CC Minutes - 01/31/01 Work Session

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represent a new level of effort, which he estimated to be four to five months of staff work. Mr. Meisner asked if by supporting the committee the City was committing major resources to the effort. Mr. Johnson said no; there was some staff time associated with the effort but it was not major. Ms. Bettman thought the suggested item was reflective of an ongoing effort and that there were other important efforts that could be similarly listed. She did not want to diminish the council's commitment to the priorities it really wanted to see implemented. Sustainable Community Growth and Change Implement the Growth Management Study through the Land Use Code Update and other mechanisms Review TransPlan for consistent implementation with GMS, building regional consensus, and implement nodal development projects and principles Implement the parks and open space bond measure Foster afJbrdable housing, including subsidizing low-income housing. Collaborate with Lane County to better coordinate and streamline service delivery in the River Road/Santa Clara area. Regarding the first bulleted item, Mr. Kelly advocated for more focus. Referring to the work plan, he suggested as a work plan item "Use the council resolution on sustainability as one of the basic component for organizational decision making." As a further work plan item or action priority, Mr. Kelly suggested "Prioritize and begin implementation of the post-Land Use Code Update work plan." He suggested another work plan item or action priority: "Improve cost recovery related to land use and development." Referring to the fourth bulleted action priority, Mr. Farr said it was imperative to him that as the council implemented the new land use code, it was fully aware of what that did to the cost of housing, and made the community aware of it too. Ms. Bettman suggested as an additional action priority "Provide neighborhood and downtown stability by preserving existing housing and residential uses." Mr. Pap6 suggested the action plan needed something to address the economic underpinnings of the community. Mr. Kelly agreed a new bullet regarding economic development was needed, noting the issue was also mentioned by both the mayor and the executive managers. He said he did not want to form a new council committee, but wanted the entire council to grapple with the issues involved. He echoed Mr. Farr's comment about the affordable housing bullet, saying he wanted to keep the bullet but wanted to focus it more. If the council did something that increased the cost of housing, it needed to be willing to consider waivers or sliding scale fees for affordable housing projects, which could be mentioned in the work plan items under the bulleted priority. Ms. Taylor wanted to add something to the work plan items under the fourth bullet regarding ways the City could support low-income home ownership. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 31, 2001 Page 9 Work Session