August 27, 2026 EETAC Meeting

The City of Eugene's EETAC meeting on August 27, 2026, focused primarily on housing planning and analysis in response to new state Goal 10 requirements. Consultant Beth Goodman from Echo Northwest presented detailed data on Eugene's housing needs, including types, affordability, tenure, and accessibility, emphasizing the challenges of meeting state-mandated housing production targets, especially for affordable and accessible units. The discussion covered the city's buildable lands inventory, housing capacity analysis, and the contextualized housing need, highlighting the gap between permitted and delivered housing units and the difficulty in achieving homeownership rates at lower income levels. Committee members discussed potential policy levers, including housing production strategies and programs like HomeShare, to address unmet needs. The meeting also addressed upcoming meeting schedules and the selection process for a co-chair to assist with leadership continuity.