Laurel Hill valley Citizens <br />Co-Chairs <br />Gunnar Schlieder <br />Sheryl Kelly <br />Vice-Chair <br />Stephanie Midkiff <br />Secretary <br />Natalie Whitson <br />Treasurer <br />Susan Ratzlaff <br />Executive <br />Committee <br />Adam Jones <br />Bill Blix <br />Betty Hosokawa <br />Deborah Kelly <br />Jan Wostmann <br />Kathleen Frazer <br />Kaye Downey <br />Mitch Hider <br />Richard Cundiff <br />September 28, 2016 <br />Mr. Fred Wilson, Eugene Hearings Official <br />c/o Eugene Planning Department <br />99 West 10th Ave. <br />Eugene OR 97401 <br />Re: Laurel Ridge Zone Change ( Z 15-5) Remand <br />Dear Mr Wilson: <br />On the day following the initial hearing regarding Z 15-5, two representatives from Laurel <br />Hill Valley Citizens, Gunnar Schlieder and myself, met with City staff to discuss various <br />mapping issues that were raised at the hearing. It was at this meeting that we obtained <br />from the City the high resolution scan of the official printed version of the 2004 Metro <br />Plan Diagram that we used for our submissions during the open record period that <br />followed the hearing. Also in attendance at the the meeting were Gabe Flock, Erik Berg- <br />Johansen and the City's GIS mapping specialist. <br />During the conversation we asked if the City had made an independent determination of <br />where the POS/R1 boundary lay on the applicant's property. The answer was Yes. We <br />then asked if they had calculated the acreage. The GIS specialist responded that he had <br />made that calculation and to that in his judgment there were approximately 42 acres of <br />POS on the applicant's property. We asked if the City would place this fact in the record. <br />Gabe Flock responded that determining the POS/R1 boundary was the applicant's <br />responsibility, and not the City's role in the proceedings. <br />I mentioned this conversation at the appeal hearing before the Planning Commission to <br />support our map Sheet 9/2/15-04. The applicant's lawyer objected, because this <br />conversation with City staff was not already in the record. The Planning Commissioners <br />were subsequently instructed to ignore City staff's approximation of the POS acreage. <br />Since we are now again in an open record period, I want to be sure that a report of the <br />approximation of the POS acreage by the City's GIS specialist is in the record. We will be <br />using it as supporting evidence as we argue for the accuracy of Sheet 9/2/15-04. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Jan Wostmann <br />Laurel Hill Valley Citizens <br />LaurelHillValleyCitizens@gmail.com . 2585 Moon Mountain Drive . Eugene, OR 97403 . www.lhvc.org <br />