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Ms. Teninty determined there was agreement with Mr. Kelly’s suggestion. She also determined that the language related to compatibility with adjacent land uses was acceptable. She asked if the issue of a flood plain could be presented under site costs. Mr. Poling asked that the issue of potential safety hazards with a site in the flood plain or adjacent to the railroad tracks be included in the criteria and presentation by consultants. There were no objections to the wording of the criterion related to considering the impact on community and private development. Mr. Kelly suggested that the criterion related to public safety vehicle access to transportation corridors be eliminated or revised to indicate the criterion was dependent on whether the patrol function was consoli- dated. Ms. Teninty asked if there were particular questions that should be posed to the public to elicit information for the council. Mr. Kelly asked that hard copies of the maps be provided at the public forum to aid the discussion. He said the presentation and discussion should include all sites except those that were determined to be impossible and removed from the list. He suggested that the remaining sites be numbered with a key to identify each site to make discussion of sites easier. He said members of the public should be asked if there were certain sites they loved or loathed. Ms. Ortiz said she was interested in whether the public would support a bond issue. Ms. Teninty said that question would be asked in the next phase of the project. She asked if there was other information the council wanted in order to confidently make a decision to narrow the number of sites that would move forward to the conceptual design process. Mr. Papé said that it was important to know the public’s opinion on the current City Hall, its community value and retaining it for community use. Mr. Kelly said there was also an economic component to the discussion of disposition of the old City Hall and he was interested in estimates of the fair market value of the block and building and the cost of seismic upgrades for general use. He also wanted feedback from the for-profit and nonprofit communities indicating interest in the building. Mr. Penwell asked for more clarity on what type of information this would produce that would help the council make a decision. Mr. Kelly said that the quantity and quality of expressions of interest would be useful. Ms. Ortiz said she was thinking about the future reaction of voters and was interested in some background information about the potential sale of the current City Hall, costs associated with repairs and improvements and similar issues so she could have informed conversations with constituents about the estimated cost of various options. Mr. Papé said it was not the City’s mission to preserve period architecture. Ms. Teninty invited the public to participate in the August 24, 2006, public forum. MINUTES—Eugene City Council August 9, 2006 Page 10 Work Shop