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building height transitions, to the natural resource impacts from infill subdivisions. Over the winter (January-March <br />2009) the general public will be invited to a series of workshops to weigh in on the issues and brainstorm potential <br /> <br />solutions. Alternative solutions will then be prepared in the spring, allowing for public input and feedback cycles <br />before final recommendations proceed through the public hearing and adoption process (slated for early summer <br />2009).To learn more, please visit www.eugene-or.gov/infill and www.eugene-or.gov/oppsiting or contact Project <br />Manager Terri Harding at terri.l.harding@ci.eugene.or.us or 682-5635. <br /> <br />Opportunity Siting Market and Financial Feasibility Studies Complete <br />Opportunity Siting (OS) is a city-wide project aimed at finding compatible places and <br />ways to accommodate residential infill that will help achieve the City’s Growth <br />Management Policies. After testing a neighborhood involvement process with <br />Jefferson Westside Neighbors in a two-part workshop, the project task team asked <br />the consulting firm Johnson-Gardner to prepare market and financial feasibility <br />studies of a hypothetical residential development in the neighborhood. Two density <br />scenarios and a variety of financial assumptions were studied. The results are <br />informing the work on what kinds of incentives might be necessary to facilitate the <br />kind of high density development neighborhoods can support. The OS task team <br />presented its initial findings to the Planning Commission on November 10, and will <br />present an update to the City Council in the near future. Next steps (January-June <br />2009) include additional work with the development community, City staff, and <br />neighborhood representatives, to develop implementation strategies that allow both <br />neighborhood groups and developers to propose opportunity sites. The process will <br />Naval Reserve Site <br />attempt to integrate neighborhood compatibility concerns with market conditions and <br />Plan – lower density <br />financial feasibility realities. For more information, contact Associate Planner, <br />Patricia Thomas, at 682-5561. <br /> <br />Canines Featured In Stormwater Newsletter <br />The Canines for Clean Water Pledge (www.eugene-or.gov/cleancanines) is a great opportunity for canines and <br />their human companions to proudly display their commitment to protecting local waterways, and receive a free <br />bandana. Read about the environmental problems caused by pet waste in the fall 2008 issue of Stormwater <br />Connections, due to arrive in Eugene area mailboxes over the next two <br />weeks. Also in this issue: <br /> <br />? <br /> If the large influx of leaves cascading onto streets and lawns is making <br />a mess, don’t wait for leaf collection in your neighborhood. Instead, find <br /> out how to make your own recipe for nutrient-rich compost for your <br /> gardens or mulch for your flower beds. <br /> <br />? <br /> If national news about flooding in other parts of the country has you <br /> concerned about the risk of local flooding, check out the flood hazard <br /> section. Readers can learn about protection and preparedness tips, <br /> what to do if flooding occurs, how to find out if you are in a flood hazard <br /> area - and much more. <br /> <br />Keeping community members informed and educated about stormwater <br />pollution and ways to protect local waterways is a best management <br />practice in the City’s Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP). Articles in <br />Stormwater Connections typically address seasonal or current issues and <br />cover at least one subject of interest to younger citizens. Information <br />provided in this semi-annual newsletter has been produced by the Stormwater Management Program since 1994 <br />to increase awareness of surface water and natural resource issues in the community. Copies of the newsletter <br />have been placed in the City Manager’s Office. For more information or additional copies of the newsletter, contact <br />Public Information Specialist for the Stormwater Management Program, Kathy Eva, at 682-2739. <br /> <br />U of O Greek Houses Pass Inspections <br />Since January 2000, Campus FireWatch, a national college fire safety resource, has identified more than 100 <br />campus-related fire deaths across the United States. In Eugene, the Fire & EMS Department’s Fire Prevention <br />Section recently completed the annual inspections of recognized Greek fraternity and sorority houses at the <br />University of Oregon. In a major improvement from last year, all 17 houses achieved full compliance with fire <br />safety regulations, with only five re-inspections required. (In 2007, all of the houses needed to be re-inspected, in <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />November 26, 2008 <br />