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<br />Ms. Teninty asked if there were particular questions that should be posed to the public to elicit information <br />for the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly asked that hard copies of the maps be provided at the public forum to aid the discussion. He said <br />the presentation and discussion should include all sites except those that were determined to be impossible <br />and removed from the list. He suggested that the remaining sites be numbered with a key to identify each <br />site to make discussion of sites easier. He said members of the public should be asked if there were certain <br />sites they loved or loathed. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said she was interested in whether the public would support a bond issue. Ms. Teninty said that <br />question would be asked in the next phase of the project. She asked if there was other information the <br />council wanted in order to confidently make a decision to narrow the number of sites that would move <br />forward to the conceptual design process. <br /> <br />Mr. Papé said that it was important to know the public’s opinion on the current City Hall, its community <br />value and retaining it for community use. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said there was also an economic component to the discussion of disposition of the old City Hall <br />and he was interested in estimates of the fair market value of the block and building and the cost of seismic <br />upgrades for general use. He also wanted feedback from the for-profit and nonprofit communities indicating <br />interest in the building. Mr. Penwell asked for more clarity on what type of information this would produce <br />that would help the council make a decision. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said that the quantity and quality of expressions of interest would be useful. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said she was thinking about the future reaction of voters and was interested in some background <br />information about the potential sale of the current City Hall, costs associated with repairs and improvements <br />and similar issues so she could have informed conversations with constituents about the estimated cost of <br />various options. <br /> <br />Mr. Papé said it was not the City’s mission to preserve period architecture. <br /> <br />Ms. Teninty invited the public to participate in the August 24, 2006, public forum. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 3 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Lynn Taylor) <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 9, 2006 Page 10 <br /> Work Shop <br /> <br />