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with the developers to a younger woman being dazzled by an older man with money. He asked the council <br />to have the courage to stick to its convictions and to remember the past. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing and called for questions and comments from the council. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor suggested that while the existence of the holes was being prolonged, the community should <br />consider placing community gardens in them. She asserted that the opportunity for housing had been lost <br />for the Charnelton Street site. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor commented that when the City first discussed options to buy the properties she had toured <br />them. She felt there was a lot of life in those buildings. She agreed with Ms. Byxbe’s recommendation not <br />to build an “instant downtown.” She thought it should be incremental and “organic.” She also thought the <br />initiative to require expenditure of more than $2 million in public money to go before a vote of the people <br />was a good idea. She concurred with Mr. Nicholson, adding that some of the best projects were not <br />subsidized and were outside the urban renewal districts. She also agreed with Mr. Wostmann’s suggestion <br />that the project be paid for with a GO bond. <br /> <br />Councilor Bettman expressed appreciation for everyone who testified. She wanted the public to understand <br />that although she opposed the amendments to the plan, it did not mean that she did not support downtown <br />redevelopment of both of the “holes” and the Centre Court and Washburn buildings. She stressed that these <br />projects could be done without amending the plan. She noted that Thomas Kemper had spoken before the <br />City Club and suggested that copies of the recording be provided to her colleagues. She asserted that he <br />could not answer specific questions about the project. She reiterated her feeling that people would not be <br />able to testify about a spending limit increase without knowing the details of the project. She noted that Mr. <br />Kemper indicated that collaborating with Beam Development would decrease the housing units projected to <br />be built by almost half. She asserted that Eugene may end up with as many housing units or “only slightly <br />more” than it would have had if it went with the “original Sears pit site.” <br /> <br />Councilor Zelenka agreed that the processes were arcane and difficult to follow. He said in retrospect the <br />processes were not designed well. He hoped that staff would work with people to directly contact them in <br />order to provide the information needed, given the short timeline. He wished to clarify that the housing <br />project across from the library was being rolled into the larger project. He noted that Mr. Kemper was <br />planning on 80 to 100 affordable housing units and that while KWG Development Partners would drop <br />some housing units, Beam Development indicated it would add some. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark thanked staff for all of the hard work that went into the project. He also thanked all the <br />people who spoke at the public hearing. He thanked Mr. Nicholson for his former service to the City, Mr. <br />Handy for investing his time in the WBAC, and Mr. Monk for the work he did trying to make the City <br />better. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark said he heard from several people that without a plan the City had the “cart before the <br />horse.” He understood that this was an opportunity for the City to have a process whereby it could have a <br />meaningful discussion about aspects of it in order to create a plan that had more broad support. He felt <br />there were a lot of good public processes. He quipped that Eugene had “elevated public process to a full- <br />contact spectator sport.” He enjoyed that the citizens of Eugene had this level of civic passion. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark observed that it seemed some were speaking of the money as though it were money that the <br />City could or would spend in another fashion on a higher priority. He commented that if urban renewal <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 16, 2007 Page 10 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />
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