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Mr. Meisner reported that at the request of Ms. Taylor, the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations had added consideration of a federal house bill addressing the use of triple trailer trucks on the federal highway system to its next agenda. Mr. Kelly expressed surprise in the delay of the stormwater fee increase because of the council's action initiating the fee increase. He acknowledged the vote did not provide an implementation date, but because it was a council decision he was confused about the deferral without a check- in. In response, City Manager Taylor said that it appeared from his discussions with Mayor Torrey and several other councilors that there was sufficient council concern to warrant a discussion prior to the fee's implementation. The council would have an opportunity to deal with the totality of the program. Mr. Kelly asked for staff outreach to all councilors, not some councilors. City Manager Taylor reminded the council it had several items to take action on later tonight, including the fiscal year 2004 budget. Several of the items were time-sensitive, and some of the items had been postponed from past meetings due to a lack of time. Mayor Torrey said that work was progressing on the Army Corps of Engineers' Delta Ponds project. A meeting of interested parties had been held, and work on the removal of invasive species would begin in late August, with the project to be completed by late summer 2004. Mayor Torrey reported that the Oregon House of Representatives' vote on the bridge bill was 29 to 7, and he anticipated it would pass in the Senate and be signed immediately by Governor Ted Kulongowski. B.WORK SESSION: Remanded Needed Housing Code Provisions Ordinance A: May 2003 Ordinance Concerning Remanded Needed Housing Provisions; and Ordinance B: Planning Commission Recommended Ordinance Concerning Remanded Needed Housing Provisions Planning Division Director Jan Childs introduced the item, noting that Emily Jerome of the City Attorney's Office and Teresa Bishow of the Planning Division were present for the item. Ms. Childs reported that the Planning Commission had reviewed the needed housing provisions, held a public hearing, and forwarded a recommendation to the council. Ms. Childs noted that there were two draft ordinances before the council. One reflected the council's direction to reinstate all the remanded provisions (Ordinance A), and the other reflected the commission's recommendation (Ordinance B). Ms. Jerome reminded the council that in February 2001, the City adopted the new Land Use Code Update (LUCU), which was subsequently appealed to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) and remanded back to the City. The basis of the remand included the needed housing provisions before the council. The LUBA appeal included three general arguments regarding needed housing. The appellants argued that about 100 provisions in the code were not clear and objective; LUBA remanded 23 of the provisions for reconsideration by the City. The appellants argued that some of the provisions made it impossible for needed housing to be developed in violation of the statutes, and LUBA had remanded one provision on that basis. The third basis for the remand was that one provision subjected needed housing development to unreasonable cost and delay. MINUTES - Eugene City Council June 23, 2003 Page 3 Work Session