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Ms. Ehrman noted that administrative costs were estimated at $500,000, and she suggested reducing that amount. e Ms. Bascom asked for clarification of the City Attorney's opinion. Kay Ki ner James of the City Attorney's Office said eligible Hult Center projects could be included in the plan. She said the prior plan had included a goal of providing a "setting" for an auditorium area, but that wordi ng was not included in the current draft plan. Ms. Kiner James added that she agreed with the recommendation to make the Council's intent quite clear. Councilors agreed to direct staff to prepare language for including Hult Center capital projects in the plan update. Mr. Gleason said staff would conduct further research and include project language in the document to be voted on. Mayor Obie said the vote on district expansion and that on the opening of Willamette Street should be separate. Mr. Farkas suggested holding another work session for response to issues raised about district expansion. C. Other Issues Mr. Holmer asked about the source of funds referred to in Section 600, B.2.a. ( page 6), concerning acquisition and redevelopment of substandard and blighting conditions. Mr. Farkas said tax increment funds would be the source for those activities unless other funds were available. Mr. Holmer asked about the definition of "practical or feasible rehabilitation" not permitted by conditions. Mr. Farkas sa i d pract i ca 1 and feasible actions could be defined by economic projections, although he acknowledged that some subjectivity was involved. Mr. Gleason said the market was the determining factor in what was practical and feasible, and it was examined when the e Request For Proposal was issued. Mr. Holmer asked about the terms "excessive dwelling unit density" in Section 600,B.2.b. Mr. Farkas said national standards for that density were set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Byrne added that the standard was based on the number of persons per habitable room. Mr. Holmer asked whether any instances existed currently in Eugene. Staff said they were awa re of none. Ms. Ehrman noted that in agreeing to use funds for the Hult Center, she did not want to foreclose any options for an expanded library. She asked whether the plan contained language to accommodate the potential library sites that were inside the district. Ms. Wooten said she was not willing to foreclose the option of using increment funds on the Hult Center or the Library expansion, but she was not necessarily interested in funding public capital improvements when the poi nt of the increment district was to facilitate and expedite private development, which in turn funded pub 1 i c investments. Ms. Ehrman noted that the parking structure for an expanded library had received many comments at the public information session, and she noted that the structure would serve other areas in addition to the Library. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 29, 1987 Page 8