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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 January 23, 2019 12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Jennifer Yeh, Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark. Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Claire Syrett Councilors Absent: Greg Evans Mayor Vinis opened the January 23, 2019, Work Session of the Eugene City Council. 1.WORK SESSION: Clear & Objective Housing – Approval Criteria UpdateSenior Planner Jenessa Dragovich and Principal Planner Alissa Hansen provided a projectupdate of the Clear & Objective Housing: Approval Criteria Update, including the DraftPreferred Concepts Report.Council Discussion •Councilor Taylor – asked questions about the legal process for revising or dismantling arefinement plan, and outreach to and involvement of residents; expressed concern that theproposal represented a drastic change to adopted plans. •Councilor Clark – suggested that analysis should happen earlier in the process and includeinformation in the Buildable Lands Inventory; supported listing the constraints upfront. •Councilor Syrett – noted that mitigation was required for other building process, similar tothe tree preservation component. •Councilor Zelenka – said he was challenged by the open space proposal; seems like aweakening of existing requirements. •Councilor Semple – expressed concern about the tree preservation proposal; askedquestions about the data around current practices and how the parameters/scale will bedetermined under the proposal. •Councilor Pryor – acknowledged the in-depth work of the Planning Commission on thisissue, in an effort to bring the Clear & Objective standards into alignment with what is beingdeveloped. •Councilor Yeh – said the Planning Commission did a good job of vetting the proposals;findings will be needed to adopt the Planning Commission recommendation on the openspace requirement. •Councilor Clark – said more time is needed for council to think about and deliberate on therecommendations, which represents a significant change in policy. •Councilor Zelenka – requested clarification on several of the recommendations. •Councilor Taylor – said the setback requirement is important and that it is impossible tomitigate the removal of mature trees. •Councilor Semple – expressed her general support for the recommendation; askedquestions about the proposed setback proposal. •Councilor Clark – asked if future comprehensive lands assessments will be done on a lot-specific basis; still has significant concerns and questions about the overall policy direction. •Councilor Zelenka – said streamlining development in thoughtful manner is good; there isstill ample time to hear testimony and consider and revise the proposal. ATTACHMENT A July 8, 2019, Meeting – Item 3A