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, e V. ORDINANCE re: CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY TO GRANT PERMITS AND EASEMENTS ACROSS CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY (memo, ordinance distributed) Mr. Gleason said that the proposed ordinance was an attempt to relieve the council of the time involved in consideration of routine items involving easements across City-owned property. Mr. Gleason introduced Assistant Public Works Director Don Gilman. Mr. Gilman said that the authority to grant such easements would be used primarily for requests from utilities and other governmental bodies. He said, for instance, that the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, the Eugene Water and Electric Board, Group W Cable, and Pacific Northwest Bell would all soon be requesting easements for the Owosso Bicycle Bridge, and that, under the proposed ordinance, these routine easements could be granted administratively by the City Manager. CB 2547--An ordinance concerning management of City-owned property; adding a new Section 2.019 to the Eugene Code, 1971, and declaring an emergency. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Council Bill 2547 was read by council bill number only. e Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. All councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 19034. VI. DESIGN MODIFICATIONS TO THE PARK WILLAMETTE PENTHOUSE (memo, background information distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Mike Tharp, Department of Housing and Community Conservation. Mr. Tharp said that the design modification recommendation was made to the council, in its capacity as the City's renewal agency, by the Downtown Commission. He outlined the contract dispute that existed between City staff and the developers of the Park Willamette Building and said the primary -question was whether City staff had received adequate notice of the proposed design changes and substitution of materials. Mr. Tharp gave a brief outline of the history of the Park Willamette development. Re said that the development agreement had been entered into by the Eugene Renewal Agency (ERA). He said that HCC staff was advised of the design changes as the building was under construction and advised the developers to proceed with construction at their own risk, pending referral to the ERA. He said that at its last meeting the ERA had directed staff to investigate the design changes with the developer. He said that staff had done so and had brought its findings to the Downtown Commission. Mr. Tharp said that the commission had explored various options for addressing the design changes and had finally arrived at the tit recommendation before the council: installation of wing walls on the east side of the penthouse building and installation of wing walls and awnings on the west MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 20, 1982 Page 6