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<br />Councilors asked questions clarifying the information illustrated by the bubble diagram. <br /> <br />Mr. Cohen shared four consolidation options related to police functions. Option A was a one-building, full <br />consolidation option; Option B was a campus model with police functions in a separate wing; Option C had <br />police functions separate and within walking distance of a consolidated city hall; and Option D showed <br />police functions remote from city hall. He called attention to a list of considerations relative to each option; <br />those considerations included civic presence, public safety presence, access to internal affairs, public <br />oversight of police activities, efficiency of staff communication, response time, essential services structure, <br />sufficient lot size to accommodate programming, capacity for expansion, cost of land, cost of structured <br />versus surface parking, and construction costs. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Kelly about the meaning of the reference to public oversight of police <br />activities, Mr. Cohen acknowledged the meaning was not clear and further discussion might be warranted. <br />The consultants were aware it was an issue and wanted to introduce it as a consideration. <br /> <br />Ms. Teninty facilitated the discussion for the remainder of the meeting. She solicited questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly asked if any of the options could work with a precinct or centralized model. Mr. Cohen said yes; <br />that decision was independent of the physical implications of the model. Mr. Kelly suggested that in the <br />case of Option D, the size of the patrol building would differ depending on the number of precincts. Mr. <br />Cohen agreed, but suggested such a precinct approach, if adopted, would be implemented over time and <br />could be anticipated in the design. Mr. Kelly expressed interest in how Police Chief Robert Lehner felt <br />about the different models and their relationship to a precinct design. He requested a memorandum from <br />Chief Lehner on the topic prior to the next workshop on April 26. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked if a separate building near City Hall containing both patrol functions and administration <br />was an option. Mr. Cohen said it was not included in the options but could be added. Ms. Taylor requested <br />feedback from Chief Lehner on the idea. <br /> <br />Mr. Papé agreed it was important to get the input of the chief and the department about the options. He <br />asked if Chief Lehner felt it was important to be closer to the City Manager’s Office or closer to the patrol <br />function. Mr. Cohen said there was a strong connection between police administration and other City Hall <br />administrative functions, and that was taken into account. If administration was too far away from City <br />Hall, that could be an issue. Mr. Papé suggested that was the reason the option put forth by Ms. Taylor was <br />not listed. Mr. Cohen agreed. <br /> <br />Mr. Wilson said the chief wanted to be near the City Manager's Office but felt comfortable with the <br />commanders being associated with their respective patrol functions. He said his firm could look at the <br />adjacency relationships created by a nearby facility. One option not investigated was locating all police <br />functions outside of downtown. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 8, 2006 Page 3 <br /> Work Shop <br /> <br />