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Councilor Bettman wanted to know whether the issue was really urgent. She was concerned that waiving the FAR would cause other regulations that existed before the Land Use Code Update (LUCU) to be reimposed. City Attorney Glenn Klein responded that the claim sought only to waive the 1.0 FAR and reimpose the .65 FAR and nothing more. He emphasized that the resolution would not do anything more than that. He said whether the resolution was acted on at the present meeting or at the Wednesday work session would not make a tremendous amount of difference, but there was a desire not to postpone until after the council break because of the 180-day timeline on the issue. Councilor Bettman asked if acting after the council break would supercede the 180-day timeline. She wanted to know how the council could move forward without some delineation of the magnitude of the claim in terms of value if the City chose not to waive the FAR. She asserted that the City had not conducted due diligence in terms of establishing what the reduction of market value would be. Mr. Klein responded that the 180-day timeline would be exceeded if the action was not taken prior to the council break. In terms of the reduction in value, he had consulted with another appraiser and the appraiser had indicated that there would be a reduction should the FAR not be waived. He said he had not asked for an appraisal. He explained that while it was a valuable tool most governments were not getting appraisals due to the expense. Councilor Bettman opined that efforts to reduce staff time were multiplying negative effects of Ballot Measure 37. Mayor Piercy ascertained from Councilor Bettman that she opposed taking action at the present meeting and action was deferred to the work session scheduled for March 14. 4. ACTION: Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions of February 6, 2007, and Direction on Legislative Policy Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to ratify the Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions as set forth in the minutes of the February 6, 2007, meeting. Councilor Pryor requested to pull SB 187, SB 335, SB 476, HB 2465, SB 293, and HB 2140 for discus- sion. Roll call vote; the motion to ratify the Intergovernmental Relations Committee Actions with the exception of six bills pulled for discussion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Pryor explained that the bills that he pulled for discussion had resulted in a 2:1 vote by the Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (CCIGR). He thought it would be appropriate to discuss the bills in order to confirm the CCIGR vote or to take a different position if the majority so chose. SB 187 Councilor Pryor explained that SB 187 directed the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) to encourage local governments to provide affordable housing. He noted that Urban Services Manager for the Community Development Division of PDD, Richie Weinman, recommended that the stand MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 12, 2007 Page 8 Regular Meeting