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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Selection of Community Advisory Team Members for EWEB Riverfront Master Planning Process Meeting Date: June 16, 2008 Agenda Item Number: 1 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Nan Laurence www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5340 ISSUE STATEMENT The City of Eugene and Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) received a combined total of 47 applications to the Community Advisory Team for the EWEB Riverfront Master Planning Process. On April 15, 2008, the EWEB Board of Commissioners selected five individuals. The purpose of the work session is for City Council to select the remaining four members of the nine- member Community Advisory Team. BACKGROUND At a work session on June 11, 2008, city councilors requested additional time to consider the applicant pool. Councilors agreed to submit four names to City staff by Friday, June 13, 2008. Staff will compile all the names received with the respective number of votes and present this information to council by the end of the day on Friday, June 13, 2008. Additional Background Information On December 17, 2007, following direction by the City Council and the EWEB Board of Commissioners, City Manager pro tem Angel Jones and EWEB General Manager Randy Berggren signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining the steps leading to the disposition and redevelopment of the EWEB riverfront property. The MOU directed the EWEB Board and City Council to appoint a Community Advisory Team (CAT) to guide the master planning process. Specifically, the EWEB Board was to select five members and the Eugene City Council was to select four members of the CAT to work with a qualified consultant/facilitator to create a master plan for the EWEB riverfront property. The application period for the CAT was open between Wednesday, February 20, 2008, and Friday, March 28, 2008. A total of 47 applications were received; subsequently, one individual removed his application due to a conflict of interest. In the final pool, there were 37 male and nine female applicants, located throughout the community. Based on zip code locations, 97405 had the most applicants with 17; followed by 97401 with 10; 97403 with 9; 97408 with 5; 97402 with 3; 97404 with 1 and 97489 (Leaburg) with 1. On April 15, 2008, the EWEB Board of Commissioners selected five individuals: Dave Hauser, Dean Pape, Tom Hoyt, Gary Wildish, and Desiree Moore. EWEB commissioners have indicated that they also intend to select an alternate CAT member, in the event that one of the individuals initially selected is required to withdraw from the master planning process for any reason. Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080616\S0806161.doc