04.22.20 City Council Work Session Minutes

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Council Discussion: • Councilor Evans - thanked staff; spoke about the projects in the Bethel community; inquired about the timeline for the University area neighborhood plan, which precedes work on the Bethel plan; asked about interim steps and capacity building projects that can be taken now. • Councilor Syrett - recognized staff; spoke about keeping the momentum with the neighborhood priorities; discussed how the House Bill 2001 and other infrastructure concerns will affect the community; asked about landbank possibilities in Bethel for future affordable housing development. • Councilor Yeh - expressed support for the plan and looking for ways to begin some steps now. • Councilor Zelenka - expressed thanks to staff; spoke about the plan process and adding resources, thanked the neighborhood for their patience. • Councilor Clark- thanked staff; spoke about the neighborhood groups' hard work and allocating monies to the groups for communication with their community; discussed transportation and zoning development issues. • Councilor Pryor - spoke about good communication between neighborhood residents and staff and the importance of continued outreach. • Councilor Evans - talked about the residents' desire to collaborate with the City; encouraged engaging with the Bethel school district; supported moving forward with interim steps and continued collaboration between the City and the County on the plan. MOTION: Councilor Semple, seconded by Councilor Yeh, moved to direct City Manager to develop a comprehensive planning, implementation, and funding strategy to achieve community and economic prosperity in Bethel. The strategy shall include (1) continued neighborhood engagement and capacity building; (2) a neighborhood planning process; (3) the evaluation of the use of Urban Renewal and other tools, including MUPTE and affordable housing development, to implement the neighborhood plan. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Semple, moved to separate the elements of the motions 1, 2, and 3 FAILED: 2:6, councilors Taylor and Semple in favor. • Councilor Zelenka - asked questions about including the MUPTE element in the motion and about the Trainsong neighborhood's inclusion in the MUPTE program. • Councilor Taylor -expressed opposition to the motion as a whole if the items were not separated into discrete motions. • Councilor Semple - expressed agreement with Councilor Taylor and Zelenka regarding the inclusion of the MUPTE option; spoke about supporting the motion for Bethel development but not the MUPTE. • Councilor Evans - spoke about the need to evaluate all of the different tools listed in the motion; suggested amending the motion to be more general. • Councilor Syrett - opposed amending the motion from its original language. VOTE ON MOTION: PASSED: 7:1, Councilor Taylor opposed. The meeting adjourned at 1:36 p.m. MINUTES - Eugene City Council April 22, 2020 Page 2 Work Session