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Ms. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to direct the City Manager to approve <br />the development of a master plan for a wholly or incrementally consolidated con- <br />cept on one site. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asserted that from the beginning there was discussion of consolidating City services in one <br />facility and she believed that an incremental approach should not be taken, as she feared it would be too <br />expensive and full consolidation would never happen. She was staunchly against the motion because it <br />appeared to support an incremental approach. Mr. Cohen explained that the motion would allow design <br />solutions that examined both an incremental and whole consolidation approach and both options were <br />predicated on one bond measure; there was no assumption for more than one bond measure. He said that <br />was based on the initial position statement to consolidate City services to the greatest extent practical. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked how much it would cost to explore the incremental option. Mr. Cohen said the expanded <br />concept design would provide the council with different incremental configurations. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said consolidating City services incrementally would remove a significant argument in favor of <br />the bond measure. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the council was deciding to develop a plan, not adopt a final direction on the new city hall <br />complex and the information provided by the plan would help inform future decisions. He understood Ms. <br />Bettman's point regarding consolidation of City services in one building and still supported that concept, but <br />wanted additional information before deciding whether or not it was appropriate for all services to be located <br />in City Hall. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said the council's previous discussion included whether there would be space available for the <br />Municipal Court in the former federal courthouse building. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz used the example of Bethel's construction of a new school to illustrate that an incremental <br />approach could be successful. She felt that an incremental approach could help identify which services <br />would best fit in the new City hall complex. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka also favored consolidation of all services, but it was too expensive and it was clear the public <br />was not willing to pay for full consolidation; a backup plan was to take a more cost-conscious approach, <br />including considering the former federal courthouse building as a location for Municipal Court and <br />continuing to use the library and Atrium Building for City offices. He felt the public would support an <br />approach that tried to achieve as much consolidation as possible with a lower price tag. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark stated he was willing to look at options for consolidation and would support the motion. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said there had been considerable early work on consolidation of City services in the downtown <br />area based on an assumption of full consolidation. She pointed out that a previous ballot measure for a <br />police station had failed. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked what approach was proposed for incremental consolidation. Mr. Cohen said the outcomes <br />of the planning process were not predetermined and the team would be sensitive to feedback on project costs. <br />He said that the process would offer the council consolidation choices. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 11, 2007 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />