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throughout the City. He did not think the current land bank sites presented a threat of any sort of concentration of low-income housing in one area. Councilor Solomon opined that this seemed to be more of a housekeeping issue as the repeal was tied to incorporating the language into the Consolidated Plan. She indicated she would support the resolution. Councilor Kelly questioned the necessity of getting rid of the Housing Dispersal Policy given that the low- income census tracks were not likely to get much new housing. Mr. Weinman asked HPB chair, John VanLandingham to respond. Mr. VanLandingham stated that a policy could be a bar. He recalled that the Housing Dispersal Policy was originally, as conceived of in the 1970s, meant to encourage dispersal. Now, he said, it was being used to block housing because of the way the numbers work in a particular neighborhood and the way the policy counted families. He cited two recent examples of this, both in middle- to high-income neighborhoods. Councilor Kelly interjected that if the policy was being used as a bar, it should be fixed and not thrown out. He felt if there was insufficient flexibility or not enough opportunity for the City Council to weigh in on a Request for Proposal (RFP), then this should be addressed. Mr. Weinman pointed out that this was staff's suggestion. Councilor Kelly called the resolution ~premature," as the language in the Consolidated Plan was as yet unknown. He opined there was a big difference between a limit of 60 units and no limit at all. Roll call vote; the vote on Consent Calendar Item C was a tie, 3:3; councilors Poling, Pryor, and Solomon voting in favor and councilors Taylor, Kelly, and Ortiz voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy voted in opposition and the resolution failed on a final vote of 4:3. Mayor Piercy said the resolution could wait and could be done in a way that would be right for everyone. She expressed concern regarding how housing dispersal affected the achievement gaps in schools. City Manager Taylor underscored that this was not a time-critical issue. He said staff would make the next review of the item coincide with the specific language in the Consolidated Plan. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Establishing the S-HJM Historic Johansen-Moody House Special Area Zone and Amending the Eugene Zoning Map City Manager Taylor asked PDD Associate Planner Kent Kullby to speak about this item. Mr. Kullby explained that the council had been asked to consider the adoption of a Special Area Historic Zone for a City landmark located at 370 River Road. He noted this was the second public hearing on this item, the first having been heard by the Planning Commission. There were no objections to the change in zoning to date, and the Planning Commission had recommended approval. He said the approval criteria were in the City Council agenda packet. Mayor Piercy outlined the procedure for testimony. She opened the public hearing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 10, 2005 Page 11 Regular Session