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th <br />of the 10 and Charnelton block, in addition to publicly and privately-owned properties <br />downtown. Staff met with John Bartel, Vice President, Opus NWR Development, and Scott <br />Duckett, Campus Advantage, to go over the costs and possible development scenarios for the <br />identified sites. Mr. Bartel and Mr. Duckett also investigated a number of sites independently. <br />th <br />Mr. Bartel indicated in a letter dated October 3, 2008, that the 10 and Charnelton site is the only <br />suitable site for the proposed student housing development, based on design considerations, site <br />location, availability and cost. The letter from Mr. Bartel is included as Attachment E. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />th <br />Future development of the 10 & Charnelton site is consistent with the policies in the Eugene <br />Downtown Plan, including: <br /> <br />Downtown development shall support the urban qualities of density, vitality, livability and <br /> <br />? <br />diversity to create a downtown, urban environment. <br />Stimulate multi-unit housing in the downtown core and on the edges of downtown for a <br /> <br />? <br />variety of income levels and ownership opportunities. <br />Actively pursue public/private development opportunities to achieve the vision for an active, <br /> <br />? <br />vital, growing downtown. <br />Use downtown development tools and incentives to encourage development that provides <br /> <br />? <br />character and density downtown. <br /> <br />Relevant Downtown Plan Implementation Strategies include the following: <br /> <br />Promote multi-story, mixed-use structures downtown through financial incentives or code <br /> <br />? <br />amendments. <br />Encourage education-related development downtown, such as student housing and support <br /> <br />? <br />services. <br /> <br />th <br />In addition, the proposed future development of the 10 & Charnelton site is responsive to the <br />following Growth Management policies: <br /> <br />Policy 1: Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to increase <br />density and use existing vacant and under-used land within the boundary more <br />efficiently. <br />Policy 2: Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development. <br />Policy 3: Encourage a mix of business and residential uses downtown using incentives and <br />zoning. <br />Policy 10: Encourage the creation of transportation-efficient land use patterns and <br />implementation of nodal development concepts. <br />Policy 14: Development shall be required to pay the full cost of extending infrastructure and <br />services, except that the City will examine ways to subsidize the costs of providing <br />infrastructure or offer other incentives that support higher-density infill, mixed use, <br />and redevelopment. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081022\S081022A.doc <br />