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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />January 22, 2014 <br />12:00 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris <br />Pryor, Claire Syrett, Greg Evans <br />Mayor Piercy opened the January 22, 2014, City Council work session. <br />A. WORK SESSION: Civic Stadium Business Plan Review <br />MOTION: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to direct the City <br />Manager to immediately inform the District 4J that we are modifying our initial <br />contingent offer. The City of Eugene's revised purchase offer of $4.5 million to 4J for the <br />Civic Stadium property is now contingent on other parties committing sufficient funds <br />and providing a plan to finance, renovate, operate and maintain Civic Stadium within <br />nine months of 4J's acceptance of the City's offer. The other parties' initial financial <br />commitment shall be sufficient, in the Council's opinion, to rehabilitate the grandstand, <br />playing field, and to reopen for active use as a sports and entertainment complex. The <br />Council will decide within six months of 4J's acceptance of the City's offer whether to <br />accept the financial commitment and the plan, otherwise the City will withdraw its offer <br />to 4J. <br />SUBSTITUTE MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor <br />Clark, moved to direct the City Manager to immediately withdraw the City's <br />proposal from 4J. FAILED 1:7, Councilor Poling in favor. <br />SUBSTITUTE MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor <br />Brown, moved to remove all contingencies from the City's offer to 4J. FAILED 2:6, <br />Councilors Brown and Taylor in favor. <br />MODIFIED MAIN MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Evans <br />moved that the City Manager inform 4J that the City's $4.5 million offer is modified to be <br />contingent on a Council decision to be made within nine months of 4J's acceptance of <br />the City's offer that the Council is ready to proceed with the purchase of Civic Stadium. <br />PASSED 5:3, Councilors Pryor, Clark and Poling opposed. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved that the <br />City Manager inform interested parties that the Council's future purchase of Civic <br />Stadium will, at minimum, be contingent on identifying an entity or entities who submit <br />a plan for renovation, operation and maintenance of Civic Stadium that satisfies Council. <br />This plan will include an updated renovation estimate. The entities must be able to <br />demonstrate they have obtained sufficient financial capital to implement their plan <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council January 22, 2014 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />