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Eugene reported a slightly higher percent of minority renter households with housing problems, then Lane County, and Springfield. Eugene reported 58.3%, Lane County 58.0%, and Springfield reported 51.8%. According to the Federal guidelines for determining a disproportionate need, Springfield Iow-income minority renters show a disproportionate greater need than Lane County and Eugene Iow-income minority renters since the difference between minority renter households and all households is greater than ten percentage points. Low-moderate income minority households in all three jurisdictions did not show a disproportionate need. City of Eugene Housing Dispersal Policy The City of Eugene recognizes subsidized housing as an asset and encourages a range of subsidized housing types - rentals, homeownership units, emergency shelter, and transitional housing - to be dispersed throughout the City, to benefit Iow- income households. Subsidized housing for families is discouraged in census tract block groups where a majority of all housing units are occupied by very Iow-income households (50.0% of median income) or in census tract block groups where more than 20.0% of all housing units are subsidized. City Council will be informed in advance and given an opportunity to formally approve or disapprove any proposed new construction of housing that involves City subsidies for family housing in a census tract block group as previously described. In addition, the development of large subsidized family housing developments (over 80 units) should be carefully considered and attention should be given to the proximity of open space, play areas, distance to schools, and related services. The HPB is to consider dispersal of subsidized family housing throughout the community and size of developments when recommending to the Council the acquisition of landbank sites and the allocation of financial subsidies for family housing in Eugene. · The HPB and the Council shall balance the importance of dispersal and size limitations with other City policies and concerns. Housing Needs of Owners The incidence of housing cost burden is not as great among total owners as it is for renters. However, when owner households are compared to renter households by income category, the incidence of housing cost burden is similar (see table). Some owner households may have a drop in income or may have increased costs due to utilities, taxes, and medical expenses, which result in housing cost burden after they have attained ownership. These numbers correspond to the results of the Lane County Needs Assessment conducted by United Way. There was an increase in the number of residents experiencing difficulty meeting basic needs. The most significant problems