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values and asked how they were developed. City Manager Ruiz said staff had developed the pillars as <br />one way to provide the community with a "snapshot" of what the process was trying to accomplish. They <br />were not all encompassing for everything that occurred in the community. <br />Mr. Clark suggested that a pillar that stated support for compact urban development suggested a <br />predisposition for one approach over another. City Manager Ruiz did not think so. He offered the <br />concept of `phantom capacity' as an example. He said the CRG had acknowledged the City could not <br />plan for something it had no chance of achieving. For example, the City could not direct that all new <br />growth go into a two -block area of downtown. However, the principle recognized that compact growth <br />was what the community generally wanted to accomplish, and it did not preclude other choices that <br />allowed other values to be satisfied. <br />Mr. Clark hoped to have council discussion of the pillars given that they could be the lens through which <br />the council was offered choices. City Manager Ruiz anticipated that would occur. <br />Mayor Piercy also anticipated more council conversation about the Seven Pillars. She did not think <br />support for compact urban development precluded other approaches or the flexibility the community <br />needed to move forward with different solutions. City Manager Ruiz concurred, and emphasized the <br />importance of future check -ins that gave the community the opportunity to make changes in direction. <br />Mayor Piercy also emphasized the importance of being prepared to respond to State initiatives and <br />mandates. <br />City Manager Ruiz said that whatever strategies the council adopted, staff intended to implement them, <br />and he anticipated discussion of the resources that would require. <br />Mr. Slattery anticipated that the City Code would need to be amended to implement the mixed -use vision <br />that was emerging from Envision Eugene. He also believed that affordability and financing had to be <br />considered. He agreed with the mayor about the importance of flexibility, but believed there were some <br />very difficult questions to be asked and answered driving some of the outcomes that had not yet been <br />discussed. He emphasized the importance of keeping supply and demand in mind, because when the <br />supply of land was restricted, its price went up, which added to the cost of housing. Mr. Slattery <br />commended the manager for creating an open process where people could express themselves freely. He <br />thought the process would have an impact beyond the question of the UGB's location. <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the work session at 1:17 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />,&Z� j <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council January 12, 2010 Page 5 <br />Work Session <br />