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M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Workshop Bascom/Tykeson Room – Eugene Public Library August 9, 2006 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jennifer Solomon, Andrea Ortiz, Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Gary Papé, George Poling, Chris Pryor. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Bonny Bettman. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. A. WORKSHOP: City Council Priority Issue – City Hall Complex City Manager Dennis Taylor said the purpose of the workshop was to refine ideas associated with the City Hall complex in preparation for a community meeting on August 24, 2006. He said the focus of discussion would be the site evaluation criteria. He introduced consultant Jonah Cohen to provide an overview of the workshop. Introduction and Objectives Mr. Cohen said the objective of the workshop was to begin the process of finding the appropriate site or sites for the new City Hall complex. He referred to the draft list of site criteria provided in the agenda packet and said the design team had identified over 30 possible sites for consideration, although both criteria and site options could be modified during the workshop. He said following the August 24 community forum, the design team would meet with the council on September 20 in a work session format with the hope that one or two site choices could be identified to be carried forward into the conceptual design phase. Mr. Cohen reviewed the agenda for the meeting and said the design team would make recommendations to eliminate some sites because they did not conform to the site evaluation criteria. A discussion of site evaluation criteria issues raised by council members would be followed by an interactive process to discuss sites by applying criteria. He hoped that three to five sites could be identified for further study and asked the council to also identify any additional information required to make a final site selection decision, as well as what specific feedback should be solicited at the community forum. Mr. Kelly said that narrowing the number of sites for consideration was not indicated in the agenda item summary (AIS) as an outcome of the workshop, nor was any motion suggested. He said Ms. Bettman opted not to participate by phone because no sites would be eliminated. Mr. Cohen replied that it was not necessary to eliminate sites but the discussion should commence. MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 9, 2006 Page 1 Work Shop