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Ms. Ortiz also commended the recent Project Homeless Connect event and said she felt very good about <br />volunteering for the event. She had worked with some women who did not generally volunteer for such <br />projects, and that was good to see. She thought the event connected community members together. She said <br />no resident was far away from being homeless. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz also attended the River Road Community Organization celebration and said it was well-organized, <br />with many interesting presentations. She commended the event organizers and said she had been able to <br />meet some of the organization’s new leadership. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz found the new Neighborhood Program office to be very welcoming, which she found important. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman also commended Project Homeless Connect and said it was an incredible event. She had also <br />volunteered and had a chance to meet a lot of people and see the event from many points of view. She <br />commended the staff and service providers and noted the many private businesses that donated services and <br />staff time. She asked if the council would be able to connect the event to its homelessness goal if staff could <br />assess the City’s capacity to provide more services to the homeless, such as offering the event twice yearly. <br />City Manager pro tem Angel Jones said the council would receive a report on the event and what it would <br />take to continue it into the future. She acknowledged the effort put forth by Ms. Wolfe and Mr. Weinman <br />and noted the County’s uncertain financial outlook, which could have an impact on the event in the future. <br /> <br />Speaking to Ms. Taylor’s comments regarding the proposed hospital sites, City Manager pro tem Jones said <br />the list of sites was a rough list based on acreage requirements and many of the sites listed would not work <br />for the hospital and were no longer on the list. <br /> <br />City Manager pro tem Jones noted the work session scheduled on Civic Stadium on April 28. <br /> <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: West Broadway Update <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Eugene <br />Urban Renewal Agency (URA). <br /> <br />City Manager pro tem Jones introduced the topic, noting it was a work session on next steps in the West <br />Broadway area. Denny Braud, Susan Muir, and Mike Sullivan of the Planning and Development Depart- <br />ment and Sue Cutsogeorge of the Central Services Department were present for the item. <br /> <br />Mr. Braud presented a PowerPoint presentation updating the council on the progress of the West Broadway <br />project. He focused on the purchase options for the West Broadway properties and strategies for moving <br />forward. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon arrived during the presentation. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy solicited council questions and comments. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor was happy about the Beam project and hoped Oregon Research Institute (ORI) could be secured <br />as a tenant for the Centre Court building. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 11, 2008 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />