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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />July 8, 2019 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Yeh, Chris Pryor, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, <br />Claire Syrett (via conference phone), Alan Zelenka <br />Councilor Taylor opened the July 8, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council in Mayor Vinis' <br />absence. <br />1. Committee Reports and Items of Interest <br />Council Discussion: <br />o Councilor Evans - shared information about his recent experience at the National League of <br />Cities' summer meeting and the group's upcoming report on affordable housing. <br />o Councilor Semple: announced that there are two new bathrooms coming soon thanks to the <br />recent budget allocation, noting the Overpark garage bathrooms have new signage and will <br />be monitored hourly. <br />o Councilor Taylor - shared complaints she's received about the speed bumps in the Overpark <br />garage; attended the National League of Cities' summer meeting and learned about a food <br />recycling program in Indianapolis; attended the recent Livable Cities Conference where she <br />learned about a day center for homeless residents in Madison, Wisconsin; wanted to know <br />what could be done to fight implementation of House Bill 2001. <br />Councilor Clark- requested a work session to talk about HB 2001 in detail. <br />Councilor Zelenka joined the meeting at 5:46 p.m. <br />2. WORK SESSION: Parks and Recreation System Development Charge Methodology Update <br />Parks Natural Resource Planner Carolyn Burke and Consultant Deb Galardi of the Galardi <br />Rothstein Group gave background on the topic including the overall vision for how funding <br />would be used, how transportation and parks SDCs are currently calculated, a possible new rate <br />structure that would be more progressive for housing; a new possible rate structure for <br />commercial SDCs, and a timeline for continuing the conversation on the topic with council. <br />Council Discussion: <br />o Councilor Clark- expressed concern about the corresponding increase in housing costs; <br />suggested that demand management strategies may be needed; asked what percent of'07 <br />projects were on the list distributed at the meeting. <br />o Councilor Pryor - appreciated the work to make less expensive, smaller housing types more <br />affordable. <br />o Councilor Zelenka - asked for clarification of the SDC project list; appreciated that the <br />progressive scale accounted for affordability based on square footage. <br />o Councilor Evans - expressed concern that the City wouldn't be able to afford the parks <br />development residents were asking for; asked about circumstances under which fees could <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council July 8, 2019 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />