HomeMy WebLinkAbout150615.PH.SIREMINUTES – Eugene City Council June 15, 2015 Page 1
Public Hearing
M I N U T E S
Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
June 15, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett (via phone), Chris Pryor Mayor Piercy opened the June 15, 2015, City Council public hearing.
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PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning Multi-Unit Property Tax Exemptions and
System Development Charges: Amending Sections 2.945 and 2.947 of the Eugene Code,
1971; and adding Sections 2.946 and 7.731 to that Code
1. John Brown – Supported MUPTE; valuable tool to help densify downtown. 2. Ralph Parshall – Supported MUPTE; use it to help with job creation. 3. Charles Hollands – Supported MUPTE; will help make downtown thrive. 4. Rob Bennett – Supported MUPTE; residential buildings won’t happen without it. 5. Nicole Desch – Supported MUPTE; will help encourage housing where it’s needed. 6. Garrett Dunlavey – Supported MUPTE; it is tool to help improve community. 7. Joshua Purvis – Supported MUPTE; will help incentivize development and attract young adults. 8. Brian Erickson – Supported MUPTE; adds to the community’s economic viability. 9. Bob Bussel – Supported MUPTE; changes are needed to composition of review board. 10. Phil Carrasco – Supported MUPTE that protects workers’ rights; changes to review board needed. 11. Jenna Fribley – Supported MUPTE; caution needed to be not too restrictive. 12. Eric Gunderson – Supported MUPTE; helps achieve compact downtown development. 13. John Rowell – Supported MUPTE; more housing downtown needed to retain young talent. 14. Sarah Bennett – Supported MUPTE; downtown housing is important to city’s vision. 15. Sherry Schaefers – Supported MUPTE; critical to bring market rate housing to core of city. 16. Larry Banks – Supported MUPTE; simple tool that provides opportunities for urban center. 17. Hollie Wilson Haas – Supported MUPTE; needs to be available to encourage housing. 18. Brittany Quick-Warner – Supported MUPTE; what is implemented needs to make sense. 19. Edward McGlone – Supported MUPTE; one of the most important issues the council can take up. 20. Gerry Gaydos – Supported MUPTE; allows for investing in downtown and future goals. 21. Brian Obie – Supported MUPTE; proposed workforce housing percentage won’t work. 22. Bill Aspegren – Questioned the need for MUPTE; not just for downtown. 23. Greg Brokaw – Supported MUPTE; workforce housing is important but shouldn’t be added. 24. Charmaine Rehg – Opposed MUPTE; not fair that developers don’t have to pay taxes. 25. Robert Macherione – Said MUPTE as a tool isn’t being used right; shouldn’t control so much. 26. Joshua Skov – Supported MUPTE; good for growth and it is part of community vision. 27. Katie Hall – Supported MUPTE; supports Envision Eugene and helps prepare for future needs. 28. Stan Honn – Supported MUPTE; helps increase urban density and vitality downtown. 29. Joel Iboa – Supported MUPTE; strong oversight is needed especially for workers’ rights. 30. Lisa Arkin – Supported MUPTE and its inclusion of workforce housing requirement. 31. John Van Landingham – Said MUPTE will be unusable if the proposed changes are made. Council discussion:
• Labor and business concerns are important.
• Unrestricted MUPTE will not happen; if put to a vote, it would not pass.