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e Mr. Reinhard said all public crossings had gates, but the private EWEB crossing at Mill Street would require exploration with the PUC. Mayor Obie expressed agreement with concerns about noise and safety. Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to petition the Public Utility Commission to establish a Whistle Free Zone (trains are prohibited from blowing their whistles), between the Hilyard Street crossing and the Van Buren Street crossing. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 5:0. IV. REPORT FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LINCOLN SCHOOL City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Jan Bohman of the Development Department presented the staff report. She summarized the work of the committee and its recommendations. She showed slides of other school rehabilitation projects and asked that the council take action on the recommendations. Ms. Bohman reviewed the committee1s consideration of several options, financing, security, and maintenance and said it had identified a need to address repairs and safety issues. The committee had recommended against interior demolition, which could be reconsidered later, she added. e Ms. Bohman reviewed estimated costs of repairs and maintenance. She said the committee had considered two processes of determining use and financing for the building. Those included establishing a community/City task force and developing a Request for Proposals or Request for Qualifications (RFP/Q) for distribution to the development community. Ms. Bohman said the community task force process would look at a wide range of public and service uses, primarily through public and foundation funding, and would emphasize service uses. She reviewed recommendations for task force representation and said its work could include a needs and interest assessment and overseeing an architectural, engineering, and financial feaSibility study. Ms. Bohman said development of an RFP/Q would describe desired uses of the building and would be sent to the development community. She said it could include criteria that would reserve parts of the building for uses that had been considered and might extend to as much as one entire floor. Ms. Bohman added that the City had received a letter of interest for a proposal that would develop housing in the upper floor and would reserve the lower floor for community uses. Ms. Bohman said the recommendation of the majority of the committee was to use a task force approach to maximize public input and to attempt to retain the entire building for community uses. A minority opinion preferred approaching the private development community first, she added. She also said the committee had discussed combining the two approaches, but staff e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 25, 1988 Page 6