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ATTACHMENT B Council and URA Action History: West BroadwayRedevelopment Project, BEDI, Section 108, Downtown Urban Renewal District & City Policies 1. West Broadway Redevelopment Project th URA – 1999: The first Request for Proposals (RFP) for the sale and development of the 10 & Charnelton site was issued. Responses were limited, and the Urban Renewal Agency (URA) deferred review of the responses due to pending discussion on potential sites for the new Federal Courthouse and City Hall. th URA – December, 2002: URA approved the issuance of a second 10 & Charnelton RFP. In May 2003, the URA received four responses and selected the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) project. ORI later decided to forgo the purchase and development of the site. CC –January 9, 2006: City Council (CC) discussed the Connor and Woolley/Opus development proposal for West Broadway, including tools that the City Manager and staff might use to facilitate the acquisition of property that may be needed for any comprehensive redevelopment of the West Broadway area. The council passed a motion 7:1 to “direct the City Manager to work with Connor and Woolley on developing a more detailed proposal related to West Broadway development to be brought back to the council. This motion in no way endorses the concept of the proposal.” The City Manager understood from the discussion and action that everything short of condemnation should be pursued in order to assist in the redevelopment of the West Broadway area. th ERAC – April 20, 2006: Eugene Redevelopment Advisory Committee (ERAC) discussed the 10 and Charnelton RFP and encouraged a comprehensive review of how each project proposal advances the Downtown Plan and contributes to this area of downtown. th PC – April 24, 2006: Planning Commission (PC) reviewed the 1999 and 2002 versions of the 10 & Charnelton RFP and provided input regarding the issuance of a new RFP for the site. Generally, PC encouraged use of the policies and strategies in the Downtown Plan as the primary source for gauging desirable projects for the site. It also favored a less prescriptive RFP approach in comparison to the 1999 criteria to attract a broad mix of possible uses, encourage creativity in the development of the site and inspire investor confidence. April 2006: ? Connor and Woolley/Opus announced that the West Broadway project was no longer viable, primarily because of an inability to acquire the property needed for the development envisioned. Following the announcement, staff began exploring ways the City could assist in assembling land for the potential redevelopment, including the possibility of acquiring purchase options on the properties, with the intention of bringing the purchase options, once acquired, to the URA for direction. th URA – May 24, 2006: URA approved the issuance of the third 10 & Charnelton RFP: Ms. Solomon, seconded by Ms. Ortiz, moved to approve the RFP for the sale and development th of the 10 Avenue and Charnelton Street development site and direct the City Manager to issue a request for proposals consistent with the preliminary schedule included in the draft RFP with final review of the RFP responses and approval of a project for the site provided by the Urban Renewal Agency. Vote: Passed 8:0.