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accommodated in future plans. He said that consolidation was a major consideration and would support use <br />of the federal building as a transition tool. He hoped that some element of the city hall building could face <br />east to represent facing the future. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy agreed that the architecture should reflect Northwest design, but it should not be expensive or <br />difficult to maintain. She urged that the parking lot site across 8th Avenue be considered in the great street <br />concept. She noted that patrol vehicles were shared from shift to shift and it would not be feasible for <br />officers to take vehicles home. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman thought it was a mistake to equate use of wood as a design element with the problems <br />associated with the exterior of the current building. She cited many examples in which wood was used as a <br />structural or design element effectively. She objected to surface parking that was not underground or <br />embedded in the building because that was an inefficient use of land. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka agreed with Ms. Bettman's remarks about use of wood as a design element. He liked the <br />concept of using the lobby area as a multi-purpose public use space in option 1a. He was interested in how <br />the parking lot property across 8th Avenue would be integrated into the great street concept and linkage to <br />the river. He wanted to provide police with a patrol facility that met their needs in the least expensive way, <br />which was why it would be located outside of the downtown area and include surface parking; structured or <br />underground parking was several times more expensive. Mr. Penwell said that parking associated with the <br />patrol facility would be a subject for further discussion at the March 2008 meeting. <br /> <br />Ms. Teninty determined that councilors preferred design option 1 and asked for any additional feedback for <br />the design team to consider. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy observed that buildings were always more attractive at night when they were lighted and <br />hoped to see daylight design drawings at the next work session. <br /> <br />Mr. Macy determined there was agreement with the placement of the council chamber in the design and <br />asked for other comments on chamber design. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said she would prefer more wood accents, but did not feel there needed to be a water feature <br />visible from the chamber. She wanted a simple, utilitarian space that was comfortable and provided good <br />acoustics. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark agreed that utility was important and the design should emphasize that the building and chamber <br />were there to serve the entire community, not elevate the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling did not feel the council chamber should be the key feature of the building, but there should be a <br />natural flow from the lobby area into the chamber. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy emphasized that the building was the people's space and the design should reflect that. She <br />agreed with the need for utility, but felt the building should also be something of which the community could <br />be proud. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka did not feel the council chamber needed to be a separate space and liked the access from the <br />lobby/atrium area. He hoped that the chamber could be designed in a way that it could be available to the <br />community as a multi-purpose space when not being used for council functions. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 12, 2007 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />