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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> McNutt Room--City Hall <br /> <br /> April 14, 2004 <br /> Noon <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David <br /> Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Papd, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />Mayor James D. Torrey was excused from the meeting. Council President Bettman convened the work <br />session. <br /> <br />A. WORK SESSION: Continued Discussion on Priorities for the Planning Division Work Program <br /> <br />City Manager Dennis Taylor explained that much work was waiting until the priorities were clarified and <br />motions were adopted. He called on Planning and Development Department (PDD) Director Tom Coyle, to <br />speak to the item. <br /> <br />Mr. Coyle recalled the council's earlier consideration of the item in a February work session, at which it had <br />ranked some items. He said the list of six to eight items was included as Attachment A for reference <br />purposes. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman indicated the council was starting with a motion that had been tabled. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly recapped the work session, stating that he had moved to move items 5(b): Buildable Land Supply <br />and 5(c): Service Provision and Special Districts to the ~Other" list. He explained that he had made the <br />motion regarding the former because there were State requirements regarding buildable land supply that <br />were contained within periodic review, and those requirements had been satisfied during the most recent <br />periodic review. He felt there were other priorities that rose to a higher level. He said he would like to see <br />Growth Management Policy 1, which spoke to increasing density and using existing vacant land, in place of <br />5(b). He added, in response to concerns that an expanding land supply was needed to ensure adequate <br />housing and/or tax revenue, research indicated that comparable cities that developed expansively and cities <br />that dominantly developed infill did not experience much difference in housing prices or employment levels. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Mr. Meisner, Mr. Coyle clarified that the buildable land issue was intended <br />to acknowledge the necessary consultation on project-specific and citywide issues as they relate to buildable <br />lands. He stated that the Planning Commission had formed a subcommittee that was working on infill <br />strategies. He assured Mr. Meisner that the work would not cease should the issue be placed on the ~Other" <br />list. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner asked if there had been a sense from the Department of Land Conservation and Development <br />(DLCD) regarding how that agency felt about the buildable lands inventory. Susan Muir, Planning Division <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 14, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />