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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
July 30, 2014
12 z00p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg
Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor
Mayor Piercy opened the July 30, 2014, City Council work session.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved that the
council approve a rest stop at North Polk and Railroad Boulevard, subject to the City
Manager conducting outreach to the neighborhood and concluding that there is no reason
to reject the site as a rest -stop, and with the understanding that if the non-profit or another
entity undertakes any other development on the site, that the rest -stop will terminate
when the other development is completed. PASSED 8:1 Councilor Poling opposed.
Council discussion:
• Additional, sanctioned rest stops needed on private land.
• Public/private partnerships important in creating and managing sites.
• Education outreach to community is critical; use Opportunity Village Eugene as a
model.
• Important to differentiate between micro -housing and rest stops temporary.
• . Long-range plan for the unhoused still needed.
• Original intent of council direction on rest stops is not being honored.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Syrett, moved to reconsider
Resolution No. 5113, a resolution annexing land to the City of Eugene, in order to correct
error with Exhibit C. PASSED &0.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Syrett, moved to amend
Resolution No. 5113 by substituting Exhibit C dated July 30, 2014, for the version of
Exhibit C attached to the Resolution. PASSED 8:0.
VOTE ON RESOLUTION AS AMENDED: PASSED 8:0
A. WORK SESSION AND ACTION: Multi -Unit Property Tag Exemption (MUPTE) Program
Revisions.
City of Eugene Urban Services Manager Denny Braud and Interim Planning Director Carolyn
Burke gave a brief PowerPoint presentation on the Multi -Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE)
program which included feedback, revised concepts, other criteria changes and a criteria decision
table.
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Council Discussion:
• Appreciate robust conversation with neighborhood groups.
• Good progress being made; interest in including certified payroll.
• Need to determine the public .benefits still exists.
• MUPTE critical as redevelopment tool.
• Consider adding consequences for developer not meeting agreed -upon standards.
• Need to improve affordability component.
Further delaying MUPTE revision process may discourage redevelopment efforts.
• Mixed housing works in cities, state and countries.
The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Crockett
Deputy City Recorder
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