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Councilors expressed their support for the following elements: local hiring,, housing type, family <br />size units, affordable units, project location, features, open space, parking, compatibility with <br />existing neighborhood and increased or additional public benefit. <br /> <br />There was general support for convening a panel of local business people/stakeholders to review <br />the program and proposed changes. Other suggestions and ideas included: <br /> <br />Confirm local hiring requirement by using a certified payroll service to show zip codes of <br /> <br />all workers. <br /> <br />LEED certification is important. <br /> <br /> <br />Application deadline should be once a year and request for funds should be competitive. <br /> <br /> <br />Put a cap on the amount of financial exemption. <br /> <br /> <br />Neighborhood contact and collaboration are important. <br /> <br /> <br />Align MUPTE boundaries with Envision Eugene boundaries. <br /> <br /> <br />Third party verification is one way to evaluate the effectiveness of the process. <br /> <br /> <br />Scalability and flexibility are important. <br /> <br /> <br />Consider contract preferences for women- and minority-owned businesses. <br /> <br /> <br />Triple bottom line important in creating program and evaluating proposals. <br /> <br /> <br />Establishing a minimum threshold allows applicants to improve project for bigger <br /> <br />exemption. <br /> <br />No exemptions for uses that compete with existing businesses. <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy asked that a poll be taken to determine council support for a panel discussion with <br />local developers, financiers, engineers, builders, etc., in order to better understand the issues, <br />concerns, elements and challenges applicants must address to receive the tax exemption. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Michelle Mortensen <br />Deputy City Recorder <br /> <br />MINUTES – Eugene City Council May 13, 2013 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br />