Item B: Update on Commercial/Industrial/Residential Land Studies

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Update on Commercial/Industrial/Residential Land Studies Meeting Date: January 17, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5208 ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of this work session is to respond to a council request for an update on the status of the Commercial/Industrial/Residential Lands Studies. Specifically, this item is intended to provide a status report on the City’s compliance with state requirements for local government inventories of residential, commercial, and industrial lands. BACKGROUND In 1992, Eugene completed and adopted a Commercial Lands Study. In 1993, the Metropolitan Industrial Lands Study was adopted. In 1999, the cities of Eugene and Springfield jointly adopted the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Residential lands and Housing Study (“Residential Lands Study”). On July 12, 2006, the council held a workshop on the supply of commercial and industrial Lands in Lane County, at which consultants presented a comprehensive created database on commercial and industrial designated lands. The City Attorney’s Office has prepared a memorandum summarizing the State’s requirements for local government inventories of residential, commercial, and industrial lands, including a status report on the City’s current supply of those lands, and assessment of compliance with State requirements. That memorandum is subject to confidentiality and has been distributed to the councilors separate from the Agenda Item Summary materials. The Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) has prepared a Eugene Buildable Lands Summary Memorandum, which is included as Attachment A. In response to the inclusion of a Buildable Lands Scope of Work item in the Planning Division FY 07 Work Program, staff requested a scoping outline be prepared by LCOG to provide additional information for council discussion of this item. Included as Attachment B, is a table summarizing scoping tasks, timeframe, and estimated costs to provide an order of magnitude context for cost and scope. Due to the timing of the council request for this work session, the Planning Commission has not had an opportunity to discuss or provide input on the Scoping Task 7 in the FY 07 Work Program. RELATED CITY POLICIES City policies are not applicable at this time. L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070117\S070117B.doc