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Ms. Wooten responded to Ms. Ehrmanls concern, saying she had been involved - with the Riverfront project from the beginning and continued to support the project and the agreement. She added, however, that she saw as difficult the issue of appointments excluding from involvement in the intergovernmental commission employees of the university and of the State Board of Higher Education. Ms. Wooten said she thought a representative of the university scientific community or another expert should be involved. Ms. Briner said the University president had strongly requested that provision, and she added that City employees also did not serve on advisory boards and commissions. Mayor Obie said he found the agreernent satisfactory. Ms. Wooten said it did not appear the problem could be resolved, and she suggested forming an ad hoc group to hear frorn university faculty, students, and citizens. She added that she felt the previous criticism of process needed to be dispelled by a correct mechanism to allow public participation. Ms. Ehrman asked about the search for a developer, saying she had felt com- fortable with the project because a developer already had been chosen. Ms. Briner said the previous search had been mostly regional, rather than national. She also said the university representatives had been advised by legal counsel to undertake a more rigorous national search. Ms. Briner said UO President Paul Olum had talked with the developer, who was willing to continue with the process of submitting the required proposals and qualifica- tions. She said by the time the search process was complete, the commission should have been formed to review the applicants, and the ultimate responsi- bility for the decision would lie with the university president and with the City Council. Stan Long, of the City Attorneyls Office, said one consequence e of the change to a public/public partnership was the absolute requirement of compliance with the public contracting law Chapter 279, which had not been rnet under the previous non-profit arrangement. Ms. Schue said she was satisfied with the language as long as agreement exist- ed as to the meaning. She said she hoped the commission would include someone with a broad public background and a general knowlege of the community, and would not consist only of bankers, realtors, etc. Mayor Obie agreed and said he intended to meet with councilors and with the university president in an attempt to represent a variety of interests. Responding to Ms. Wootenls question, Ms. Briner said existing standards and criteria, such as the Eugene Refinement Plan, campus planning constraints, and President Olum's restriction on research harmful to human life, were being attached to the requests for proposals being sent out nationwide. Ms. Ehrman noted the metarnorphosis that had occurred in the project structure since its inception and the larger role now being played by the City, adding that she hoped the change would help to solve some of the problems. CB 2862--An ordinance creating a Riverfront Research Park Commission; amending Section 2.013 of the Eugene Code, 1971; adding Sections 2.220, 2.222, 2.224, and 2.226 to that code; and declaring an emergency. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 20, 1985 Page 4