CC Minutes - 05/28/08 Work Session

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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room—City Hall—777 Pearl Street Eugene, Oregon May 28, 2008 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Jennifer Solomon, George Poling, Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. A. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(2)(e), Mayor Piercy called the Eugene City Council into executive session to discuss real property transactions. Mayor Piercy adjourned the work session and moved the council into public session. B. WORK SESSION Potential Hospital Siting City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced the item, requesting more council direction on potential hospital sites. The council was also joined for the item by Planning and Development Department Executive Director, Susan Muir, and City Attorney Glenn Klein. Ms. Ortiz declared a possible conflict of interest due to her employment with PeaceHealth. Ms. Muir referred the council to the letter she sent to McKenzie-Willamette Hospital about the potential of th using the downtown site at 13 Avenue and Willamette Street as a site for its new hospital. She shared a map of the area and indicated that staff was not recommending the inclusion of the Olive Plaza or Florence Apartments due to the expense of relocating the residents of those developments and the time and complexity it would add to the process. Ms. Muir reviewed the acts the City was willing to commit to in regard to assisting the hospital to relocate to the site in question, which included financial assistance, the provision of parking, and connection to other medical services. She envisioned the City would construct a public parking garage and provide bulk rate permit parking in the existing parking structures downtown. She said there were also park and ride options to consider. Ms. Muir said the site would require a conditional use permit (CUP), some code variances, and a transportation impact analysis (TIA). She believed the necessary regulatory processes could be run concurrently. She noted it was possible the footprint available for the hospital could be expanded by the vacation of alleys. Ms. Muir reminded the council of the adjacent downtown urban renewal district and raised the potential of expanding it to include the hospital site. She called attention to the staff-prepared motion expressing support for the site. MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 28, 2008 Page 1 Work Session