<br />September7,2018 <br />RobinHostick <br />Director,PlanningDivision <br />CityofEugenePlanningandDevelopment <br />th <br />99W10Ave <br />Eugene,OR97401 <br />RE:CU180001/WG180002UONorthCampus <br />DearMr.Hostick, <br />ThankyoufortheopportunitytocommentontheConditionalUsePermit/WillametteGreenway <br />PermitapplicationfortheUniversityofOregonNorthCampus.TheOfficeoftheVicePresidentfor <br />ResearchandInnovation(OVPRI)providesservicesandresourcesinsupportofresearchand <br />discoveryattheUniversityofOregon(UO).ResearchattheUOencompassesthousandsofscholarly, <br />scientific,andcreativeendeavors,whichallrequireessentialfacilities. <br />Spaceislimitedonthecurrentcampus,andbeingabletoprovideessentialfacilitiesforgrowthand <br />changeiscriticaltotheǒƓźǝĻƩƭźƷǤ͸ƭresearchmissionandforattractingandretainingfacultyand <br />students.OVPRIsupportsthe <br />h͸ƭCUPproposalbecauseit: <br />Willallowtheuniversitytoprovide,expand,andimproveessentialresearchfacilitiesas <br />needsarise. <br />Willprovidemorepotentialdevelopmentsitescampuswide,allowingtheuniversityto <br />locatenewusesappropriatelyandpreservesitesthatarebestsuitedforresearchuses. <br />Willallowtheuniversitytolocatemoreresearchactivityoncampus,ratherthanspreading <br />themoffcampus. <br />Willallowtheuniversitytoimproveandenhanceitsriverfront,whichwillopenup <br />opportunitiesforoutdooreducationandresearch. <br />BydedicatingmostoftheNorthCampusacreagetoconservationandotheropenspaceand <br />proposingdevelopmentwellbelowwhatisallowedinthecode,theproposedCUPmeetsandwell <br />exceedsthecodecriteria. <br />Forallthesereasons,myofficestronglysupportstheUniversityofhƩĻŭƚƓ͸ƭCUPproposal. <br />Regards, <br />DavidConover <br />VicePresidentforResearchandInnovation <br />OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION <br />1266 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1266 <br /> (541) 346-2090 (541) 346-2023 <br />TF http://uoresearch.uoregon.edu <br />An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act <br /> <br />