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<br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Action: Selection of Community Advisory Team Members for EWEB Riverfront <br />Master Planning Process <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: June 11, 2008 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Nan Laurence <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5340 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />The City of Eugene and the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) received a combined <br />total of 47 applications to the Community Advisory Team for the EWEB Riverfront Master <br />Planning Process. On April 15, 2008, the EWEB Board of Commissioners selected five <br />individuals. The purpose of the work session is for the City Council to select the remaining four <br />members of the nine-member Community Advisory Team (CAT). <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />On December 17, 2007, following direction by the City Council and the EWEB Board of <br />Commissioners, City Manager pro tem Angel Jones and EWEB General Manager Randy <br />Berggren signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining the steps leading to the <br />disposition and redevelopment of the EWEB riverfront property. The MOU directed the EWEB <br />Board and the City Council to appoint a CAT to guide the master planning process. Specifically, <br />the EWEB Board was to select five members and the Eugene City Council was to select four <br />members of the CAT to work with a qualified consultant/facilitator to create a master plan for the <br />EWEB riverfront property. <br /> <br />The application period for the CAT was open between Wednesday, February 20, 2008, and <br />Friday, March 28, 2008. A total of 47 applications were received; subsequently, one individual <br />removed his application due to a conflict of interest. In the final pool, there were 37 male and <br />nine female applicants, located throughout the community. Based on zip code locations, 97405 <br />had the most applicants with 17; followed by 97401 with 10; 97403 with 9; 97408 with 5; 97402 <br />with 3; 97404 with 1 and 97489 (Leaburg) with 1. <br /> <br />On April 15, 2008, the EWEB Board of Commissioners selected five individuals: Dave Hauser, <br />Dean Pape, Tom Hoyt, Gary Wildish, and Desiree Moore. EWEB Commissioners have <br />indicated that they also intend to select an alternate CAT member, in the event that one of the <br />individuals initially selected is required to withdraw from the master planning process for any <br />reason. <br /> <br /> Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080611\S080611B.doc <br />