Item 1: Appointments to EWEB Committee

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The master planning process is expected to involve a significant number of CAT meetings, in addition to at least four public workshops. City and EWEB staff plan on contacting all applicants who are not selected for the CAT to encourage their continued participation in the riverfront master planning process, such as through the public workshops. RELATED CITY POLICIES Numerous City policies reference the potential and community value of the EWEB riverfront property. The most relevant and recent are the four policies in the Downtown Riverfront section of the Eugene Downtown Plan (page 29): 1.Incorporate the Willamette River as an integral element to downtown planning and development. 2.Collaborate with EWEB to encourage relocation of their utility facilities. 3.A master plan for the EWEB riverfront property must be approved by the City before any redevelopment, land use application, rezoning, Metro Plan or refinement plan diagram amendments are approved for uses not associated with EWEB functions. The master plan shall be evaluated based on the master plan's consistency with principles A through D below: A.Create a “people place” that is active, vibrant, accessible and multi-use. B.Provide appropriate setbacks, deeper where environmental or habitat issues are more critical, shallower in other areas. C.Incorporate appropriate building and site design techniques that address environmental concerns. D.Incorporate an educational aspect, so that the riverfront improvements teach us about our river, our history and our city. The master plan shall be considered using the City's Type II application procedures, unless the applicant elects to have the master plan reviewed concurrently with a Type III, Type IV or Type V application. 4.Facilitate dense development in the courthouse area and other sites between the core of downtown and the river. COUNCIL OPTIONS 1.Select four individuals from the list of applicants submitted by the City Council for the Community Advisory Team for the EWEB riverfront master planning process. 2.Provide other direction to the City Manager regarding the selection of individuals for the Community Advisory Team for the EWEB riverfront master planning process. 3.Take no action. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that council select four individuals from the list of applicants submitted by City Council for the Community Advisory Team for the EWEB riverfront master planning process. Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080616\S0806161.doc