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students, who spent “over 10,000 hours thinking about how to make downtown Eugene a more livable, more <br />vibrant, and more diverse place.” He reiterated that the Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) <br />unanimously opposed the parking garage. He said the essence of the DNA’s position was that they wished <br />to look at alternatives to the proposal. He noted that the Fairmount Neighborhood Association (FNA) also <br />voted unanimously to consider alternatives as well. He felt they recognized that in order to be the city of the <br />arts and outdoors, parks were needed at the perimeter as well as at the heart of the City. He suggested that <br />the City consider utilizing the $8 million to acquire most of the land for parks or to increase the parks bond <br />from $20 million to $28 million. He thought the Park Blocks could be extended from the existing location <br />all the way to the river. He said allowing the current developer to build parking above grade would block <br />this access to the river forever. He maintained that park blocks to the river would do more in the long run to <br />create a safe and livable downtown. <br /> <br />Molly Dobbs <br />, 1125 Jackson Street, a member of the Urban Design Studio class, offered some ideas for <br />alternatives to a parking structure. She stated that the class developed designs for the downtown area that <br />sought to feed into the Downtown Plan. She outlined the benefits that the open spaces were predicted to <br />provide, not only to the City but to the developers and Whole Foods Grocery. She postulated that open <br />spaces in downtown urban areas spurred development. She cited an example from downtown Chicago <br />which increased land values in the areas surrounding the parks development. She cited another example <br />from Vancouver, Washington. She invited everyone present to come to a review of the work of the Urban <br />Design Studio scheduled for March 14 at 278 Lawrence Hall. <br /> <br />nd <br />Eben Fodor <br />, 394 East 32 Avenue, thanked everyone for the “outstanding citizen participation.” He said <br />he had never seen the Council Chamber so full of people. He called the hearing the “Texas Chain Store <br />Massacre.” He asserted that the planned parking garage was 53 percent more expensive than the City’s own <br />estimates for a garage. He calculated it would cost $29,000 per parking space. He thought it would be a <br />$2.6 million subsidy. He opposed the no-bid contracting process. He alleged that the City had no plans for <br />a parking garage on this site prior to the submittal of the proposal from the developer. He submitted his <br />testimony in writing. <br /> <br />Krishna Singh Khalsa <br />, 4521 Wagner Street, thanked the smaller store owners for sharing the impact they <br />felt a large store would have on their respective businesses. He said he was a member of the newly formed <br />Lane Food Policy Council. He called food security an important issue to every citizen. He commented that <br />the average food item traveled 1,500 miles from the farm to the plate. He thought the local food supply <br />needed to be vastly expanded in order to provide true food security to the community. He asked that public <br />funds not be used to “damage the very goal we’re working to establish.” <br /> <br />th <br />Dustann Jones <br />, 650 West 12 Avenue, #108, a member of the Urban Design Studio, opined that mixed-use <br />was how the site should be developed. He brought a drawing of his project, which included the 52,000 <br />square foot Whole Foods Grocery, two floors of parking above, and 52 units of walk-up housing. He <br />thought along with the density, a mixed-use area could provide semi-private green spaces. He called it <br />enhanced architecture. He reported that he had run a pro forma on his proposed alternative project and it <br />had come back with a seven-percent return. He noted that the residential units at the Broadway Place <br />apartments subsidized the commercial space. <br /> <br />Otto Poticha <br />, 1820 Kona Street, spoke in support of the Whole Foods project but he did not support the <br />parking structure at the “entrance to downtown.” He felt the site would be better used for a new City Hall. <br />He commented that he waited 30 years for someone to build the four floors of parking on the County’s <br />public service building parking lot. He stated that he designed that building and it had been set for four <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council -- March 13, 2006 Page 16 <br /> City Council Meeting <br /> <br />
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