LUBA appeal of the Lafayette View Estates project

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This is posted for Carol Paddock.

City Council Meeting, City of Lafayette December 10,2008


Councilors:

The parties in the LUBA appeal of the Lafayette View Estates project
have an opportunity to engage in a
dialogue to ascertain whether an alternative solution is viable which
would serve the community better
than the rigid approval/denial outcomes afforded by LUBA.

We (Petitioner Carol Paddock and Intervenor Mike Hanks) feel this is a
unique opportunity to master
plan a large area in the city with the potential for inclusion of
significant community services. We feel
strongly that community input is integral to the success of this
project. The community elements(s) could
include a significant park for this rapidly growing area of town, a
fire house, a completely different idea,
or a combination of ideas.

Mike has been a developer for 20 years with numerous projects in
Yamhill county. He served on
Lafayette's Citizens' Utility Board and Bend's Affordable Housing
Committee. Carol has a Bachelor of
Architecture and is currently a planner/designer at Cascade Steel. She
contributed to Lafayette's
Watershed Citizens' Advisory Board and Parks Development Plan.

We have just begun to meet and are putting together a framework for a
plan of action. Thus far we have
the following which will be adjusted as we become more familiar with
the parameters of the project:
Convene a small group to include interested community members and
advisors with the goal of
ascertaining the scope and details of the project:
Solicit input from adjacencies (residential, business, governmental)
regarding community
needs/wants/concerns (services, transportation, recreation, safety,
etc.).
Study potential UGB expansion in regard to city services and city
and state requirements.
Study low-impact development strategies, wildfire suppression
design.
Plan for phasing of project to coincide with availability of city
services.
Prepare proposal(s) for presentation to community for additional
input.
Prepare final proposal for presentation to city.

The city could take any degree of participation in this process it
desires: from active, to receiving
periodic updates, to simply responding to the final proposal.

This is an exciting undertaking with long-term benefits to the city.
Please join us in staying the LUBA
process so we can refocus our efforts in this more-positive direction.
We are asking for a motion tonight
to that effect. The city attorney can provide direction. We can think
of no downside to taking this
opportunity. We understand that the city is prepared to entertain our
proposal, and hope this brief
description is adequate to convince you of our commitment to finding a
better solution for Lafayette.


Thank you,
Carol Paddock
Mike Hanks