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<br />e <br /> <br />J. Downtown Development District Task Force (DDDTF) <br /> <br />Mr. Bowers said that the DDDTF is dealing with a number of issues including <br />whether there is sufficient need for continued DDDTF existence, and if so, <br />the services it should provide, a determination of who should pay for those <br />services, and the most equitable way to pay for services rendered. He said <br />that the council should receive recommendations on these issues in October. <br /> <br />K. Downtown Plan Review <br /> <br />Mr. Bowers indicated that the Downtown Plan, created approximately five years <br />ago, was intended to be the major policy document for downtown. The Urban <br />Renewal Plan is one major tool created to implement the Downtown Plan. Staff <br />recommends that the Downtown Plan be reviewed after the May vote on the Urban <br />Renewal Plan Update. This process should be initiated in the summer and <br />recommendations should come before council early next year. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Rutan voiced concern with the overall length of this process. He <br />commended staff for the excellent staff work involved in putting together <br />project information, but emphasized that if council is to make headway on <br />development downtown, it needs to place 1tself in a leadership role and, <br />based on the information received thus far, make a decision. He suggested <br />that a leadership committee composed of several councilors, two downtown <br />commissioners, and one planning commissioner be formed with the charge of <br />gathering information from committees and interested citizens and presenting <br />the council with specific decision-making recommendations. <br /> <br />Mr. Holmer agreed with Mr. Rutan about the need for efficient decision <br />making, but said he felt decision making should be delegated to the City's <br />staff, rather than committees. He added that in order to expedite this <br />process, the council needs to set specific decision-making dates and adhere <br />to them. <br /> <br />Mr. Boles pointed out that the Retail Task Force was created to handle the <br />concerns for which Mr. Rutan is speaking. He agreed with Mr. Holmer that the <br />council needs to set date-certain decision parameters, but stressed that this <br />does not eliminate the need for various commissions. <br /> <br />Ms. Bascom agreed on the need for efficient decision making, but pointed out <br />the need to hear both citizen and staff input which, by its nature, does take <br />some time. Ms. Schue concurred with Ms. Bascom, and noted that council <br />leadership entails reaching agreement within the community on what is desired <br />for Eugene; if the council does not consult the public on important decisions <br />initially, it will receive negative feedback afterward. She also felt that <br />neither council decisions nor staff consultation should substitute for <br />citizen input. <br /> <br />Mr. Miller said that through input from various committees, the council is <br />provided with a way to communicate its general direction to the community, an <br />important aspect of continued council leadership. He agreed with Mr. Rutan <br />that it would be beneficial to streamline the process. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br />Dinner/Work Session <br /> <br />March 12, 1990 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />