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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />October 9, 2019 <br />12:00 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka (via phone), Jennifer Yeh, <br />Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor, Greg Evans <br />Mayor Vinis opened the October 9, 2019, work session of the Eugene City Council. <br />1. WORK SESSION: Parks and Recreation System Development Charge Methodology <br />Update <br />Public Works Operations Manager Carolyn Burke, and Deborah Galardi of the Galardi - <br />Rothstein Group presented to council about the Parks and Recreation System Development <br />Charge Methodology. This work session was an opportunity for City Council to further <br />discuss the draft methodology. <br />Council Discussion: <br />• Councilor Clark- Discussed appreciation for goals surrounding park system despite <br />conflicting community needs; discussed challenges of park SDCs, other permits and <br />fees and the challenges of building housing with these fees in place; would like to <br />see a comparison of surrounding cities' permits and fees for building. <br />• Councilor Syrett - Asked staff to discuss how reimbursement fees work <br />• Councilor Pryor - Discussed "three legs of the stool": the need for park SDCs, <br />capacity of community to finance the need, and the timeline to accomplish the need; <br />expressed appreciation for the work staff has done and the need for council to use <br />that information; expressed desire to address this SDC differently than <br />transportation. <br />• Mayor Vinis - Asked how staff imagines this methodology phasing in over time; <br />requested a list of SDC, permit, and other charges the city is already using for <br />development, in addition to what is being considered now and to come; expressed <br />desire for more information to see the bigger picture of these SDCs fit in with other <br />fees. <br />• Councilor Clark- Discussed nuances behind conversation; asked what total fees <br />collected would be if council left current SDCs alone; discussed difficulty of building <br />affordable housing while increasing fees for building in Eugene. <br />• Councilor Syrett - Expressed desire for more information from staff, public hearing, <br />and comments from the public before coming to a conclusion; discussed previous <br />question to staff about when the most recent SDC rate increases took place and what <br />they were; appreciated nuance of conversation and anticipation of further <br />conversation. <br />MINUTES - Eugene City Council October 9, 2019 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />