Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem B: Envision Eugene-Commercial Employment,, Mixed-Use, Multi-Family ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Envision Eugene – Commercial Employment, Mixed-Use and Multi-Family Housing Meeting Date: February 8, 2012 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5208 ISSUE STATEMENT This work session provides an opportunity to update the City Council on analysis of Eugene’s future land need for commercial employment and multi-family housing. The current status of commercial employment and multi-family housing need will be addressed, as well as the potential magnitude of interventions required to meet that need inside the current urban growth boundary (UGB). BACKGROUND Commercial Employment The draft Envision Eugene Proposal calls for accommodating all commercial jobs and multi-family housing needs within the existing urban growth boundary with a focus on core commercial areas and key transit corridors. Following the November 23, 2011, council work session on this topic, a subgroup of the Envision Eugene Technical Resource Group (TRG) has made significant progress in assessing the ability to meet this goal. In particular, the subgroup helped create a new tool for estimating potential redevelopment city-wide. A substantial amount of redevelopment of existing built land will be needed to keep commercial and multi-family housing within the current UGB. Some of this redevelopment may happen without any additional actions taken by the City, while other redevelopment activity will be contingent on actions or interventions taken by the City. Initial results of the amount of redevelopment that is currently estimated to occur without City interventions will be presented at this work session. Multi-Family Housing The multi-family housing need is predominantly comprised of land that is designated for medium- density residential (MDR) and high-density residential (HDR) uses. As was discussed at the January 25, 2012, council work session, there is a surplus of land for multi-family housing that is designated MDR. As such, staff is evaluating the potential to re-designate specific areas of town from medium-density residential (MDR) to low-density residential (LDR). The amount of land that is re-designated may end up causing a deficit of MDR lands. Preliminary estimates also show a deficit in HDR lands. In order to meet future needs for multi-family housing inside the UGB, City actions may be required to support additional multi-family housing on commercially and multi-family designated lands. A revised range for multi-family capacity will be presented, as well as an initial estimate of how much multi-family redevelopment may be seen in the future without any actions taken by the City. S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120208\S120208B.doc Interventions During the November 23, 2011, City Council Work Session, staff was asked to research other communities’ policies and practices meant to encourage redevelopment. After an investigation, staff categorized the community interventions and evaluated their applicability to local circumstances. Case study examples will be shared to show how some interventions work and identify which may be most effective. An important step towards realizing redevelopment is finding areas where government actions can best support existing market conditions. As a result of recent, market-based redevelopment analysis, staff is now able to estimate which areas of Eugene may be at least closer to conditions needed for redevelopment. Next Steps The City Manager will include recommendations for intervention targets in his overall Envision Eugene recommendation. RELATED CITY POLICIES Growth Management Policies COUNCIL OPTIONS No formal action is required at this time. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION No action is required on this item. Therefore, no recommendations are offered by the City Manager. SUGGESTED MOTIONS No action is required on this item. Therefore, no motions are suggested. ATTACHMENTS A.List of Members for Technical Resource Group and Subgroups FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner, 541-682-5208 Staff E-Mail: lisa.a.gardner@ci.eugene.or.us Project Website: www.envisioneugene.org S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120208\S120208B.doc ATTACHMENT A Technical Resource Group Committees Envision Eugene Technical Resource Group Member List Shawn Boles* Eugene Sustainability Commission Rick Duncan* Eugene Planning Commission Erin Ellis Our Money Our Transit Roger Gray Eugene Water & Electric Board Kevin Matthews* Friends of Eugene Ed McMahon* Home Builders Association of Lane County Mia Nelson* 1000 Friends of Oregon Gretchen Pierce Hult & Associates Laura Potter* Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Sue Prichard* Prichard Partners Other participants: Joshua Skov Eugene Sustainability Commission Barbara Mitchell Cal Young Neighborhood Association Randy Hledik Eugene Planning Commission * denotes active members TRG Partially Vacant Lands Subcommittee Rick Duncan Eugene Planning Commission Kevin Matthews Friends of Eugene Ed McMahon Home Builders Association of Lane County Mia Nelson 1000 Friends of Oregon TRG Spreadsheet Subcommittee Shawn Boles Eugene Sustainability Commission Rick Duncan Eugene Planning Commission Kevin Matthews Friends of Eugene TRG Commercial Redevelopment Subcommittee Rick Duncan Eugene Planning Commission Kevin Matthews Friends of Eugene Mia Nelson 1000 Friends of Oregon Sue Prichard Prichard Partners TRG Economic Development Subcommittee Bill Aspegren South University Neighborhood Association Shawn Boles Eugene Sustainability Commission Rick Duncan Eugene Planning Commission George Grier Lane County Farm Bureau Dave Hauser Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce Kevin Matthews Friends of Eugene Mia Nelson 1000 Friends of Oregon Jack Roberts Lane Metro Partnership Rusty Rexius Rexius Gary Wildish Chambers Construction