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--~ continue to discuss the matter. She said the rest rooms might be relocated in e a vacant store space in Centre Court and the adjacent area could be used to give information to the public and for security guards to lie heck in." She said the size of the existing rest rooms could be reduced. Ms. Bohman said the managers of Eugene Athletic and Olympic Outfitters submitted written commitments to make improvements to their properties and the managers of The Bon, The Literary Lion, the Oak Merchant, and Burch's Fine Footwear have given oral commitments that they will improve their properties. Ms. Bohman said the plan now is to remove the middle row of trees on Olive Street south of Broadway. She said the short-term work plan of the Development Department includes establishing of user fees for merchandising in the right-of-way and the City's User Fee Study will also include consideration of fees for the use of the right-of-way. She distributed three drawings to the counc il ors. They were of about one block of the remodeled playground. She said the glass pavilions and sculptures in the drawings will not be in Phase 1. She said the Downtown Commission recommended that the playground be a little smaller than indicated in the drawings. Replying to questions from Ms. Wooten, Ms. Bohman said the relocation of the rest rooms will cost about $75,000 if they are placed in an existing building and about $125,000 if entirely new construction. The $75,000 figure does not include any property acquisition cost that may be involved. She said the Downtown Commission considered the whole mall when it approved the merchant, central activity, and delineation zones. She said the improvements to e Broadway will be appropriate if Willamette Street is opened between 8th and 10th avenues, but the improvements will also be appropriate if Willamette Street is not opened. She said the improvements are not necessarily the forerunner of the opening of Willamette Street, but some improvements need to be made to Willamette Street. She said the owner of Books, Babies, and Buggies requested the removal of the bench and covered area in front of 80 East Broadway and the Downtown Commission will consider the matter. Ms. Wooten discussed the lights on the mall and said the new lights on Broadway may make the design of the mall seem uncoordinated. Ms. Bohman said the amenities in the improvements to Broadway are intended for use throughout the mall eventually. Broadway will be a demonstration project. She said the installation of new street lights in other parts of the mall will be addressed in the update of the Urban Renewal Plan. Replying to questions from Ms. Bascom and Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Bohman said the rest rooms inside the restaurant in the Overpark may be moved outside the restaurant if an adjoining business is expanded. In that case, two sets of rest rooms would be available to the public. She said she did not have specific police or security reports of behavioral problems at the rest rooms on Broadway. She said one proposal is to decrease the size of the rest room structure on Broadway, relocate the postal station, move the information booth to Broadway, and have the security guards "check in" at that location. Mr. Rutan said the cost of the improvement project will be paid from Downtown Tax Allocation funds which cannot be spent in other parts of the city. He e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 18, 1986 Page 4 --~- -----