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Mr. Holmer said the council's action would result in the developer receiving a e tax benefit. Therefore, for the record, he asked Rob Bennett, owner of the Ax Billy Building and the Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) House, to explain the tax advan- tages of historic facade easements. Mr. Bennett said the historic designation may reduce the value of a building because a future owner or tenant cannot change the historic parts of the building. The difference the historic facade easement makes in the value of the building can be an income tax deduction. He said the easements are encouraged by all levels of government as an incen- tive to maintain historic bUildings. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to authorize the City Manager to accept facade easements for the Ax Billy Building and the Alpha Tau Omega House. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. Ms. Ehrman abstained from the vote because she is part of a business which is a tenant in the ATO House. V. PROPOSED LOCAL PERIODIC REVIEW ORDER (memo, resolution, background information distributed) City Manager Michea1 Gleason introduced the agenda item. Planning Director Susan Brody gave the staff report. She said a periodic review is required by State law. It provides a process for reviewing comprehensive plans and assur- ing their consistency with State laws and changing circumstances. The order e presented to the council is a preliminary one. It was approved by the Lane County Board of Commissioners and will be considered by the Springfield City Council. The council will hold a public hearing on the final order in April 1986. Ms. Wooten wondered why references were made to annexations to the Urban Growth Boundary in the order and other issues were ignored. Ms. Brody respon- ded that changes in circumstances was a criterion of the order and the annex- ations were a change. Things that are not pertinent to the criteria for the order were not included. The discussion of the Growth Alternatives Study indicates that the LCC basin and the part of the Mohawk Valley close to Springfield will be included in the study. Answering Questions from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Brody said the requirement for a periodic review is a good one, but the administrative procedures for it are cumbersome. The Department of Land Conservation and Development will review the procedures in about a year. Ms. Bascom said the Periodic Review Order contains good data that rebuts testimony the council received about population projections. She urged the Planning staff to send the information to those who testified about the projects. Ms. Brody distributed a memo dated December 17, 1985, to the councilors. The memo was to the Metropolitan Elected Officials from Gary Darnie11e and indi- cated that the Eugene Planning Commission recommended approval of the draft order with the addition of the following introductory statement under Item 3 on page 4: - MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 18, 1985 Page 9