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"""11III e 31 I Mrs. Campbell sugg~sted the use of sidewalk curb ramps, as shoWn in the slides pre- sented by the Bicycle Committee, permitting easy access.for use of sidewalks as bicycle paths. Poor drainage because of such ramps, pedestrian conflict, and speeds of present-day bicycles were pointed out as problems which would be en- countered in the general use of sidewalks for bicycle travel. Mrs. Beal suggested designation of one street for bicycle use only, with bicycles stopping at cross streets for,auto traffic. Councilman Teague questioned whether there womld be a conflict in the Fairgrounds area between bicycle use and horseb,ack riding. Traffic Engineer said he had dis- cussed the possibility of a bike.route with the Fairgrounds manager, and there seems to be no problem. e Ernie Drapela, Parks Department, commented on plans of that department in preparing for heavy bicycle traffic based on statistics showing extraordinary increases in expenditures on bicycles and related items in the past year. He said the.Skinners Butte extension of the Willamette south bank bike path would be complete this summer. I Some discussion followed with regard to the number of bikes stolen and recent pro- vision of the assistant property officer in the Police Department to work with the Bicycle Committee and on bike controls. Mrs. Beal asked if State legislation requir- ing licensing of bikes would curtail bicycle theifts, and Mrs. Bascom replied that she felt adoption of a Eugene Bicycle Code would be a step in that direction. Mayor Anderson expressed appreciation to the Committee for its effort and Comm 1/26/72 presentation. File V. Resignation~ Lon Mills, Personnel Director' - Manager announced acceptance by Lon Mills, Ci ty personnel officer, of posi tion as director of Local Government Person- nel Institute with League of Oregon Cities in Salem. He expressed appreciation for Mr. Milis' excellent assistance and fine work in developing and improving the overall personnel program as well as in other areas of the Ci ty and wished him good luck in hms new venture. Comm 1/26/72 File W. Economic Feasibility Study, Lane County Auditorium Association - Lee Bishop, president of the Lane County Auditorium Association, introduced Jack Jarvis of Jarvis & Company, Inc., feasibility analysts, who gave a summary of the economic impact analysis pre- pared by his firm on construc~ion of an auditorium/convention facility in Eugene. Copies of the total report and the Association's recommendations were previously dis- tributed to Council members for review. I Mr. Jarvis described the facility proposed to include cOIIv.ention hall, concert hall, recital theatre, rehearsal rooms, meeting rooms, costing a total of $13,620,000.00, and assuming a $10,000,000.00 general obligation bond issue. He said the concert hall will cost mor~ in the construction stage and, although in the preliminary report it was figured the convention hall. womld be the most costly to operate, the present re- port includes revenues expected to be derived from concessions operated in the con- vention hall which are not possible to be incorporated into the concert hall. Also, that excluding depreciation and interest charges, the total facility will average an annual loss of $21,800.00 in the period 1975-80. Addition of depreciation andc',_~_"_ _0_ interest charges (9~% of the total) in that period would make a total loss of, c . :$~;~?O,ooo.o~. .Mr~ Jarvis said the analysis is factual and not influenced in any wa.i:f by either proponents or opponents of the facility. There are no existing projects to which comparison can be made with regard to financial position. He said he feels the cent~r.as proposed does not lack balance for requirements in Eugene measured from other than a financial standpoint; and that there should be no reduction in size of ~he facility because of resulting loss of revenue and balance in its use. He cited pro~. jections of new jobs created as a result__q~_uch a complex - not in the initial con- struction, but as new positions q'n~~~he~B}kraBon of the facility, as well as in pri- mary and secondary support indust-i-J:es. f - ,';--.. e I Overview points Mr. Jarvis made wi th regard to the final report versus the preliminary report presented some time ago were that final calculations were not know until just prior to publishing of this report, hence the difference in figures presented in the preliminary report;. addition of revenues calculated to be derived from concessions; conclusions reached were based on facts with the given site, requirements, etc., with no other influence; it must be recognized this type of facility is not usually profit- able in ,terms of finances, its value cannot be measured economically so much as it is measured in the sense of getting the facility started for future benefit to the com7 munity; ,and that the center as proposed will fit well into a vital core area provid- ing an attraction for people to the downtown area. He expressed appreciation for co-operation his firm received from the various agencies and people involved in furthering the auditorium/convention complex. e Mrs ~ Beal asked about revenues deri ved from the convention hall versus the concert hall, and if it is possible to have a breakdown of income between the two; if the concert hall size could be cut reasonably and what the resulting revenues would be. Mr. Jarvis explained that the convention facility revenues in ratio to the invest- ment would. be greater than that of the concert hall; from the standpoint of use and requirements the concert hall is the most salient; there are few sui table places in tb.e community to fill tbe need for this tlJPe facility. Also, that overhead costs 2/14/72 - 9 .....