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M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />Council Chamber—Eugene City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> July 21, 2008 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Bonny Bettman, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, Mike <br />Clark, Alan Zelenka. <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br />A. PUBLIC HEARING: <br />An Ordinance Concerning Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption and Amending Sections 2,945 and <br />9.947 of the Eugene Code, 1971 <br /> <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz invited questions. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman determined from City Manager Ruiz a work session on the agenda topic could be scheduled if the <br />council so desired. At Councilor Bettman’s request, the council agreed to schedule a work session. City Manager <br />Ruiz indicated it was possible a work session could be scheduled on August 13. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved to take the information from the hearing, <br />questions, and comments from the council and consider the MUPTE ordinance and criteria at a work <br />session on August 13. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz supported the motion due to the complexity of the issue. <br /> <br />Councilor Poling did not support the motion as the council had yet to hold the public hearing. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon arrived. The motion was clarified for the benefit of Councilor Solomon. <br /> <br /> The motion passed, 7:1; Councilor Poling voting no. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy reviewed the rules of the public hearing and opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Terry Connelly <br />, representing the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, 1401 Willamette Street, said the chamber <br />supported the Multiple-Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) as a tool to attract more investment in housing in <br />and near downtown. The chamber felt the program was having a positive effect in creating more housing units. He <br />considered MUPTE both an incentive and a tool for the City to realize its planning goals, particularly those related to <br />more compact urban growth and support for multi-modal modes of transportation. He did not want to see the <br />MUPTE boundary reduced in size and suggested there might be some places where it was appropriate to expand it. <br />In regard to the selection criteria, he suggested they be clearly spelled out for both the applicant and the City to give <br />applicants more predictability in regard to City decision-making. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 21, 2008 Page 1 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> <br />