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adjacent home to the City of Eugene. The properties were located at 996 Jefferson Street (Kaufman Senior Center) and 673 West 10th Avenue (Kaufman Annex). The City of Eugene provided senior programs in both structures under the terms of a conditional use permit (CU72-45) until 1998, when city budget cuts necessitated leasing the buildings to non-profit organizations. Until recently the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), a Lane Community College (LCC) program, provided senior activities on the property. However, further budget cuts resulted in a lack of any city or LCC funding for programs in either of the buildings, and RSVP moved its operation to United Way. At present, the Emerald Empire Council on Aging (EECA) is using the property, and hopes to identify new ongoing funding sources in order to continue to provide senior services at the Kaufman Senior Center. The city is providing free rent and major maintenance funding for up to two years, according to City Council Resolution 4773 from August 2003. She added that EECA must begin paying market rate rent in July 2005. Ms. Harding said in April 2001, the City Council asked the City Manager to have Facility Management (Facilities) staff explore the possibility of selling the Kaufman Annex separately from the Kaufman Senior Center as part of a strategy for providing funds to the Facility Replacement Reserve Fund. Lack of accessibility, the need for major facility repairs to make the building suitable for the public, relocation of the former tenant (RSVP) to a new office, and ongoing budget limitations for the city make the Kaufman Annex eligible for designation as surplus property. Initial research by Facilities identified barriers to the sale of the Annex property related to the existing conditional use permit. Facilities staff joined with Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services (LRCS) staff to hire 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 could be facilitated in accordance with the directive from City Council and the City Manager. Satre Associates February 2003 report identified four procedural options, one of which was to pursue a City Historic Landmark designation for both properties, and a subsequent rezone to Historic for Kaufman Senior Center, allowing for the creation of a Special Area Zone detailing uses and development standards appropriate for the senior center site. This option was selected by Facilities staff as the best way to preserve the historic structures and gardens while allowing for a range of uses that would be MINUTES - Eugene Planning Commission October 26, 2004 Page 5 Public Hearing