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. contribution to enhanced community livability. Mr. Bennett concurred with Mr. Miller on the importance of these events to our community. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for services with the Oregon Track Club for an amount of up to $5,000--$3,000 to be allocated for Public Safety and Public Works service in the Butte-to-Butte race and $2,000 for The Race in 1990. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to amend Mr. Rutan's motion to decrease the total funding amount to $2,500. ~ The amendment failed, 3:4; with Councilors Boles, Schue, and Bascom, voting in favor; and Councilors Rutan, Green, Bennett, and Holmer voting opposed. The motion passed, 6:1; with Councilors Rutan, Boles, Schue, Green, Holmer, and Bennett voting aye; and Councilor Bascom voting nay. Mayor Miller adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Urban Renewal Agency. III. SEARS BUILDING REDEVELOPMENT e Lew Bowers, Planning and Development Department, provided the council with a brief staff report on the Sears Building redevelopment project. The City has been approached by the owners of the old Sears building with a proposal to sell/lease the publicly owned parcel adjacent to it. The proposal would allow for a new parking lot configuration that will be designed to serve the redevelopment of both the old Sears building and the Sears automotive building, as well as the existing adjacent development. The proposal would facilitate the tenancy of both redevelopments. The Urban Renewal Agency owns the adjacent liB-block parcel at the northwest corner of 10th Avenue and Olive Street. This parcel was originally acquired with the intention of selling or leasing it to facilitate the construction of a building which would contribute to the City's goal of dense urban core development. Club Wholesale has approached the owners of the Sears Building with a proposal to lease the entire first floor for a new office supply business. Because of the nature of its business, Club Wholesale has stated that it must have adequate parking immediately adjacent to its entrance, which will be on the alley faCing Olive Street. Mr. Bowers said that staff has identified two possible options with respect to land use, either a land swap option or a long-term lease of the spaces. He noted that the Downtown Commission, Council Committee on Economic Diversification (CCED), and staff have all recommended the land swap option. . MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 1990 Page 4