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Mr. Meisner said that neighborhood response was an issue for every site. He thought that McKenzie- Willamette/Triad would be foolish to discount what he anticipated would be powerful opposition from neighbors of the Delta site. Ms. Bettman thought the neighborhood issue an important one. She noted the neighborhoods in the vicinity of the 2nd and Chambers site were considering or had passed resolutions in support of hospital locating at the 2nd and Chambers site. She said if a site had no opposition and lots of support, the development was ultimately doable, and the City could expedite it so it could be up very soon. Ms. Bettman briefly noted the benefits she attributed to the 2nd and Chambers site, which included price, location, and a minimal number of willing sellers. She said the City already made a commitment to the area through its investments in the fire station. She thought the location would work for the hospital and the community, as the community would be able to secure a full range of emergency services without the need to cross a bridge. She believed the Delta site had serious access issues, and faced neighborhood opposition. Ms. Bettman said that McKenzie-Willamette/Triad was looking to do business. She thought it wanted to know what the City could give it. Ms. Nathanson agreed with Ms. Bettman about the benefits of the Chambers and 2nd site, but said the council could not force McKenzie-Willamette/Triad to locate at the site. It could encourage McKenzie- Willamette/Triad to do so. She wanted staff to keep trying to persuade the hospital about the merits of the location, but her bottom line was a hospital in Eugene. She hoped staff continued to assist anyone who had questions about their development proposals. Ms. Taylor did not want to give up on the 2nd and Chambers site. She did not want to offer the hospital incentives if the site it choose was outside the preferred area, and wanted to make that clear to McKenzie- Willamette/Triad. Ms. Taylor thought neighborhood acceptance should be a major factor in the location of the hospital. Mr. Pap6 agreed with Ms. Nathanson that the City could not force the hospital to locate at 2nd and Chambers. He agreed with Ms. Bettman that a "Plan B" was needed, and said if more work was to done at 2nd and Chambers, more work needed to be done on other sites, such as the fairgrounds and the West Broadway site. Mr. Pap6 moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, that the council go into an executive session. The council discussed the motion. Ms. Bettman thought the motion premature as she did not think the council was finished with the discussion yet. She said that the hospital was asking for incentives for a site it had already selected, and she questioned why, in that case, an executive session was needed. Mr. Meisner asked the manager to tell the council what direction he had received from the council that lead to the need for an executive session. City Manager Taylor said he had heard the council's comments about confining incentives to the preferred area. He received a specific request from Willamette- McKenzie/Triad that he wanted to bring before the council; if it chose not to do so, that was the purview of MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 26, 2004 Page 8 Work Session