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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 4641 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2000, <br />FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF <br />A MAXIMUM OF $25.12 MILLION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS <br />FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR NEW POLICE <br />FACILITIES AND FOR SITE ACQUISITION, DESIGN AND INITIAL <br />CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR A NEW FIRE STATION. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br /> <br />A. The City's Police Headquarters and the downtown Fire and Emergency Services <br />Station have been located at the present City Hall since it opened in 1964. As the City has grown, <br />so have the functions and needs of both departments. The space occupied by the Police Department <br />at City Hall has increased, and both departments have been required to move some functions outside <br />of City Hall. <br /> <br />B. In a 1992 City Facilities Condition Report, concerns about the ability of City Hall to <br />withstand an earthquake were raised. Between 1995 and 1999 several studies and City actions <br />continued to support the need to provide safe and adequate facilities to house the Police and <br />downtown Fire Department services. <br /> <br />C. In January 2000, Mayor Torrey initiated the formation of the Police and Fire Stations <br />Task Force, consisting of the Mayor, three City Councilors, and four citizen members of the Police <br />Commission. The Task Force was charged with developing a recommendation to the City Council <br />on how to address the already established need for safe and adequate facilities for the Police and Fire <br />Departments, with the recommendation to include at least the size, cost and approximate location <br />of proposed new Police and Fire Stations. <br /> <br />D. The Task Force members began their work with a tour of recently built police <br />facilities in the Portland area. They subsequently met twice a week between January 18 and <br />February 10,2000, and held a public information and comment session on Saturday, January 29, <br />2000. <br /> <br />E. The Task Force recommended, in part, that police and fire facilities should be planned <br />and built to meet projected program and space needs to the year 2020, with siting and construction <br />of the facilities designed to allow for future expansion to address projected needs to the year 2040. <br />The Council placed an item on the May 2000 ballot for a bond measure to finance construction costs <br />for the new Police and Fire Stations consistent with this recommendation. The voters rejected the <br />measure. <br /> <br />Resolution - 1 <br />