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- - - M I NUT E S City Council Council Chamber--City Hall April II, 1988 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Jeff Miller, Roger Rutan, Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten, Robert Bennett. The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. I. PUBLIC FORUM Mayor Obie gave an opportunity to those who wished to address the about subjects that are not scheduled for council consideration. taking comments from members of the audience, Mayor Obie welcomed from Boy Scout Troups 22 and 175, Bob Shaw, 1910 Van Buren, said he has suggested to the Planning Department that the future library be built in The Bon Marche building, He said the building is located in the part of town that has been selected as the most appropriate area for the new library. He said the building meets the City Code as well as space and parking requirements recommended by the Future of Our Library Committee, He noted that the time of vacation also coincides with the planned move of the new library, council Before members II, PUBLIC HEARING: STREET VACATION OF 12TH AVENUE BETWEEN HILYARD AND PATTERSON STREETS (SACRED HEART HOSPITAL) (SV 88-1) City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Jerry Jacobson, Planning Department, presented the staff report. He said Sacred Heart General Hospital is requesting the approval of a 60-foot-wide right-of-way to proceed with plans to construct a 900-space, five-level parking lot that will have two levels below grade, He said the request modifies an earlier proposal that involved five levels of parking above grade, Mr, Jacobson said a street vacation is necessary to enable parking underneath 12th Avenue, If approved, the street would operate as a p~ivate street 24 feet wide and maintain pedestrian and bicycle movement. He said a Hearings Official granted a conditional use permit pending vacation approval by the council, Representatives of the Physicians and Surgeons Building appealed that decision to the Planning Commission over the design of the 12th Avenue and Patterson Street intersection, Mr, Jacobson said the issue was resolved between Sacred Heart Hospital and MINUTES--City Council April 11, 1988 Page 1