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I I e I. NEDCO Mr. Bennett noted that he recently received a copy of a memo from NEDCO, a nonprofit neighborhood development corporation, which is attempting to dis- pose of a City-owned site to be replaced with a new, low-income family hous- I. ing unit. He highlighted the importance of timing in these negotiations and requested that this project move forward as quickly as possible. The council offered its general agreement that the information contained within the memo was sufficient and urged staff to proceed with this project. J. Countywide Serial Levy--Universal Library Card Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow said that the Countywide serial levy failed with 54 percent of city voters voting in opposition. At the request of council, Mr. Whitlow agreed to provide the council with a report on the election results broken down by precinct and information on available supple- mental budget moneys. II. WORK S ESS ION: LIBRARY SITING DECISION Hillary Kittleson, Planning and Development Department, briefly reported on the library siting decision. She noted that this work session is a follow-up to the council's May 23 discussion at which time the council requested addi- tional analysis on the Sears building and possible financing means. e Since that time, additional analyses have been done on the Sears building, including floor x-rays and a preliminary examination of possible environmen- tal impacts. Ms. Kittleson noted that the engineer has indicated that the floors would require reinforcement, but that the cost of reinforcement will be substantially less than originally predicted. Ms. Kittleson pointed out that there was an error in the original cost formu- lations for the Sears building redevelopment that were provided in the staff notes and provided the council with a revision of cost figures. Ms. Kittleson indicated that the Eugene Public Library Board met on June 27, 1990, and drafted a resolution indicating its support for a March 1991 elec- tion date, encouraging the council to consider a minimum of 100,000 square feet for the new library building regardless of its location, and encouraging the council to consider how parking needs might be met at each site. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to proceed with the March time line as described in the staff notes. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. Mr. Holmer asked whether the soon-to-be-vacant Bon Marche building might be given consideration as a possible library siting location. In response, Ms. Kittleson noted that The Bon Marche building was given some very preliminary consideration by the City Council in 1988 as a potential library site. She e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 27, 1990 Page 3