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covered adequately. The estimated cost for this option would be in the range of $10,000-$15,000. This is an economical approach that could yield an acceptable outcome, but still may be perceived as lacking adequate input from both the council and the community. In the third option, staff would hire a consultant team which then would meet with the council to describe the basic components of a master planning process and to discuss various options for the public participation components that could be added to the process. This would facilitate the development of specific City Council goals and parameters for the public participation process and allow a direct exchange of ideas between the council and the consultant team about what public participation techniques would best accomplish the council's goals, including the pros and cons of various public participation tools. The consultant team--with the assistance of staff--would develop an outline of the master planning and public participation process. The consultant team could then meet with a handful of representative constituent groups to make sure the process is both inclusive and fair. The details of the master planning and public participation process would be finalized and presented to the council for review and adoption. The estimated cost for this option would be in the range of $20,000-$30,000, depending on the final details and the number of council work sessions required to reach consensus. This option has a higher likelihood of success than the first two options as it includes the opportunity for more input directly to the consultant team by both the council and the community. The fourth option is the most complex and expensive as it maximizes the input of both the council and the community in developing the master planning and public participation process for the City Hall Complex. As with options 2 and 3, this option begins with the hiring of a consultant team with expertise in both master planning and public participation processes. The consultant team would facilitate an in-depth exploration with the council of the issues relating to the City Hall Complex through either a half-day workshop or interviews with individual councilors followed by a work session. The consultant team would then develop recommendations for the appropriate public participation techniques to be used during the City Hall Complex master planning process and bring these to the council for discussion during a work session. The next step in this option would be for the consultant team to draft an outline of the master planning and public participation process to be used as a basis for eliciting input on the process from a wide range of constituent groups such as the Neighborhood Associations, the Chamber of Commerce, Friends of Eugene, etc. The details of the master planning and public participation process would then be finalized and brought back to the council for review and adoption or, if necessary, modification and resubmittal to the council at a subsequent work session. The estimated cost for Option 4 could be as high as $75,000, depending on the number of public meetings and council work sessions required. Although this option offers the most inclusive approach, staff believes it would be too expensive and time-consuming for the initial step of designing a public participation process. It would be better to devote the extra time and money to the public participation process itself rather than to the design of the process. Option 1: Direct the City Manager to design a master planning and public participation process for the City Hall Complex and present to the council at a future work session. Option 2: Authorize the expenditure of up to $15,000 to design a public participation and master planning process; the design process would include a limited level of involvement by the council and little to no involvement by the public. Option 3: Authorize the expenditure of up to $30,000 to design a public participation and master planning process; the design process would include a moderate level of involvement by the council and limited, focused involvement by community representatives. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050223\S050223B.doc