Item A: Eugene Comprehensive Lands Assessment

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The baseline assumptions used in the land needs analysis are organized into three categories: employment land needs, residential land needs, and public and semi-public land needs. A summary of the baseline assumptions and recommended values is presented in Attachment C. This is an update to the same summary that you received in April, with the addition of information that was not available at that time. Further detail on each of these assumptions is provided in Attachment D. Committee New comments, staff input, and consultant expertise helped produce the values for each key assumption. information has been provided in both Attachments C and D, on the following items: new employment accommodated by infill and redevelopment, housing mix, housing density, residential infill and residential redevelopment. Next Steps The baseline assumptions will become the foundation of determining the land need. Variations on these assumptions will be developed for a few variables where committee input was divergent, provided that these variations are within the reasonable ranges provided in Attachment C. This process will conclude with the land need determination by the end of the year. Additional council updates are tentatively planned for September and November as products become available. Special presentations to community organizations will take place in late summer and public workshops are currently scheduled for September. An updated project timeline is included in Attachment E. Two components of ECLA have been funded by a grant from the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) that concludes this summer. Draft versions of the Economic Opportunity Analysis and the Housing Needs Analysis produced by our consultants must be approved by the City to receive these grant funds. Acceptance of these documents is scheduled as a consent calendar item on August 10. Although each of these documents will be presented in draft format at this time, they will be presented again with more complete information this fall after opportunity for public involvement. The completion of the land assessment will address Eugene’s compliance with HB 3337, completing the technical phase of a larger planning process. If the study determines that additional lands will be needed to accommodate projected growth, the City will need to initiate a process for addressing these needs, either through infill and redevelopment policies, UGB modifications or some combination of both. This process would contain ample opportunities for engaging the community in a dialogue about how to accommodate future growth. RELATED CITY POLICIES ? The City Council has included ECLA as a priority item on the Planning Division Work Program. ? Growth Management Policies are related to ECLA, most notably policies 1, 2, and 5. Policy 1 – Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to increase o density and use existing vacant land and under-used land within the boundary more efficiently. Policy 2 – Encourage in-fill, mixed-use, redevelopment, and higher density development. o Policy 5 – Work cooperatively with Metro area partners (Springfield and Lane County) and other o nearby cities to avoid urban sprawl and preserve the rural character in areas outside the urban growth boundaries. Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090810\S090810A.doc