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e the district when the council has no clear ideas about what development will occur in the area. He preferred to be "poised" for expansion when develop- ment occurs. Responding to Mr. Rutan's question, Mr. Gleason said staff believes that an urban renewal reserve is possible. When development occurs, with a single- ordinance action, council could include the reserve in the district. Howev- er, this does not capture the cash flow that generates projects. Mr. Miller asked if the land to the east and north would be included in the expansion district or made part of the reserve. Mr. Gleason said that the constraint has previously been on how to use limited expansion capacity; Mr. Gleason recommended that the entire area be included in the boundary. Ms. Wooten said the reason for inclusion of the State-owned property was to allow the City to work with a private developer and the State to build a new State office building and provide tax increment incentives. Mr. Bennett said he feels that the council has an opportunity to generate tax increment district dollars for the benefit of the district as a whole, the core area, and the City-owned property not yet developed. He wished to be sure that any development done independently downtown could be included in the district by the time a bUilding permit was requested. - Mayor Obie said that it appeared that the council was in consensus regarding the desirability of an urban renewal reserve, with the provisio that the City be able to move with dispatch to accommodate or take advantage of develop- ment. Mr. Gleason said staff would work on the legal issues surrounding the question and report back to the council. III. WORK SESSION: COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING LINCOLN SCHOOL--PROCESS AND MAINTENANCE Ms. Bohman said that the council had previously discussed this item at its April 25, 1988, meeting. There were four recommendations from the council subcommittee, but no action was taken on those recommendations at that meet- ing as council members requested more information on one of the recommenda- tions, concerning the formation of a task force. Ms. Bohman said the council was interested in the composition of such a task force and the task force charge and work program. In addition, there were questions of how a Request for Proposal or Request for Qualifications to private developers would fit with the task force process. Ms. Bohman outlined the staff proposal for the composition of the task force. Ms. Bohman said staff recommended that the task force be composed of one or two City Councilors, one person from the Westside Neighborhood, one person from the Friends of Lincoln School, one representative of child care and social service interests, one person representing sports groups and arts groups, one person representing the development community, and a housing specialist. Ms. Bohman said the council subcommittee would make the appoint- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 25, 1988 Page 8