Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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ATTACHMENT B M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Work Session McNutt Room – City Hall 777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon May 21, 2008 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Bonny Bettman, Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka. Jennifer Solomon participated by telephone. COUNCILORS ABSENT: George Poling. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency to order at 11:58 a.m. A. WORK SESSION: Beam Development City Manager Jon Ruiz explained that the primary goal for Beam Development would be to secure private tenants, but at present the City was considering the facility for potential City uses. He said this would provide the City with the opportunity to rent existing City-owned properties to other tenants. He under- scored the City’s goal to seek the maximum financial efficiency and effectiveness. He believed those offsets should be considered. He said staff was seeking action on the purchase sale agreement being presented. Mayor Piercy called for a moment of silence to commemorate the anniversary of the Thurston High School shootings. Ms. Taylor thought everyone had agreed that the City should not vacate properties it owned. Mr. Ruiz responded that the Agenda Item Summary (AIS) included examples of revenues which could be accrued from City properties. He said staff intended to come back to the council with a full plan based on what was known and the finances at a later date. He emphasized that the purpose of the AIS was to provide examples of other factors for consideration when looking at the proposal. Ms. Taylor expressed alarm that this was even being included as an example. She averred that there were many offices “spread all over the place.” She added that she was ready to approve the project but she hoped that if the City was considering giving up other properties it owned, the council would be able to make a decision on that. Mr. Ruiz assured her that staff would return to the council for a discussion of that type. Ms. Ortiz thanked staff for the information. She appreciated the examples that were provided. She added that she expected the City Manager to know that however this proposal proceeded, it should be at the least cost to the City. Mr. Zelenka asked what offices might be moved. Mr. Ruiz replied that the discussion had not proceeded to that point. He did not know if the City would move offices to the Beam site, but the intention was to MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 21, 2008 Page 1 Work Session