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i. INTRODUCTION Background Since file early 1970's. tile C JIB" of' Eugene has owned tile properties located at 996 Jefferson Street (Kaufi~an Senior Cente0 and 673 West 10'h Avenue (Kaufinan Annex), also identified as Tax Lots 9200 (old. 5300) and 9300 (old 4700). Assessbr!s Map 1.7-03-31-24. Until recently, the Ret/red and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP.), a Lane CommunitB.' College program, leased the properties and tall ,senior activities under the existing Conditional Use Permit (CU 77-45). Because City funding ilo longer covers programs in either of the buildings, RSVP has moved their operation to the United Wa):'. At present, Lane Communit?.' College' (LCC) has a six-month lease on the property during which time they hope to identify, a new ongoing funding source in order to continue operating tile Kauf~nan Senior Center. , In April of 2001, the City. Council asked the City Manager to l!ave Facility Management staff (hereafter referred to as Facilities) explore the possibili .fy of selling the Kaufman Annex (tax lot 9300) separately from the Kat, fiaaan Center (tax lot 9200) as part 'ofa discuss/on regarding how to isupply funds to tile Facility Replacement Reserve Fund. Lack of accessibility, to seniors and budget limitations for the former tenant, RSVP, and ongoing budget limitations fbr the ci.ty make the Kaufman Annex eligible for designation as surplus propel%:. Initial research by Facilities identified barriers to the sale of the Annex property related to the existing conditional use permit. Facilities staff~Emmy Jenson) together with staff'from the · Libra .fy, Recreation; and Cultural Services (LARCS) Department (Renee Grube) have hired-Satre Associates to research the various factors related to the sale of the Annex property, and to identify. a process through which sale of the Annex property can be Facilitated in accordance with the directive from Ci~' Council and the C/tv Manager.. Secondarily. Facilities has requested that Satre research the various factors related to the sale of both parcels. The properties are designated Medium Density. Residential (M DR) ill the Metro Plan and Eaktem Residential/Mixed Use area in the Wests/de'Refinement Plan. Zoning on the properties is R-2 roi' the Annex and split R-2/R-3 for the Senior Center, A senior cel~ter is a conditional use in both R- 2 and R-3. (See Attachments Al B and C for a Tax Map. Aerial Photo and Kaufinan Center floor plan.) Methods Tile primary goal of this study and report is to exp.lorethe 'feasibility of'selling tile Kaufman Annex as surplus property as requested by City Council. Secondarily. this study and report assesses the feasibility of selling both the Kaufi~an Senior Center and Kaufinan Annex together. or tile Kaufinan Sellior Center and the Kaufinan Annex separately: To provide tile background and establish the alternatives in this report. Satre Associates completed the Following research: · Visited the site. Noted all existing imprt~\;etnents, sulroundJl~g co~ditJons. ,)n street parking crmliguratirms, a~d l'o(')k photographs r~t"lhe site. 56