4.17.2019 City Council Work Session Minutes

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• Councilor Taylor - expressed a desire for economically integrated housing throughout the city; said she would like to lobby the legislature to change the problems with the bill. • Councilor Yeh - asked whether buildings with IZ units would still offer social services to residents—something that's frequently offered in low-income housing. • Councilor Zelenka - asked whether the boundaries of IZ could be restricted and whether that, correspondingly, limits the CET; asked what other incentives Portland used; likened IZ to the multi -unit property tax exemption. • Councilor Evans - asked whether the IZ has disincentivized development in Portland. • Councilor Syrett - thanked Councilor Pryor for bringing up the Housing Dispersal Policy and agreed it should be reviewed; said she would like to see a proposal for a voluntary IZ program; requested more details on the IZ program and process in Corvallis. • Councilor Clark - said the city would need 6,700 units of multi -family housing before 2035 in order for the City to meet its stated goals in Envision Eugene; advocated for incentivizing development; asked whether developers—under a mandatory IZ program—would be required to rent their more affordable units to people/families with incomes below a certain level; would like the City to have its own down payment assistance program to help people get out of poverty. • Mayor Vinis - noted this topic was one of the items in the Housing Tools and Strategies conversation, so it would return to council. The meeting adjourned at 1:31 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ,6ll Beth Forrest City Recorder (Recorded by Cas Casados) Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here. MINUTES - Eugene City Council April 17, 2019 Page 3 Work Session