AMENDED Agenda Packet 11-26-18 Meeting

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MINUTES – Eugene City Council October 22, 2018 Page 2 Work Session Council Discussion •Level of public participation on this issue not surprising; community has an enormous stakein how the property is developed and used. The river is a unifying element. •EWEB Board intends to address the disposition of its headquarters at an upcoming meeting;the City will have 30 days from the date of EWEB’s declaration of surplus to request negotiations for the property and then five years to complete the negotiations. •The community will want the council to have a discussion about whether to pursuepurchase of the EWEB building. •Proposed development addresses all of the input received about pedestrian access,greenspace, playground, water features, affordable housing, etc. •The inclusion of natural gas infrastructure should be carefully considered in light ofincreasing energy around climate goals. •There is community support for including multiple and diverse food options in site plans. •The location of the proposed development will have its own overlay plan so codeamendments will affect that site only. Current concept plan will be reconfigured as site-specific decisions are made. •As proposed, every parcel of development will address its own parking needs andrequirements. •Council’s direction to increase the number of affordable housing units may be accomplishedin a number of ways, including adding to building height and width. •The proposed For Rent apartment buildings would be eligible for a MUPTE; the affordablehousing development and fee-simple ownership townhomes would not; council shoulddecide ahead of time if it is willing to grant a MUPTE. •Consideration should be given to view shed issues affecting neighboring properties andbusinesses. •Projected costs of next steps in development still being negotiated as part of projectagreement with Williams and Dame. •Most important change to MUPTE criteria was to ensure that more housing will be built thatis affordable to working residents; reasonable to consider now whether MUPTE should beused in this case. MOTION AND VOTE: Agency President Clark, seconded by Agency Vice President Taylor, moved to direct the Agency Director to explore options on expanding the number of affordable housing units and possible public parking and bring back design options on anticipated costs and proposed public investment. PASSED 8:0. Mayor Vinis adjourned the Urban Renewal Agency meeting and reconvened the City Council meeting. 3.ACTION: Downtown Riverfront Local Improvement District MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to order the local improvements to be made and direct the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the improvements and to call for bids on the construction contract. PASSED 8:0. 4.UPDATE AND POSSIBLE ACTION: Temporary Day Center and Dusk-to-Dawn PilotCity Manager Jon Ruiz read a prepared statement about the growing crisis many in thecommunity are facing around housing and homelessness, and the City’s efforts, in partnershipwith the County, to identify and implement effective and humane steps that can be taken toaddress this issue. November 26, 2018, Meeting - Item 3A