Agenda Packet 10-17-18 Work Session

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October 17, 2018, Work Session – Item 2 MUPTE to include the newly constructed commercial space will improve the financial feasibility of incorporating the space into the project and stimulate a desired form of mixed-use development. The Panel recommends that the exemption include the commercial component of the building. Public Comments A display advertisement was published in The Register-Guard on July 14, 2018, soliciting comments for 30 days. The period ended on August 13, 2018, at 5 p.m. One comment came was received after the 5 p.m. deadline. No additional comments have been received since August 13. All written comments received by staff through August 13 are included as Attachment F. MUPTE requires applicants to contact the relevant neighborhood association to share project information and seek input. Jenny Ulum and Casey Barrett, of Obie Companies, attended the March 28, 2018 Downtown Neighborhood Association general meeting and presented the proposal. Timing The initial application was submitted on June 14, 2018, and deemed complete on July 11, 2018. The MUPTE ordinance requires the City Manager to provide council with his recommendation no later than 135 days after the application was submitted, which would be by November 23 for the Gordon Lofts application. By State statute and code, if council has not acted within 180 days from the application date, the application is deemed approved, which would be January 7, 2019, for the Gordon Lofts application. If the MUPTE is approved, construction would begin early next year with a proposed construction schedule of approximately 18-24 months. RELATED CITY POLICIES Utilization of the MUPTE program to stimulate new multi-unit housing development addresses many goals for Eugene and downtown, including: Eugene Downtown Plan  Stimulate multi-unit housing in the downtown core and on the edges of downtown for a variety of income levels and ownership opportunities.  Downtown development shall support the urban qualities of density, vitality, livability and diversity to create a downtown, urban environment.  Actively pursue public/private development opportunities to achieve the vision for an active, vital, growing downtown.  Use downtown development tools and incentives to encourage development that provides character and density downtown.  Facilitate dense development in the courthouse area and other sites between the core of the downtown and the river. Envision Eugene  Promote compact urban development and efficient transportation options. o Integrate new development and redevelopment in the downtown, in key transit corridors and in core commercial areas.