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MINUTES – Eugene City Council Work Session February 26, 2020 Page 1 MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 February 26, 2020 12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Betty Taylor, Emily Semple, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Councilor Semple opened the January 27, 2020, work session of the Eugene City Council. Councilor Syrett joined the meeting at 12:25 p.m. 1.WORK SESSION: Parks and Recreation System Development Charge Methodology UpdateParks and Natural Resource Planner Carolyn Burke and Interim Public Works Director MattRodrigues introduced the topic.Council Discussion Councilor Clark – asked for clarification on stormwater system development charges;expressed support for Option 4 and interest in suspending SDCs for accessory dwellingunits; said that affordable, smaller homes become available as people move out of thembecause they move into larger homes. Councilor Zelenka – expressed support for adopting the proposed project list; asked whatthe comparison was between Portland’s and Eugene’s rates; appreciated that the modelsupported small housing and transportation access; expressed support for a two-yearphase-in of the fee increase. Councilor Pryor – wanted to figure out how to increase the number of smaller, affordablehomes built; was most interested in Options 2 and 3. Councilor Yeh – agreed with Councilor Pryor in support of Options 2 or 3; was willing tophase in the fee increase. Councilor Evans – was interested in a fifth option that would include no increase in the firstyear, a 20 percent increase in the second year, and a phased increase for two years afterthat. Councilor Semple – asked for clarification on what would occur between years one and twoin Options 5 and 3. Councilor Syrett – weighed the need to increase housing while also continuing to fund parksdevelopment; supported the proposed Option 5. Councilor Clark – supported keeping the current fees for two more years; interested in acomparison between in-market cities nearby (including Veneta, Creswell, etc.); raised theidea that the increase could occur over ten years’ time. Councilor Zelenka – thought the comparison between Eugene and its competitors for wherepeople wanted to build were with cities like Corvallis and Bend and that the $500 differencebetween Eugene and Springfield would not make much of an impact in the overall choice ofwhere to build locally. Councilor Pryor – said he looked forward to a rate structure that encourages buildingsmaller; supported Option 5. Councilor Syrett – asked about the impact of the change in the administrative fee. Councilor Clark – thought Option 5 would result in builders choosing to build elsewhere andwanted to see a slower rate change over ten years; asked how the administrative fee mightbe used to eliminate fees for SDCs. ATTACHMENT I March 9, 2020, Meeting - Item 2ACC Agenda - Page 25