CC Minutes - 09/21/09 Public Hearing

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Councilor Taylor stated it was important to reinstate MiCAP measures while other solutions were being developed. She did not want to lose stable neighborhoods if steps were not taken to protect them. She did not think that building height limitations would pose a large hardship and was convinced the parking requirements were reasonable. She admired neighborhood residents who worked on those issues and urged the council to quickly readopt the MiCAP amendments as an interim measure. Councilor Solomon thanked Mr. Peterson for his comments on housing for disabled students; it helped to clarify how the ordinance impacted development projects. She was opposed to readopting MiCAP and preferred to wait for the ICS task team recommendations to come forward. Councilor Brown agreed that the University was not fulfilling its duty to provide for student housing and parking and that forced pressures into the neighborhoods. He asked staff to rework the findings before the ordinance came back to the council for action. Councilor Zelenka commented that all sides of the issue made good points, but urged everyone to maintain a civil discourse that would lead to solutions. He did not think it was choice between jobs and livability; those did not need to be in opposition. He agreed that the University was not meeting its responsibilities to the increasing student population. He was interested in further discussion of Councilor Clark’s suggestion regarding a new parking design. He said the council’s job was to see that irreversible actions did not permanently, adversely impact the neighborhood and the ICS task team was working towards that goal. He urged the council to maintain interim protections until ICS recommendations were received. Councilor Clark said he took seriously testimony that the MiCAP requirements meant loss of jobs. He asked if both of the MiCAP amendments would sunset in June 2010 and when ICS recommendations were scheduled to come to the council. City Attorney Emily Jerome replied that, as drafted, the amendments would sunset in June 2010, but that was something the council could change. ICS recommendations were scheduled to be acted on by the Planning Commission by the end of October and the council’s first work session on the recommendations was November 9, followed by a public hearing on November 16 and action on December 14. Councilor Clark questioned the need to move quickly on MiCAP if the council was going to complete the ICS process in December. Mayor Piercy pointed out that the ICS timeline could change and take more time than currently intended. She stated that the hearing and the record were closed. The meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jon Ruiz City Manager (Recorded by Lynn Taylor) MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 21, 2009 Page 6 Public Hearing