Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Ms. Taylor said that the commission appeared to be suggesting that the Infill Compatibility Standards were not a good thing. Mr. Bruce clarified that the commission was suggesting that the City did not yet know if they were a good thing. The council had adopted four infill compatibility standards that the commission discussed at length and which many commissioners did not find sustainable. The commission was asking the council to review the standards through the TBL framework to ensure it was getting the desired results. Some compatibility measures might be compatible from a neighborhood perspective but not from a sustainability perspective. Ms. Taylor believed it was important that the City consider compatibility. She thought residents had the right to continue in the kind of neighborhood they bargained for. Mr. Skov said the commission wanted to highlight that the Infill Compatibility Standards and Opportunity Siting processes were focused on specific issues and areas and needed more work before being incorporated into a citywide plan. He said none of the plan recommendations would receive support if the result was neighborhoods where people do not want to live. Ms. Taylor believed the City also needed to consider people’s property values. She was aware of a situation where an otherwise desirable house was not selling because of unattractive infill development directly adjacent. Mayor Piercy acknowledged that the City Council frequently had conflicting goals that it must work through. She emphasized the importance of establishing benchmarks to measure progress. She also stressed the importance of monitoring plan implementation so that document continued to be relevant. Mayor Piercy also reiterated the issues that the commission should address in follow up discussions with the council including affordable housing, definition of “core” and how it relates to greater density, and inclusionary zoning. B. WORK SESSION: Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene The council was joined by Alan Evans, Chair of the Arts and Business Alliance. Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Director Renee Grube and Community Events Manager Billy Moser were also present for the item. Ms. Grube provided a brief presentation on the work of the alliance, which was sponsored by the City of Eugene, University of Oregon, Travel Lane County, the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, and Lane Community College. The alliance was formed to coordinate and strengthen the efforts of private, public, and nonprofit culture sectors and foster civic leadership in support of the arts. Ms. Moser shared the website “Eugeneagogo.com” with the council and demonstrated its features. Mayor Piercy adjourned the work session at 1:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Beth Forrest City Recorder (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 20, 2011 Page 5 Work Session