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- Mr. Gleason commended the City Council for its leadership in putting together the Interfaith program and said that the community has been receptive to this effort. Mr. Weinman noted that funding for the Interfaith program and Home- less Family Service Center is now part of the Intergovernmental Human Servic- es Fund. Mr. Nicholson said that he supports offering an incentive to private develop- ers for housing construction. Mr. Weinman added that all developers receiv- ing the multi-unit property tax exemption must pay a fee which goes to sup- port affordable housing construction unless the housing being built is low rent. Ms. Bascom offered recognition to those who have worked on housing issues in the past and whose efforts made these housing projects possible: Councilor Boles, former councilors Emily Schue and Rob Bennett, and Mayor Miller. Jim McCoy, HACSA staff, shared with the City Council the architectural draw- ings for the Richardson Bridge project. He emphasized that interagency co- operation has been integral to the project. The project can serve as a tem- plate for similar projects in the future. He noted that project developers are considering panelized technology. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. McCoy said that the use of panelized housing in this project is completely independent from the University of Oregon's Industrialized Housing Program. Ms. Bascom said that the University's progress on its Industrialized Housing e Program has been slow. In light of the lack of progress that has been made on this program over the past four years, Mr. Boles questioned whether the City should bring this project back to Washington, DC next fall. Ms. Bascom agreed to provide the council with an update on the status of the Industrial- ized Housing Program. Mr. Weinman displayed a picture of Walnut Grove, a future housing site of 40 acres. Public involvement has been an integral part of this project and it has earned support from the neighborhood. Mr. Boles noted that the City will have to reconcile tensions around public use of this property. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Weinman said that all of the trees on the Walnut Grove site have been inventoried by the City's Urban Forester, Jan Staszewski. He noted that many of the trees are in very poor condition. Mr. McCoy said that the City is working with the Evergreen Retirement Associ- ation (commonly referred to as Ya-Po-Ah Terrace) in putting together a pro- posal for HUD Section 202 moneys. It is a very competitive process; the City will be fortunate if it gets this money to construct elderly housing at Wal- nut Grove. Mr. Roberts said that Lane County is very appreciative of the initiative and leadership that the City of Eugene has showed on the housing issue. The City has established a good base for ongoing housing efforts. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 31, 1991 Page 5