CC Minutes - 11/27/13 Work Session

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MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8 Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 November 27, 2013 12:00 P.M. Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Claire Syrett, Greg Evans Mayor Piercy opened the November 27, 2013, City Council meeting. A. CIVIC STADIUM MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to direct the City Manager to submit a purchase offer using Park Bond funds for Civic Stadium property to the 4 -J School Board by December 3, 2013, with the offer contingent on other parties entering into an agreement with the City within 60 days, satisfactory to the city manager, that guarantees private funds for the cost of renovating, maintaining and operating Civic Stadium. PASSED 5:4, Councilors Poling, Clark, Pryor and Evans opposed; Mayor broke tie in favor. EXECUTIVE SESSION: The council met in Executive Session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e). The council reconvened in public session. MOTION: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to direct the City Manager to submit a purchase offer using Park Bond funds for Civic Stadium property to the 4 -J School Board by December 3, 2013, with the offer contingent on other parties entering into an agreement with the City within 60 days, satisfactory to the city manager, that guarantees not less than $4 million of private funds for the cost of renovating, maintaining and operating Civic Stadium. A friendly specifying that the party that plans to renovate, maintain and operate Civic Stadium must submit a business plan contingent on Council approval was accepted. MOTION to AMEND and VOTE: Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Clark moved to amend the main motion to require not less than $5.5 million of private funds for the cost of renovating, maintaining and operating Civic Stadium. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Poling opposed. MINUTES — Eugene City Council November 27, 2013 Page 1 Work Session