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Mr. Boles reported the TRG anticipated it would complete its work on the housing mix before July 27. <br />He said the Spreadsheet Committee was working on Pillar 7 of Envision Eugene related to <br />implementation and monitoring and would commence that work by considering the consequences of the <br />efficiency measures related to the housing mix. <br />Ms. Prichard anticipated that the TRG would provide the council with factual and unbiased information <br />that allowed it to make good decisions for the community. She acknowledged there were sometimes <br />conflicts between members' values and the facts, leaving the council with hard decisions to make. She <br />agreed with Ms. Gardner about the complexity of the topic and hoped the quality of the TRG's <br />information helped the council move forward with less controversy. <br />Ms. Nelson said the Partially Vacant Lands Committee had approached its analysis of partially vacant lots <br />less than one acre from a value - neutral point of view, and considered the task an inventory process. The <br />land in question was not inventoried through ECLA, and there were thousands of acres involved. Ms. <br />Nelson reported that the committee had extrapolated the estimated capacity for development on lands that <br />were dimensionally capable of being divided using existing zoning and the past rate of development. She <br />acknowledged that the committee lacked time to do a thorough analysis and members frequently found <br />such properties were developed in a manner that precluded additional development. Ms. Nelson <br />concluded that further analysis of the existing capacity would require an aerial lot -by -lot examination and <br />recommended the City perform such an inventory. <br />Mr. Duncan said the committee felt comfortable about its recommendations for lots less than one acre <br />because they were largely located in existing neighborhoods and past rates of development indicated a <br />lesser impact on those neighborhoods. <br />Mr. Duncan discussed the Partially Vacant Lands Committee's work to determine the capacity that <br />existed on lots over one acre in size. He reported that the committee had approached the issue on the <br />basis of what redevelopment could actually occur on such parcels. The committee had no rate of <br />redevelopment to apply given the few examples of redevelopment that existed. He acknowledged that in <br />some cases, there would be resistance to redevelopment or natural resources that precluded <br />redevelopment of such lots and it might be necessary to adjust the capacity ratio to recognize the fact <br />many would not be redeveloped for various reasons. He estimated the 400 lots encompassed 660 acres of <br />land. <br />Speaking to the subject of housing unit costs, Mayor Piercy suggested the community had a problem with <br />housing affordability as well as jobs and wage levels and those subjects were intertwined. She also <br />believed that the community needed to accept that student housing was a permanent thing and the <br />questions to ask was how much should be provided and where should it be located to ensure continued <br />neighborhood livability. <br />Mayor Piercy suggested that staff approach Eugene's neighboring communities to discuss how Eugene's <br />decisions regarding growth impacted them and how they related to the growth decisions made by those <br />communities. She also supported the proposed examination of the possible redesignation of lands zoned <br />for higher density uses to accommodate single - family housing. <br />Mayor Piercy determined from Mr. Dedrick that schools were included in the land inventory and staff had <br />worked with the two school districts to identify surplus property that would be available for other uses. <br />Mr. Dedrick anticipated that other surplus sites would be added to the inventory over time. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council June 29, 2011 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />