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. . Councilor Lindberg said he agreed to a great extent with Councilor Schue's e comments and with those brought forward in the public testimony. The incentives will work when some market pressure exists and a little bit of a nudge is important. If a bigger nudge is offered, then a little bigger benefit should be received. Therefore this kind of two-tiered approach of creating an incentive structure to construct downtown housing on the one hand, and creating a special incentive structure which will provide special benefits for low- and moderate- income people makes logical sense. Councilor Obie said the council goal, relative to diversity of housing, would suggest defeating the Joint Housing Committee recommendation, since it is not appropriate for the community. Combining a desire to create a greater density closer to the core area because of services available, etc., is a public benefit that should not be overlooked. There is a strong desire to maintain a viable downtown. That requires softening some competitive disadvantages. Community goals are best met by the infill objectives and the objectives of a more dense urban development in the downtown area. Councilor Schue said the recommendaiton states there must be some inclusion of low-income housing within the project, which could be one or two units out of 80. It would not necessarily have to be an all-law-income project. Councilor Obie said the problem will not be solved with one unit out of 80 being low-income. Councilor Miller said the amendment states that significant pUblic assistance on the more important subsidies may be made available first in the form of initial one-time incentives. That is a slightly separate issue but it is important because that recognizes that the kind of ongoing Federal subsidies available in the past may no longer be available. The focus should be on using e available funds. The language clearly requires a future City Council to decide how much of a subsidy in return for how much of a public benefit. Councilor Smith said the amendment makes the overall program more restrictive. Res. No. 3704--A resolution concerning the development of downtown housing and supplementing resolutions number 3493 and 3498. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lindberg, to adopt the resolution and to defer discussions regarding the amendment proposed by the Joint Housing Committee until later. Mr. Lindberg moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to amend the motion to include the amendment in the resolution suggested by the Joint Housing Committee rather than defer discussion on the amendment for a later time. Councilor Lindberg said the amendment does not include most of the public assistance that is offered, including infrastructure improvements, site prep- aration, or technical assistance--it only focuses on low-interest loans and land cost write-downs. Roll call vote on the motion to amend; motion carried 5:3, with Councilors Ball, Lindberg, Miller, Schue, and Wooten voting in favor and Councilors Hamel, Smith, and Obie voting in opposition. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 1982 Page 12