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City Manager Taylor said there was an approximate $5 million backlog in areas that met CDBG eligibility levels and this was why the advisory committee recommended keeping this language in the plan. Ms. Bettman commented that when she went through the testimony heard by the Housing Policy Board (HPB) she found no suggestion that more money was needed to improve streets. She underscored that what was needed most were more housing units. She pointed out that it was a council priority to address homelessness. Mr. Poling asked if projects still had to come before the City Council for approval prior to expenditure of the money. City Manager Taylor affirmed this. Mr. Pap6 ascertained from Ms. Dawson that the amendment would limit the range of options that could be considered in the future. Mr. Pap6 said he would not want to limit such options. Mr. Kelly averred that the council would be ~focusing" the funding on the highest priorities. He acknowl- edged that the council had final approval of the dispensation of CDBG funds. However, he felt the council always made the approval in deference to the CDBG Advisory Committee recommendation. He underscored that to date, the council had not changed the recommendations the committee had made. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Ms. Dawson reiterated that proposed funding allocations came before the council and the council could choose whether to fund a project. Ms. Taylor stated that it was just as important to prevent homelessness as to address it once it happened. She felt that people were sometimes made homeless by assessments on streets and alleys. The motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Bettman, Ms. Ortiz, and Mr. Kelly voting in favor. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to amend the last Projected Outcome by delet- ing reference to Eugene Land Use Code to read tOn-going review of Springfield Develop- ment Code.' Ms. Bettman explained that a couple of the issues were not identified well in the tables. She said the amendment would not preclude the HPB from coming before the council and indicating it had identified a problem with the code that was an obstacle. She thought the plan, as written, was already determining a policy direction that sought to work with the cities to amend the land use regulations to allow multi-family units on single-family lots. She thought this to be a broad land use decision that the council had yet to discuss. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to extend the discussion by five minutes. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Mr. Kelly related that HPB Chair John VanLandingham supported this amendment. He felt the amendment would not prevent anyone from addressing one of the issues in the land use code that created an unintended challenge for low income housing. He averred that the language was tantamount to ~putting the cart before the horse" as the council should be the entity to review land use code first. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 11, 2005 Page 2 Work Session