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<br />Mr. Poling advocated for a distinction between “usable” acres and “available” acres to counter legal <br />arguments that the City was bringing in too much acreage. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr found the presentation exciting and noted that the areas identified were adjacent to existing <br />development and constituted some of the nicest areas of the community. However, he was concerned that <br />there had been no discussion about how the City would provide transportation services to those areas. <br />Ms. Gardner anticipated that the council would make policy decisions about the needed infrastructure <br />when it selected the areas for expansion. She did not think that taking land from all the identified areas <br />was the most efficient use of resources. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark agreed with the remarks of Mr. Poling and Mr. Farr. He determined from Ms. Gardner that <br />Planning was working with Public Works to provide the council with the best possible information <br />regarding the infrastructure needed to serve the expansion areas, including long-term financing. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka requested a memorandum with a short explanation of why an area was selected and the <br />methodology used by staff to calculate density. He also asked for a high-level explanation of how <br />infrastructure was paid for and what share the City bore when development occurred. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting at 1:34 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 22, 2012 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br />