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. , ~ Ms. Ehrman offered support for an exclusive territories system. IV. AMENDMENT TO THE NUISANCE ORDINANCE Marsha Miller, Planning and Development Department, gave the staff presenta- tion. The proposed code amendment to the Nuisance Ordinance would allow a private party to pursue litigation and abatement of a public nuisance. She explained that in some instances, such as when there are no health and safety issues involved, it may not be in the public's interest to invest time and money into code enforcement. Recreational vehicle parking and sign code violations are two such examples. This ordinance would allow private parties the ability to pursue ordinance enforcement. e Ms. Ehrman said that if the City is to pursue this ordinance, it should ex- plore methods of lowering the private parties' costs of pursuing enforcement. Responding to a question from Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Gary said that Deschutes County has a similar provision for a private writ-of-action to abate a public nuisance. Unlike that ordinance, this ordinance contains a provision giving the government the right of first refusal. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Robinette, to direct staff to proceed with a change of the Nuisance Ordinance. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. VI. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ISSUES John Moseley, Vice President for Research at the University of Oregon, briefed the council on the University's efforts for housing research. He noted that several years ago the University designated housing as a high- pri ority issue. Dr. Moseley introduced Don Corner, Director of the University's Center for Housing Innovation, who reviewed the University's housing efforts. The goal of the Center for Housing Innovation (CHI) is to address the design and de- velopment of affordable, energy-efficient housing that would improve the economic competitiveness of Lane County. Mr. Corner highlighted some of the major projects of CHI, including: energy-efficient industrialized housing (EEIH), background research on housing production capabilities in the US, an extensive analysis of foreign technologies, a project involving the develop- ment of design scenarios for the future, and a software development project. Mr. Corner said that a second major project, the Lane Innovative Housing Initiative (LIHI), is in final review at the Oregon Economic Department and seeks to set up two funds to stimulate housing activity in the area: the industrial housing venture fund and a research and development matching grant fund. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 6, 1991 Page 9