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e Ms. Ehrman pointed out that it is uncertain how many proposals will be received for site development. She expressed concern that broadening the committee membership and extending the time line might unnecessarily delay the entire process. Mr. Rutan suggested that the resulting proposals undergo some type of professional review. In response, Mr. Bowers indicated that the staff would provide this professional analysis. In considering the number and type of members which should constitute this committee, Mr. Gleason highlighted the importance of having a constituency of committee members who are familiar with and have some historical perspective on the original downtown development goals. Ms. Ehrman suggested that the council position on this committee be replaced with a member of the Retail Task Force. Mr. Boles pointed out that one of the major criticisms of this committee has been that the current makeup of committee members has an interest in downtown that would offer an inherent bias to the final decision. In order to account for this, he suggested that a Mayor-appointed community member be added to this committee. Mr. Holmer questioned the propriety of having Downtown Commission representation on this committee and suggested that a representative of the e Friends of Downtown replace the Downtown Commission position. Mr. Rutan said that in light of the fact that the council is trying to promote high-density development on this site, the council should offer some weighted criteria which encourage the use of subsurface parking. After lengthy discussion, the council agreed that subsurface parking would be added to the list of secondary criteria and would be weighted two points. The council also agreed to reduce the weight of the housing component to five points. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to extend the time line for the 8th and Willamette Request For Proposal to allow developers 60 days to respond to the Request For Proposal after its issuance. The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. The council offered its general consensus that council representation on the RFP subcommittee would be replaced by a representative of Friends of Downtown. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan to increase the current constituency of the committee to review the responses to the 8th and Willamette Request For Proposal by one member to include a Mayor-appointed citizen-at-large. The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1990 Page 4