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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY ¶¶¶ȁ¤´¦¤¤®±ȁ¦®µ ISSUESTATEMENT information that was presented at the October 19, 2016,Joint Elected Officials meeting regarding the work of the Joint Task Force on CoordinatedDowntown Development. This work session is intended to afford City Council the opportunity to provide detailed feedback and specific direction to staff with regard to the work of the Joint Task Force. BACKGROUND On July 14, 2016, the Eugene City Council and the Board of County Commissioners held a joint session to provide an update on several planned projects in downtown Eugene and to discuss the potential for collaboration on the development of a renewed civic center. On July 18, 2016, the Eugene City Council approved a motion to direct the City Manager to work with the County and the Court to investigate the following possibilities: (1) a new City Hall on the Butterfly Lot and a Courthouse on the full City Hall block; (2) Phase 1 of a new City Hall as currently planned and a wrap-around Courthouse; (3) other options that may arise. The motion also cited factors to consider including, but not limited to, parking, City Hall Phase 2 and farmer’s market. Further, Council directed that the work with the County and Court shall be completed by November 15, 2016. Following this action by the Council, the Board of County Commissioners provided similar direction to the County Administrator in its July 19, 2016, meeting. To fulfill this charge, City and County staff met regularly through the month of August to charter the work and begin the collaborative effort necessary to fulfill the direction of each of the elected bodies. On September 20, 2016, staff presented an update on these efforts to a joint session of the Eugene City Council and Board of County Commissioners. This update included a review of the Elected Representative Group (ERG) members and their role in the work, a review of the joint Staff Task Force (STF) members, and an introduction of the task force’s independent facilitator, Cameron McCarthy. Additionally, Cameron McCarthy reviewed the planned scope of work of the task force, as well as the approach and methodology they will employee in order to meet the demanding schedule the work must be completed within. On October 19, 2016, City and County staff, along with representatives from Cameron McCarthy, presented information on work completed since the previous joint elected officials meeting. This included an update on the project task/action list, a review of the space programs that have been J:\\CMO\\2016 Council Agendas\\M161026\\S161026A.docx