CC Minutes - 04/20/11 Work Session

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Provide affordable housing for all income levels • Housing affordability should be defined to include opportunities for a true mix of affordable housing types. • Housing affordability is tied to the issue of school closure and the demographic trends in neighborhoods without a strong mix of housing types. • Demographic and income diversity is necessary for the long-term health of the schools and neighborhoods. • Additional affordable housing units should include both multi- family and single - family units. • UGB expansion areas should be zoned for mixed use and should follow the 20- minute neighborhood model. Plan for climate change and energy uncertainty • The concept of 20- minute neighborhoods relates at least as much to other pillars and themes as it does to energy and climate; the overlap between energy /climate issues and other issues highlighted the problems of sequestering energy and climate concerns in a separate pillar. Promote compact urban development and efficient transportation options The community needs more transportation choices to achieve the goal embodied in the pillar. Greater urban density requires that people be provided more transportation choices in the form of walking, biking, and public transit; the design of urban spaces should promote low -cost, healthier modes such as walking, biking and transit as the safest and most convenient options available. This highlights the importance of the EmX system, which is needed to preclude pressure to expand the UGB. The council will need to fully commit to multi -modal transportation options along all key existing and proposed east -west and north -south transportation corridors to support the corridor development strategy. The foundation of this pillar is frill build -out of the bus rapid transit system and the expansion of the infrastructure serving alternate transportation modes. Protect, repair and enhance neighborhood livability Neighborhood compatibility is not the same as "no change." Diversity could be compatible with neighborhood character. The commission's TBL analysis suggested a need to change the first strategy under the pillar, which is tied to the Infill Compatibility Standards and Opportunity Siting. Neither had been fully vetted. The strategy should be linked to what City Council adopts for these programs rather than the work done by the respective task teams. The strategy should be revised to be more progressive and should frame density in terms of positive objectives to be achieved, not as a prohibition or restriction. This strategy needs to be reviewed through the TBL framework when implemented to avoid unwanted results. Protect, restore, and enhance natural resources • The pillar should cast protection, restoration, and enhancement in the context of opportunity. MINUTES— Eugene City Council April 20, 2011 Page 2 Work Session