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e Mr. Gleason said that, as a rule, new market-rate housing in the downtown core will be rented at higher rates because of the extra costs associated with high-density development and the provision of parking. He said for this reason, the council should not expect to see low-income housing developed in the core area. Instead, this project will generate funds to develop low-income housing in other areas of the City. Wendy St. Laurent, Development Director for St. Laurent Development Company, explained that there are Federal grants available for cities with a population over 300,000, which subsidize the construction of low- and moderate-income housing in core areas. She said that, absent subsidies such as this, developers are forced to construct housing for higher-income levels in order to cover the high construction costs. Answering a question from Mr. Holmer, Mr. Hibschman said the 70 parking spaces being created by the developer will not meet the parking needs for the entire project. As a result, staff is anticipating the future sale of 50 monthly parking permits somewhere in the parking system to the developer. He said these negotiations are separate from the memorandum of understanding. Responding to a question from Mr. Holmer, Mr. Sercombe said that according to the memorandum of understanding, the question of whether the interest on the loan from the Tax Allocation Fund will be payed or waived is subject to negotiation. e The motion passed 6:1, with Mr. Bennett, Mr. Boles, Ms. Ehrman, Mr.'Green, Ms. Schue, and Mr. Rutan voting in favor and Mr. Holmer voting against. Mr. Holmer said he voted against the motion because the Chair cut off discussion on the issue prematurely. President Bascom adjourned the meeting of the Eugene Renewal Agency and reconvened the meeting of the Eugene City Council. III. REPORT ON SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT Police Lieutenant Dick Loveall gave the staff report. He said the traffic enforcement team is made up of one sergeant and five officers, all of whom ride motorcycles which are easier to maneuver in heavy traffic. The goal of the traffic unit is to save lives and property and to gain compliance with traffic laws. When issuing citations, the traffic enforcement officers emphasize traffic infractions such as violations of basic rules and traffic signal violations. The officers also enforce school zone and school bus violations, as well as patrolling the bicycle paths. In addition, emphasis is given to enforcement during the heaviest traffic periods. Forty percent of all traffic citations issued for the City are issued by the traffic enforcement unit. The officers also respond to citizen complaints. Lieutenant Loveall said because of the large number of complaints, the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 17, 1989 Page 5