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2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - September 26, 2011, Regular Meeting - October 17, 2011, Work Session B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda The council approved the Consent Calendar at the 5:30 p.m. work session. 3. ACTION: An Ordinance Extending the Sunset Date for the Rental Housing Code City Manager Jon Ruiz asked the council to consider extending the current sunset date for a nine -month period ending on September 30, 2012, which would provide more time for evaluation of the program. No fees would be billed for the next fiscal year in the interim. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to adopt Council Bill 5056 extending the sunset date for the Rental Housing Code nine months to September 30, 2012. Mayor Piercy referred to remarks submitted by John VanLandingham of Lane County Legal Aide, who suggested the City could examine the Rental Housing Code and determine how to make the program work so that it was as helpful to property owners as it was to property renters. She supported an extension so the City could find a way to achieve that goal. Councilor Ortiz agreed with Mayor Piercy. She was not happy with the length of the extension and hoped staff could return with a recommendation earlier than had been suggested. Councilor Clark agreed with Councilor Ortiz. He preferred a six -month extension, but would not offer that as a motion at this time. He believed the landlords' testimony suggested there was a problem with the program. He was concerned that the City was over - collecting for the program. Conversely, Councilor Clark acknowledged that there were occasional "bad apples" among landlords and the program provided a conduit for communication between them and their tenants without recourse to the courts. He supported the extension because the City would not be billing for the next annual cycle due to the surplus that existed. Councilor Poling also intended to support the motion but agreed nine months was too long. He said he would be interested in further discussion of the fee and its relationship to the program budget. He was also concerned about other factors being incorporated into the code, such as energy conservation, because he believed the code was intended to be narrower in scope. Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 8:0 4. ACTION: Approval of Funding for Housing Affordable to Low - Income Persons City Manager Ruiz asked the council to take action regarding the commitment of HOME funds, City of Eugene systems development charge waivers, and the disposition of the County Farm land bank site for construction of Bascom Village, a 101 -unit affordable housing development proposed by St. Vincent de MINUTES— Eugene City Council November 28, 2011 Page 4 Regular Meeting