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criteria were developed through a lengthy consultation process with HPB. HPB appoints members of the Evaluation Committee to review and score the proposals, holds public hearings to collect comments on proposed projects, and makes funding recommendations to the City Council. Final decisions regarding awards of land and other federal and local subsidies are made by the City Council. Following the City Council’s decision, developers seek Low Income Housing Tax Credits and other funding through the State’s Consolidated Funding Cycle. Eugene Landbanking Program for Affordable Housing and Housing Dispersal Policy The Landbanking Program for Affordable Housing has served as a cornerstone of Eugene’s overall affordable housing program. The Landbanking Program was conceived as a way to address the need for affordable housing among low-income families. In 1968, the City Council adopted a broad platform through Resolution 1551, which formed an enduring foundation for Eugene’s approach to affordable housing. The resolution included direction to purchase and landbank sites for low-income housing, to support the formation of nonprofit affordable housing developers, and to promote the dispersal of affordable housing throughout the community. The Housing Dispersal Policy (HDP) is the tool used by the council to ensure affordable units are dispersed throughout the community (see Attachment A for complete Housing Dispersal Policy). Originally adopted in 1968, the 1974 update to the HDP emphasized the importance of landbanking as a way to facilitate the dispersal of affordable housing throughout the community. The first landbank site was purchased in 1979. By 1982, four sites had been purchased and the City was actively seeking development proposals. The first development on a landbank site was completed in 1990. The last update to the HDP was completed in 1996 (Resolution 4477). The HDP only applies to the new development of family housing units and has three specific goals: 1) maximize housing choice for low-income families who have traditionally been limited in the location of housing they could afford; 2) discourage the creation of large areas characterized by low-income families; and 3) encourage the creation of additional housing integrated throughout the community for low-income families. The HDP includes two policies designed to achieve these goals: Policy 1: The City encourages dispersal of low-income families, in subsidized housing, throughout the City. Public assistance for the construction of subsidized housing is discouraged in unsuitable areas. This policy may be balanced by the City Council against other City concerns and policies. [Unsuitable areas are defined in the document as census tract block groups where more than 50 percent of families are low-income and/or already have concentrations of subsidized housing that are greater than 20 percent of total housing units within the block group. Policy 2: The City discourages subsidized housing developments that are larger than 60 units. This policy may be balanced by the City Council against other City concerns and policies. [Subsidized housing units are defined in the document as permanent newly constructed rental housing, for low- income families] County Farm Landbank Site and Area History The site included in the 2011 Housing RFP is located at 2990 County Farm Road, north of Crescent Avenue and west of Coburg Road. In 1997, the HPB directed staff to seek a landbank site between five and 10 acres in size to accommodate more units than sites previously purchased. In June, the City Council approved the purchase of the 5.8 acre site with $390,000 in CDBG funds and $190,000 in S:\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M111116\S111116B.doc