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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Envision Eugene Meeting Date: June 8, 2011 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8816 ISSUE STATEMENT State law requires the City to provide enough residential, commercial and industrial land to accommodate 20 years of growth, and establish a Eugene-only urban growth boundary (UGB). Envision Eugene is planning for approximately 34,000 additional community members and creating a picture of what Eugene will look like in the future. Envision Eugene is also integrating City Council and community goals for social equity, environmental stewardship and economic prosperity. At the March 9 work session, the council directed staff to schedule a work session in May to discuss single-family housing land need. The May 25, 2011, work session was intended to provide that update, but it ran short on time. This work session is a continuation of the May 25, 2011, City Council work session. Topics will include a process overview, single-family housing land need, and phased implementation. BACKGROUND The Technical Resource Group (TRG), a sub-committee of the Community Resource Group, has been meeting regularly to discuss housing need and to vet some of the data and assumptions that went into the City’s preliminary findings. This group has prepared a spreadsheet that compares and contrasts two housing mix scenarios for the future (Attachment A). Housing mix is one of the factors that influences how much land the city will need for housing its future population. Both of the TRG’s scenarios begin with the assumption that the city will need 15,000 new homes in the next 20 years. The first housing mix scenario plans for the 15,000 new homes at a ratio of 60% single-family to 40% multi-family. The next scenario plans for those same 15,000 new homes at a ratio of 40% single-family to 60% multi-family. While the final housing mix has not been determined, these scenarios highlight both ends of the spectrum that are being considered. Members from the TRG will be at the council’s work session to present information and answer questions about this work. Additionally, staff will introduce a phased approach to making urban growth boundary expansion areas available for housing development. This approach is only required if a determination is made that an urban growth boundary expansion is warranted. Phased implementation is intended to address the uncertainty surrounding the future demand for single- L:\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M110608\S110608B.doc