Item B1: Approval of City Council Minutes

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C. WORK SESSION: West Broadway Advisory Committee Recommendations Denny Braud, Planning and Development Department, referred to the proposed motion and recommended next steps, which included working with Beam and KWG to develop detailed proposals by mid-November. He said there would be a level of detail in the proposals that would allow the council to determine their consistency with the West Broadway Advisory Committee (WBAC) recommendations and evaluate project financing. He said that other steps involved working toward binding agreements and continuing public involvement in downtown development. He anticipated returning to the URA in January with an outline of possible terms that could be included in the binding agreements. Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to accept the recommendations pre- sented in the WBAC final report, and to direct the Agency Director to work with Beam and KWG to develop project proposals as consistent as possible with the WBAC recommendations. The Agency Director shall bring the project proposals to the URA for review, including financial details. If a proposal is not completely consistent with the WBAC recommendations, then the Agency Director, when pre- senting the proposal for URA review, shall identify which WBAC recommenda- tions are not met, why not, and what the cost or development implications would be to change the proposal to make it consistent. Prior to the URA's approval of pro- ject proposals and financial details that would be included in agreements with Beam and KWG, the Agency Director shall create opportunities for the public to provide input on the project proposals and financial details, including a public hearing be- fore the URA. Following input from the public, the Agency Director shall bring terms to be included in agreements with Beam and KWG for approval. Mr. Zelenka offered a friendly amendment to insert the phrase "as amended by the changes presented by Councilor Zelenka at the September 24th council work ses- sion" at the end of the first sentence and strike subsequent uses of "WBAC" in the motion. Mr. Pryor and Ms. Solomon accepted the friendly amendment. Mr. Klein clarified that the motion as amended referred to a revised version of the WBAC recommendations distributed by Mr. Zelenka at the meeting. Mr. Zelenka reviewed his amendments to the WBAC recommendations and explained that his intent was to clarify roles and responsibilities of the City and developers throughout the document, strengthen language by using the word "shall" instead of "should" and assure that the City had maximum flexibility to negotiate the agreement. Ms. Piercy thanked Mr. Zelenka for adding an option for a "pocket park" and requiring an analysis of the historic significance of certain buildings. Ms. Taylor stated it was premature to be discussing any details before the election. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to postpone discussion of the rec- ommendations until after the election. MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 24, 2007 Page 5 Work Session