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03/17/1993 - Minutes MAR - IS - 9S T H U 10 : Z3 O RPA C P . 01 • Bill Gross 11035 SU 135th Tigard, OR 97223 Tel: 524-6325 March 17, 1993 Liz Newton Tigard Community Development 13125 SU Hall I Tigard, OR 97223 Tel: 639-4171 Fax: 684-7297 RE: NPO #7 MEETING; UEDHESDAY, MARCH 17, 1993-7 PM MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:10 PM. ROLL CALL Present: Uoolery, Cunningham, Gross. Absent: Blanchard, Howden, McGlinchy. APPROUEO MINUTES FROM MARCH 3, 1993 MEETING AS READ. UELCOME TO GUESTS Chairman Uoolery welcomed Scott Russell, landowner in the Scholls Ferry 8r Murray area to our meeting. STATUS OF TIGARO-TUALRTIN SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND AMENDMENTS TO PLANNED OEUELOPMEHT PROUISIONS Our NPO convened with NPO #3, 5 & 6 to hear presentations from District Board Member Pat Biggs and Tigard Planner Dick Bewersdorff. Board Member Biggs presented a report on proposals to reduce School District personnel and programs in the face of a $12 million District budget shortfall. Planner Bewersdorff presented a proposal to amend the planned develop- ment ordinance. Members observed the proposal to allow planned development in all resi- dential areas (established and developing): 1 ) contradicts the Comprehensive Plan's findings and policy on estab- lished residential areas; MAR — IS - 9S T H U 10 : 34 4 RPA C P - 02 2) frustrates the Plans intent to protect the character of isting neighborhoods; and 3) ignores Plan Policy. 6.3.1 which requires that any new development Cor re-development) in established residential areas will be of the same type and density in order to protect the character of existing neighborhoods. Members did not find any benefit in nixing uses in established resi- dential areas; and disagreed with the premise that any planned develop- ment Cor re-development) provision could assure that mixed uses would be compatible with existing neighborhoods. Motion: Cal Uoolery; to recommend approval of the amendments, but only allow planned development in developing areas and continue to prohibit any planned development in established residential areas. Second: Bill Gross; In Favor: 2; Rgainst: 0; Rbstain: 1 . RMENOMENTS TO IMPROUE TRRNSIT, BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN RCCESSIBILITY Our NPO convened with NPO 43 to hear a presentation from Tigard Planner Carol Landsman on a proposal to amend various COC provisions to improve transit, bike and pedestrian accessibility in any new development. MEEETING ROJOURNED RT 9:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, Bill Gross, Secretary