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that she has spent years preparing for a potential use of the program in the West University Neighborhood. Dan Neal supported the program and encouraged MUPTE approval to have a stronger tie to sustainable building practices. On October 22, 2008, the council held a work session and voted to have the City Manager bring back thth an ordinance on the agenda that adds a new transit-oriented MUPTE area comprised of the 6 and 7 corridor and Trainsong neighborhood, and adds language that requires the council, when making the public benefit determination, to consider objective standards contained in a point system that will be contained in the MUPTE Standards and Guidelines adopted by the City Manager. Timing The program is operating under existing Standards and Guidelines that will remain in place until amended by the City Manager. RELATED CITY POLICIES Policy Issues and Council Goals The key policy issues are whether the City wishes to provide a tax exemption as a tool that encourages construction of housing in the core area and, if so, whether the rules or guidelines should be revised. Encouraging housing, and higher densities in the core area and in surrounding neighborhoods is consistent with numerous adopted planning and policy documents. Examples include: Growth Management Policies Policy 1: Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to increase density and use on existing vacant land and under-used land within the boundary more efficiently. Policy 2: Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development. Policy 3: Encourage a mix of businesses and residential uses downtown using incentives and zoning. Downtown Plan: Living Downtown Policy 1: Stimulate multi-unit housing in the downtown core and on the edges of downtown for a variety of income levels and ownership opportunities. Policy 2: Reinforce residential use in neighborhoods abutting the downtown commercial core to help contain commercial activity in downtown and maintain the historic character and livability of adjacent neighborhoods. Downtown Plan Implementation Strategies A. Expand the MUPTE program boundary to encourage housing on the edges of downtown. Periodically review boundaries and expand to include areas where additional housing is appropriate. F. Seek opportunities to equalize the costs of building housing in and near downtown compared with locations elsewhere in the city. Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081124\S0811243.DOC