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<br />? <br /> <br />current policies. <br /> <br />The baseline assumptions used in the land needs analysis are organized into three categories: <br />employment land needs, residential land needs, and public and semi-public land needs. A summary of <br />the baseline assumptions and recommended values is presented in Attachment C. This is an update to <br />the same summary that you received in April, with the addition of information that was not available at <br />that time. Further detail on each of these assumptions is provided in Attachment D. Committee <br />New <br />comments, staff input, and consultant expertise helped produce the values for each key assumption. <br />information has been provided in both Attachments C and D on the following items: new <br />employment accommodated by infill and redevelopment, housing mix, housing density, residential <br />infill and residential redevelopment. <br /> <br /> <br />Next Steps <br />The baseline assumptions will become the foundation of determining the land need. Variations on these <br />assumptions will be developed for a few variables where committee input was divergent, provided that <br />these variations are within the reasonable ranges provided in Attachment C. This process will conclude <br />with the land need determination by the end of the year. <br /> <br />Additional council updates are tentatively planned for September and November as products become <br />available. Special presentations to community organizations will take place in late summer and public <br />workshops are currently scheduled for September. An updated project timeline is included in <br />Attachment E. <br /> <br />Two components of ECLA have been funded by a grant from the Department of Land Conservation and <br />Development (DLCD) that concludes this summer. Draft versions of the Economic Opportunity <br />Analysis and the Housing Needs Analysis produced by our consultants must be approved by the City to <br />receive these grant funds. Acceptance of these documents is scheduled as a consent calendar item on <br />August 10. Although each of these documents will be presented in draft format at this time, they will be <br />presented again with more complete information this fall after opportunity for public involvement. <br /> <br />The completion of the land assessment will address Eugene’s compliance with HB 3337, completing the <br />technical phase of a larger planning process. If the study determines that additional lands will be needed <br />to accommodate projected growth, the City will need to initiate a process for addressing these needs, <br />either through infill and redevelopment policies, UGB modifications or some combination of both. This <br />process would contain ample opportunities for engaging the community in a dialogue about how to <br />accommodate future growth. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />? <br /> <br />The City Council has included ECLA as a priority item on the Planning Division Work Program. <br />? <br /> <br />Growth Management Policies are related to ECLA, most notably policies 1, 2, and 5. <br /> <br />Policy 1 – Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to increase <br />o <br />density and use existing vacant land and under-used land within the boundary more efficiently. <br /> <br />Policy 2 – Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development. <br />o <br /> <br />Policy 5 – Work cooperatively with Metro area partners (Springfield and Lane County) and other <br />o <br />nearby cities to avoid urban sprawl and preserve the rural character in areas outside the urban <br />growth boundaries. <br /> Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090722\S090722C.doc <br /> <br />