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