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Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to approve the candidate profile and job description for the position of City Manager. Roll call vote; the motion passed unani- mously, 8:0. 4. ACTION: Resolution 4918 Approving a Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption for Residential Property Located at 1360 and 1372 Patterson Street, Eugene, Oregon (Robert V. Newland, Applicant) Community Development Director Richie Weinman stated that Mr. Newland was a lifelong resident of Eugene and a businessman with no previous experience in housing development. He said Mr. Newland had first contacted the Community Development Division in the spring and had worked closely with staff to “try and do everything right.” He related that Mr. Newland worked with the neighborhood group and had garnered unanimous approval from them for the project. He added that Senior Planner, Ken Guzowski, who was staff liaison for the Historic Review Board indicated to him that the two existing houses on the properties were not of significant historic value. Mr. Weinman reported that staff supported the recommendation. He said that a question was whether the council wished to address the application for the MUPTE at the present meeting or postpone it until after the council work session on the MUPTE program. He underscored that Mr. Newland was concerned about the timing of his project; if he did not complete it in a certain amount of time, it would create financial issues for the project. If the decision on the MUPTE was delayed, Mr. Newland indicated that he would have to decide whether to pursue the project. Councilor Bettman asked what the “discrete subject” of the MUPTE work session was. Mr. Weinman replied that the work session had been requested by the councilors. He said he would review the history of the program at the session. Councilor Bettman asked if there had been a council poll. Mayor Piercy replied that she wanted the council to have this discussion because if different standards were going to be applied for one area then the program needed to be revised to reflect this. Councilor Zelenka recalled that the last MUPTE application that had come before the council was from the campus area and had been voted down. He said this had raised questions about where the boundary for the MUPTE should fall. He felt that without the MUPTE the smaller developers had a difficult time coming up with the equity cash to build the projects, causing them to be pushed out of the marketplace and pushing the development onto larger developers. He was interested in having an indepth discussion of the program at the work session. Councilor Bettman thought it would be prudent for the council to consider whether it should take action on the application before or after the work session first. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to approve Resolution 4918, a Mul- tiple Unit Property Tax Exemption for residential property located at 1360 and 1372 Pat- terson Street. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 8, 2007 Page 5 Regular Meeting