water Overlay DistrIct standards In SDC Article 17 and how these regulations will be applied for each proposed phase Condllion of Aooroval #5 Submittal of a Master Plan application that addresses the relationship of the proposed development to Wlllamalane's future park on the north side of the EWEB Bike Path and an explanation of any coordination efforts With Wlllamalane concerning the timing and development of the future park Condllion of Aooroval #6 Submittal of a Master Plan application that addresses coordination With EWEB to determine If any easements are reqUired In order to cross the EWEB Bike Path to access the future park, ConditIOn of Aooroval #7 Submittal of a Master Plan application that shows the proposed home Improvement center bUilding deSign Similar to the eXisting bUilding In Scottsdale, ArIzona or a bUilding deSign that complies With the current bUilding deSign standards In SDC Article 21 Condllion of Aooroval #8 Submittal of a Master Plan application that demonstrates that reSidential development Will occur at 12 dwelling Units per net acre Condition of Aooroval #9 Submittal of preliminary deSign plans With the Master Plan applicatIon addreSSing the proposed mitigation of Impacts discussed In the TIA The plans shall show the proposed traffic control changes allOWing left- turns from the eastbound ramp center lane at the eastbound ramps of the Mohawk Boulevard/Eugene- SprIngfield Highway intersectIon The Intent of thiS condition IS to have the applicant demonstrate to ODOT that the proposed mitigatIon IS feaSible from an engineerIng perspective and Will be constructed on a schedule that IS acceptable to ODOT PrOVided that construction of the proposed mitigation IS determined to be feaSible, then dUrIng Master Plan review and approval a condition shall be applied reqUirIng the mitigation to be accomplished prIor to the temporary occupancy of any uses In Phase 1 of the development 2 .l Condition of Aooroval #10 Submittal of a Master Plan application that Incorporates a "Development Phasing Plan" The Intent of this plan IS to address the "Internal tnp" Issue by requlnng a certain percentage of the residential portion of the site to be developed with a similar percentage of the commercial The specific percentages will be made part of the approved Master Plan The Intent of this condition IS to also ensure that the proposed land uses In Table 4C do not exceed the individual caps for these uses Condition of Aooroval #11 Submittal of a Master Plan application that shows the entIre length of the collector street from Marcola Road to V Street being constructed as part of Phase 1 Condition of Aooroval #12 Submittal of a Master Plan application that shows the construction of all streets serving the CC and MUC portions of the subject site being constructed as part of Phase 1 Condition of Aooroval #13 Submittal of a Master Plan application that shows proposed connectivity between the residential and commercial development areas ~ 8 At the Apnl17lh Planning Commission public meeting, dunng the Planning Commission deliberations, a 14'h condition of approval was added Condition of Aooroval #14 The Master Plan shall be submitted within one year of the City Council approval of these appllcalions CONCLUSION On the basIs of this record, the proposed amendments are consistent with the cntena of SDC Sections 7030 and 12030 This general finding IS supported by the speCific findings of fact and conclusion In the Staff Report and Findings and the additional Informallon submitted for the Apnl17'h meetIng ORDER/RECOMMENDATION It IS ORDERED by the Spnngfield Planning Commission that approval, With conditions, of CASE NUMBER LRP 2006-00027, and CASE NUMBER ZON 2006-00054, be GRANTED and a RECOMMENDATION for approval, With conditions, be forwarded to the Spnngfleld City Council for theIr consld~7s2h Plannyg ltommlsslon Chairperson ATTEST AYES 5 NOES 2- ABSENT f25 ABSTAIN f'1 3