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MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION
OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL
HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002
The Springfield City Council met in work session on Monday, February 11,2002 at Springfield
City Hall, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Jesse Maine Meeting Room at 5:31 p.m., with Mayor
Leiken presiding.
ATTENDANCE
. Present were Mayor Leiken, and Councilors Ballew, Fitch, Hatfield, Lundberg, Ralston, and
Simmons. Also present were City Manager Mike Kelly, Assistant City Manager Gino Grimaldi,
City Attorney Joe Leahy, City Recorder Kim Krebs, and members of staff.
1. Amendments to Articles of the Springfield Development Code (SDC) to allow Wellness
Centers as a secondary use to Community Centers. Jo. No. 01-11-221.
Planner II Sarah Summers was present for the staff report, She said this work session was
scheduled at the request of the council at their meeting of January 22,2002. She said this
amendment applies only to sites zoned PLO and does not affect wellness centers proposed for
other zones. Wellness services are currently only specifically named in the Medical Services
District. They would also be permitted in commercial districts and in industrial parks in Campus
Industrial. The council could make modifications to other zones with respect to wellness centers
upon direction to staff. She said a wellness center would be permitted only as a secondary use to
a community recreation center. Special Use Standards and definitions ofwellness centers and
community recreation centers are proposed to be added to the SDC which would limit the options
for future wellness centers in the PLO zoning. These restrictions are necessary because the PLO
District is the sole zoning category the city uses to implement the Metro Plan Public and Semi-
Public designations. The wellness center definition does not apply to "in-house" types of
. facilities because they do not offer the wellness services to the public.
Councilor Simmons said he had concerns about the impact on the wellness center on McKenzie
Willamette, and the Easter Seal pool. He said he has met with staff and has been assured that
neither of those facilities will be affected. He said he is happy with the way it has been
constructed so far. He said if a commercial property owner came forward with a request to
develop a wellness center, the request should be carefully reviewed and evaluated.
After further discussion, council consensus and direction to staff was to schedule this item for a
public hearing.
2. Nodal Development Priority Site Selection Project.
Planner II Susanna J ulber was present for the staff report. She said the purpose of this work
session was to provide a brief slide show presentation, and allow the council to review and
comment on the scope of the project, provide input on the criteria for identifying nodes, and to
discuss appointing a City Councilor to serve on the Steering Committee.
Ms. Julber said adoption of TransPlan triggers several implementation items, including I)
selection by the Springfield City Council of the highest priority nodal. development areas; and 2)
application of the Nodal Development Metro Plan designation and Springfield's Nodal
Development Overlay Zone and Mixed Use Zoning District to the highest priority nodal
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development areas. She said both Eugene and Springfield are to select the highest priority areas
by May 2002, and adopt land use plans for these high priority areas by September 2003. There
are 15 identified potential nodal development areas in Springfield, totaling approximately 1930
acres. As a first step in the implementation of nodal development, the city is to designate 400
acres of areas suited to nodal development by 2005.
Ms. Julber said the role of the Steering Committee would be to serve as an advisory committee
for the project, specifically to review staff and consultant work products, provide input on the
identified nodal sites, and provide a link to the community. The Steering Committee would be
comprised of citizens, city staff, agency representatives, and design professionals. The Planning
Commission has appointed 7 citizens to participate on the Steering Committee, and Planning
Commissioner Tim Malloy has volunteered to serve on the Committee as well. Ms. Julber said
she would provide the council with the names of the citizen participants at the conclusion ofthe
meeting.
Ms. Julber presented a Power Point presentation, which included the following information:
.:. Introduction to Nodal Development
o Why are we undertaking this project?
o What is a Node?
o Where are the Nodes located?
o What is Nodal Development Land Use Plan?
o What will Development look like in the Nodes?
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.:. Scope of the Proiect
o What are the Project Details?
o What is the Project Timeline?
o What is the Criteria for Selection the Priority Nodes?
o What are the Challenges and Opportunities Ahead?
The Council discussed the possibility of exploring grant opportunities.
Development Services Director Cynthia Pappas said there are a number of opportunities being
explored, and staff would be updated the council as those discussions continue.
Councilor Simmons said as this concept is constructed, one of the operative functions is
acceptance in the market place, value to developers, and the quality to live there.
Councilor Hatfield said some subsidy may be needed in the area of affordable housing, historic
preservation and value needs to be taken into consideration when the council holds it's
discussions. He said that will be important in order for the council to make a decision in the near
future.
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Mayor Leiken said one issue that would be helpful is for staff to develop some type of friendly
terminology other than nodal development and mixed~use. He said goods that the citizens of this
community are interested in are shorter commutes, services and shorter distances to shopping,
. and hopefully have a five-minute commute to work instead of a 35-minute commute. What they
are really looking for is an integrated community, or traditional town. He said the job and
employment component is a critical piece of all of this.
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The council discussed looking at a broader vision in evaluating the needs of the aging population,
and examining the possibilities of lining the nodes up with the future BRT. They discussed that
each neighborhood or portion of the city has it's own personality, and that one size will not fit all.
The council discussed the issue of what criteria was used for identifying potential nodal
development areas.
The council discussed what tasks the Steering Committee might undertake in reviewing the
concept.
. After further discussion council consensus was to proceed with the public open houses scheduled
for February 27th and 28th. They requested that staff explore the use of different terminology in
place of "nodal development" and "mixed-use"; their suggested language was "integrated
communities". They said the integrated communities should include education and educational
facilities, parks and recreation as well as employment. They suggested possibly communicating
in a broader term that a node may be a part of an integrated community. They again suggested
exploring various grant opportunities.
After reviewing Attachment C-l "TransPlan Node Characteristics" of the Agenda Item Summary
(AIS), the following node locations or areas were identified:
. 8-a Glenwood
. 8-b Downtown
. . 9-a Mohawk
. 9-h Jasper/Natron North
. 9-j Jasper/Natron South
. Northeast Gateway
Ms. Julber thanked the council for their direction, and asked whether the council chose to select
or identify one councilor who would be willing to participate on the Steering Committee.
Councilor Hatfield said he would be interested in participating.
3. Prioritization of TEAM Springfield Short Term Targets/Priorities.
City Manager Mike Kelly was present for the staff report. He said on January 12, 2002, TEAM
Springfield met to review and adjust long-term goals and short-term targets/projects. He said at
the conclusion ofthat meeting it was agreed that each organization should prioritize the short-
term targets/projects. The chief executive offers (CEO) of each organization will use this
information to prioritize the overall list of short-term targets/projects. What are the most
important issues they would like to see accomplished?
After discussing the short-term targets and projects, the council directed Mr. Kelly to carry
forward the following Springfield City Council five top short-term targets/projects:
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1. Develop a "United Front" Approach to lobbying in Salem and increase state lobby efforts
in Salem (Emphasis on issues, and not dollars);
2. Increase joint TEAM Springfield meetings to twice annually;
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3. Explore the feasibility of developing a TEAM Springfield program to address increasing
rate of property crime;
a. Consider expanding Willamalane school programs and develop after school
programs for Springfield youth.
4. Fund/support a focused recruitment effort that includes marketing the city as a place to
live, work and play.
5. Implement TEAM Springfield Approach to Millrace Project.
Mr. Kelly thanked the council and said he would take these five recommendations forward to the
next TEAM Springfield meeting.
Mayor Leiken reminded council members to check in with the City Recorder to provide
availability information regarding a Joint Elected Officials meeting tentatively scheduled in May.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
Minutes Recorder - Kim Krebs
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. Tamalyn Fitch, Councilor
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