Agenda Packet 10-17-18 Work Session

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RESOLUTION NO. ______ A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MULTIPLE-UNIT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6TH AVENUE AND PEARL STREET, EUGENE, OREGON (APPLICANTS OBIE COMPANIES, INC. AND GORDON LOFTS, LLC). The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Gordon Lofts, LLC (296 E. 5th Avenue, Suite 300, Eugene, Oregon), intends to enter into a Lease Agreement for the lease of real property located at 6th Avenue and Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon (Assessor’s Map Number 17-03-31-11, portions of existing Tax Lots 2800 and 3200) (“the Property”) which is owned by Lane County, Oregon (125 E. 8th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon). B. Obie Companies, Inc. and Gordon Lofts, LLC (“the applicant”) submitted an application pursuant to the City’s Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption Program (Sections 2.945 through 2.947 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (“EC”)), with respect to residential units and commercial space to be constructed on the property (“the project”). C. The proposed project consists of the development of 69 studio units, 53 one- bedroom units, and five two-bedroom units, for a total of 127 residential units, none of which will be for transient use or vacation occupancy, and will also include approximately 10,000 square feet of commercial space. As proposed, the project is not designed for the leasing of individual rooms or beds, for transient or vacation uses, or otherwise designed primarily for individuals attending college. D. An independent outside professional consultant was retained and reviewed the project’s financial pro-forma. A Review Panel was convened and reviewed the independent consultant’s conclusions, and also reviewed the application in order to make a recommendation as to whether the application met the criteria in EC 2.946. The Review Panel’s recommendation was submitted for the City Manager’s review. E. After considering the Review Panel’s conclusions and recommendation, the Executive Director of the Planning and Development Department (“the Executive Director”) as designee of the City Manager, prepared the Report and Recommendation attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. The Report and Recommendation sets forth findings demonstrating that the project meets the criteria described in EC 2.946 and the conditions set forth in Multiple-Unit Housing Property Tax Exemption Rule R-2.945 (“Rule R- 2.945”). F. Based on the findings in the Report and Recommendation, the Executive Director recommends that the application be approved and the exemption granted. In making that recommendation, the Executive Director found that the applicant submitted all required materials, Attachment G October 17, 2018, Work Session – Item 2