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<br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />The City Council has established a priority to address homelessness in Eugene. The proposed <br />projects directly support this objective by preserving and expanding affordable housing <br />opportunities for very and extremely low-income families and individuals as well as multiple <br />other City priorities and policies including the Eugene-Springfield 2010 Consolidated Plan, Growth <br />Management Policies, and the Housing Dispersal Policy. <br /> <br />Eugene-Springfield 2010 Consolidated Plan - This plan identifies a need for affordable housing <br />for low-income persons and sets a five-year goal of developing 500 new units of affordable <br />housing. The proposed projects directly support the objective by creating four transitional rental <br />units within a group home for very low-income families, 101 multifamily rental units for very low- <br />income families and individuals, and four homeowner units for low-income families and <br />individuals. <br /> <br />Eugene Adopted Growth Management Policies - The City of Eugene’s affordable housing <br />development programs and the projects described above (Bothy Cottage, Habitat homes, and <br />Bascom Village) support multiple Growth Management Policies. <br /> <br />Housing Dispersal Policy - The City Council has established a Housing Dispersal Policy which <br />seeks to maximize housing choices for low-income families and integrate housing throughout the <br />City of Eugene. All projects recommended by the Housing Policy Board to receive funding and <br />Eugene SDC exemptions are located in appropriate census tracts and/or have previously been <br />reviewed and determined to meet the intent of the Housing Dispersal Policy. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />The City Council has three options: <br />1.Approve funding and Eugene SDC exemptions for Bothy Cottage, approve Eugene SDC <br /> <br />exemptions for four (4) Habitat for Humanity homes, and approve HOME funding for <br />Bascom Village as recommended by Housing Policy Board. <br />2.Approve funding and/or use of other resources with specific modifications as determined <br /> <br />by the City Council. <br />3.Decline to approve funding and/or use of other resources for any proposed projects. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION <br />The City Manager recommends option 1, including approval of: 1) $281,290 in HOME funding and <br />$9,500 in Eugene SDC exemptions for the development of Bothy Cottage by Sponsors, Inc.; and 2) <br />up to a total of $35,444 in Eugene SDC exemptions for four (4) Habitat for Humanity Homes in <br />Eugene; and 3) $111,807 in HOME funding for the development of Bascom Village by St. Vincent <br />de Paul Society of Lane County (phase I) and HACSA (phase II). <br /> <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION <br />Move to approve the use of: 1) $281,290 in HOME funding and up to $9,500 in Eugene SDC <br />exemptions for the development of Bothy Cottage by Sponsors, Inc.; and 2) up to a total of $35,444 <br />in Eugene SDC exemptions for four (4) Habitat for Humanity Homes in Eugene; and 3) $111,807 in <br /> S:\CMO\2013 Council Agendas\M130408\S1304083C.doc <br /> <br />