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. M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL February 13, 1978 / Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller at 7:30 p.m. on February 13, 1978, in the Council Chamber, with the following Council members present: Eric Haws, Tom Williams, Ray Bradley, Jack Delay, Scott Lieuallen, Brian Obie, and Betty Smith. Councilor D.W. Hamel was absent. 1. Public Hearings A. Civic Center Auditorium Concept Manager said Council had previously reviewed a status report on the matter. The purpose of the presentation this evening was to advise the public of the status of the planning and the concepts being considered on the site. Public response was requested as the Civic Center Commission and Council both wished to know if they were pro- ceeding in the right direction with public support. - James Luckman, of The Luckman Partnership, said he would try to re- view and bring up-to-date for the public the progress in planning development and planning alternates as to how the facilities might be placed on the two-block site. The schematic drawings which he would present and review have been reviewed by both City Council and Civic Center Commission. He noted that the reviews were not architectural designs but only block plans, which included size of the facility placed in different configurations on the site and implications with respect to the amount of land used. He then reviewed from the beginning of the schematic drawings through to the present Scheme No.7. He noted some modifications had been made during this developmental stage. However, the facility will include a major concert hall seating 2,500 to 2,600, a smaller theater with 600 seats, and a convention-exhibit hall. Informal meeting rooms will also be included. Modifications included elimi- nation of a restaurant and bar, reduction in lobby space, and re- duction in the convention hall space by one-third. He noted the schematic design showed how the various facilities would be placed on the site, as well as the use of Willamette Street in the project. In regard to Willamette Street, he noted it could be totally open, visually open, or totally closed. The question of a hotel being included in the design was affirmatively determined, with discussion determining a high-rise hotel would be preferable to a low-rise hotel, takinq up less space. In arriving at Scheme No.7, Council had given direction that Willamette Street should be kept visibly open and there would be an option of a pedestrian bridge across the street. There will be underground parking the entire two blocks; however, a parking study is in progress which will assess how much more parking might be needed. e 2/13/78--1 ~