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City Manager Jim Johnson acknowledged the need for neighborhood refinement plans but noted <br />that they cost upwards of $100,000 each and raised a concern over how they could be fit into the <br />City budget. <br /> <br />Regarding things that were lacking on the proposed work plan, Planning Director Jan Childs <br />noted the number of large issues that had been before the commission in the last year and said <br />there had been many items that had been put on hold while larger issues were dealt with. <br /> <br />Regarding the encroachment of smaller cities on Eugene's urban growth boundary, Ms. McMillan <br />said that Eugene's urban growth boundary could continue where it was so that a space between <br />urban growth boundaries could be maintained. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly expressed his dismay that the Historic Review Board did not receive project funding <br />from the State Historic Preservation Office. He asked if council should be lobbying for it at the <br />State level. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly commented that the pilot nodal development projects had not been completed yet. He <br />added that if nodal development was the way Eugene was going to focus growth, then the City <br />was off to a slow start. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor called for density studies for differing areas. He commented that "one size did not fit <br />all" in different areas of the City. As an example he mentioned Gresham, which had reduced <br />density requirements as slope increased. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr stressed the importance of keeping housing costs down within the city. He said that land <br />was significantly less expensive in outlying communities and there would continue to be pressure <br />to expand urban growth boundaries in outlying communities to accommodate the influx of new <br />residents. He said that decisions about land use and housing should include consideration of the <br />need to keep housing costs as affordable as possible. He commented that Eugene was <br />"dreadfully out of skew" in terms of housing costs compared with median incomes in the <br />community. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor agreed with Mr. Rayor that differing density requirements were needed for differing <br />parts of the city. <br /> <br /> Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved to approve the Planning <br /> Commission's work program. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />B.Land Use Code Update <br /> <br />Ms. Childs indicated that the council would be referring to material from the September 20, 2000, <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Teresa Bishow said that the meeting topics included trees, historic related ~ssues, <br />and those pertaining to the environment specifically related to wildlife and soil stability. She said <br />that any topics not covered would be carried over to the next work session. <br /> <br />Urban Forester Mark Snyder said that LUCU's tree provisions in the chapter 6 revisions had been <br />a team effort between Planning and Development, Public Works Maintenance, and the City <br />Attorney's Office. He said that he was presenting clearer guidelines for tree preservation in both <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 25, 2000 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />