10.22.2018 City Council Work Session Minutes

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Council Discussion • Level of public participation on this issue not surprising; community has an enormous stake in how the property is developed and used. The river is a unifying element. • EWEB Board intends to address the disposition of its headquarters at an upcoming meeting; the City will have 30 days from the date of EWEB's declaration of surplus to request negotiations for the property and then five years to complete the negotiations. • The community will want the council to have a discussion about whether to pursue purchase of the EWEB building. • Proposed development addresses all of the input received about pedestrian access, greenspace, playground, water features, affordable housing, etc. • The inclusion of natural gas infrastructure should be carefully considered in light of increasing energy around climate goals. • There is community support for including multiple and diverse food options in site plans. • The location of the proposed development will have its own overlay plan so code amendments will affect that site only. Current concept plan will be reconfigured as site- specific decisions are made. • As proposed, every parcel of development will address its own parking needs and requirements. • Council's direction to increase the number of affordable housing units maybe accomplished in a number of ways, including adding to building height and width. • The proposed For Rent apartment buildings would be eligible for a MUPTE; the affordable housing development and fee -simple ownership townhomes would not; council should decide ahead of time if it is willing to grant a MUPTE. • Consideration should be given to view shed issues affecting neighboring properties and businesses. • Projected costs of next steps in development still being negotiated as part of project agreement with Williams and Dame. • Most important change to MUPTE criteria was to ensure that more housing will be built that is affordable to working residents; reasonable to consider now whether MUPTE should be used in this case. MOTION AND VOTE: Agency President Clark, seconded by Agency Vice President Taylor, moved to direct the Agency Director to explore options on expanding the number of affordable housing units and possible public parking and bring back design options on anticipated costs and proposed public investment. PASSED 8:0. Mayor Vinis adjourned the Urban Renewal Agency meeting and reconvened the City Council meeting. 3. ACTION: Downtown Riverfront Local Improvement District MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to order the local improvements to be made and direct the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the improvements and to call for bids on the construction contract. PASSED 8:0. 4. UPDATE AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Temporary Day Center and Dusk -to -Dawn Pilot City Manager Jon Ruiz read a prepared statement about the growing crisis many in the community are facing around housing and homelessness, and the City's efforts, in partnership with the County, to identify and implement effective and humane steps that can be taken to address this issue. MINUTES — Eugene City Council October 22, 2018 Page 2 Work Session