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^M-1., <br />• - - Intergovernmental Relations <br />ATTACHMENT B <br />2018 Legislative Priorities <br />(note: highlighted items are new for 2018) <br />Support Housing Opportunities and Financial Stability for Eugene Residents <br />• Eugene supports the preservation and expansion of programs and tools to fund the <br />development and preservation of housing affordable to low-income persons. <br />• Eugene supports the preservation and expansion of funding for human services, <br />emergency housing assistance, and other programs to meet the needs of homeless <br />persons and those at risk of homelessness. <br />• Eugene supports the preservation and expansion of land use and community planning <br />tools that enable the development of affordable housing. <br />• Eugene supports the preservation and expansion of tools to support financial stability, <br />savings, and asset development for low-income persons. <br />• Eugene supports the establishment of stronger linkages between the housing, land use, <br />education, and health systems at the state level to expand housing opportunities. Eugene <br />also supports additional opportunities for state/local coordination and collaboration. <br />• Eugene supports State funding for sobering and detox services that are designed to <br />transition chronically inebriated homeless to housing and treatment <br />• Eugene supports State funding for mental health outreach and treatment designed to <br />transition persistently homeless individuals with mental health conditions to housing and <br />treatment. <br />• Eugene supports efforts to ensure Oregon residents do not experience discrimination in <br />housing and may access appropriate information and complaint systems. (From PDD -CD) <br />Local Finance Options A06, <br />• Proposals to restructure or change the State's tax and revenue system must allow local <br />government's continued authority to finance the level of services demanded by their <br />citizens. <br />• City governments are the most practical and effective providers of urban municipal <br />services, and State or County tax policies should avoid raising revenues for duplication of <br />city services by other jurisdictions. <br />• Eugene opposes the levying of property taxes by the State to fund services that are <br />deemed the responsibility of the State. <br />• Eugene supports the ability to maintain local flexibility over revenue systems, retain local <br />apportionment of revenue from State gas, liquor, beer and wine taxes, marijuana taxes <br />and other State imposed taxes and fees, and the preservation and enhancement of state <br />shared revenues. <br />• Eugene opposes the granting of new exemptions, deferrals or forgiveness of property <br />taxes by the Legislature without reimbursement of the revenue forgone by cities. <br />• Eugene supports the repeal of local government preemptions created by state or federal <br />agencies or legislation, and opposes federal or state pre-emption of local taxation <br />authority. (CS) <br />City of Eugene • 12S E. 8th Ave., 2nd Floor • Eugene, OR 97401 • 541-682-5010 • 541-682-5414 Fax <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />