Agenda Packet 12-12-18 Work Session

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Community Response to Online Survey Following 11/28/18 Meeting 96 Counties regarding housing preferences. Shows highest preference for housing is for single family detached homes. o PG 80-103- “The Gap” 2018 Report from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition – National look focusing on low-income households. Highlights high numbers of cost- burdened households and the extreme shortage of housing available for these income levels. Examines household types. Identifies federal policy responses and the need to invest more heavily in constructing Affordable units. o PG 104-111 - Comments regarding construction of Secondary Dwelling Units (SDU) – also known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Key barriers to construction include cost, land (access to alleys), fees, regulation, and property owner preferences. Concern that these types of units won’t help with affordability but may damage livability. Reference to and attachment of supporting documentation regarding efforts in Olympia and Gresham. PG 112-161 - Paul Conte • Acknowledgement of the problem (burden of cost for many households) and the difficulty of addressing it. • Call to make a positive impact without having negative consequences. • Call for more data to better evaluate the options. • Call for alignment with previous efforts (Envision Eugene/Comprehensive Plan) • Analysis of options based on perceived alignment with the Comprehensive Plan and Envision Eugene Pillars. Also includes perception of neighborhood association response to options. • Analysis of top/bottom ideas based on “Creams and Rocks” analysis. • Process concerns with polling of options. • Attachments (repeated from earlier pages) from the MUD sub-group. • 2011 Information on Opportunity Siting • Elaboration of process concerns, including disrespect for parts of Eugene’s population. • Call for alignment with Envision Eugene pillars with specific concern for preserving neighborhood livability. • Concern that the problem has been poorly defined and ill informed (critique of limited data from the housing economist). • Call to focus on how to finance subsidized units. • Critique of the list of options and glossary. Concern regarding specific content as well as inconsistencies in language/definitions. Feedback on specific options. PG 162-163 – Eben Fodor • Critique about data available to working group • Call to address lack of housing for very low-income households • Reference to “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes”, by The National Low Income Housing Coalition, March 2018 (available at https://nlihc.org/gap). (also referenced in a prior email above) December 12, 2018, Work Session - Item 2