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e e e William E. Allard, Realty World, Landmark Properties, 2472 Willamette, said he deals in commercial and development properties and subsidized units for investor- clients. He said the Federal cuts by the Reagan Administration seem to be those that have been abused in the past, such as where someone was using a State Housing Authority low-interest Rehabilitation Loan of 3% and had also had the project approved for Section VIII Subsidized Housing Loan. It is the double usage of benefits that the Reagan Administration has cut. Other Section VIII projects are being approved at today's level. The State Housing Authority is still approving low-interest money for construction of good rehabilitation, elderly, and multi-family housing units. Central Eugene has a lot of surface parking which should be put into parking structures. Portland'sdowntown has been revitalized with the development of housing in the core area and that could happen in Eugene. Mr. Allard suggested a dual concept be used in the downtown area where parking could be on two levels and executive condos on the top. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. Ms. Decker responded to Mr. Posner's suggestion and said that a mixture of residential/ non-residential development had been proposed for the 11th and Willamette site. It was her understanding that the below-grade parking would be exempted from the floor-area ratio of that development. The possibility exists now and could be a part of the recommendations. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, that, in addition to reviewing ways to improve the housing rehabilitation program, #10 would study other means of conserving and improving existing housing stock with the emphasis on preventing conversion to other uses and demolition. Ms. Wooten suggested adding the word "low" to the phrase "mod- erately priced" in Recommendation #10. Ms. Schue and Mr. Hamel amended the previous motion to include the rewording suggested by Ms. Wooten. . . existing "low" and mod- erately priced housing. . . Mr. Lindberg suggested they "flip-flop" the focus of the recommendation to be directed toward housing preservation and conservation with a list of suggested responses that would include: cost sharing of demolition, inclusionary zoning, rehabilitation, revolving loan pool, "granny" apartments. Ms. Schue said that is what she intended by her motion. Mr. Obie thought the original motion covered Mr. Lindberg's concern in a general sense. He was more comfortable with keeping the report general at this point and determining the specific implementation later. Mr. Lindberg was troubled by the recommendation's narrow focus on rehabilitation and not preservation and conservation. He felt the emphasis should be that the City take steps to preserve and conserve the area with a sentence following about the rehabilitation program. Ms. Schue suggested letting the staff write the language. MINUTES--Eugene City Council Apri 1 13, 1981 Page 5