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2.6.2 Green Building_ Features. The project will utilize the City of Eugene Building and Permit Services Pathway in order to meet MUPTE green building requirement and exceed the 10% energy efficiency benchmark. Granite Properties will be required to submit an energy model with their permit application and a commissioning report due 18 months after certificate of occupancy is issued. As the project does not include onsite parking, the project will not include installation of conduit for future electric vehicle charging stations. 2.6.3 Local Economic Impact Plan. A plan is in place for more than 50% of the project's dollar volume of professional services and construction contracts to be local to Lane County (estimated at 82.5%). The applicant is committed to promoting open competitive opportunities for Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses, and is committed to complying with wage, tax, and licensing laws. 2.6.4 Moderate -Income Housing Contribution. The project will provide a minimum of 30% of the residential units with rents that qualify as moderate -income units during the MUPTE period. (The proposed rental rates in the application are below the moderate -income threshold maximum rental rates for 100% of the project's residential units.) 2.6.5 Project Design and Compatibility. The project will address basic design concepts in the context of the project location and will be designed and permitted for construction as shown in the resolution (should City Council approve the MUPTE). The basic design concepts include the scale, form, and quality of the building; the mix of project elements; the relationship to the street and surrounding uses; and parking and circulation. The project design is appropriate for its downtown context, suited to the particulars of our local climate, and with a ground floor that will foster a positive experience for people on the sidewalk. The development will add a needed mix of uses, promote active transportation modes, support a more vibrant pedestrian realm, and increase safety through additional activity and "eyes on the street." The addition of three commercial studio units accessible from the alley will also increase pedestrian activity and real and perceived safety in that area. Although the height of the proposed development is less than half of the allowed height in this C-3 zone, without corrective action, the height of the project would block KLCC's existing line -of -sight studio transmitter, located atop KLCC's studios at 136 West 8th Avenue. KLCC has determined that it can resolve the situation by relocating equipment on its roof and using a transmitter link via existing public fiber connections to route the broadcast signal to the Lane Community College Downtown Center, where a rooftop antenna will transmit the broadcast signal. KLCC estimates the relocation Page 2 of 4 Resolution EXHIBIT A - Report and Recommendation