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~ M I NUT E S - Eugene City Council Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission and Downtown Commission Eugene Conference Center--Hellman Room December 12, 1983 5:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Emily Schue, Brian Obie, John Ball, Dick Hansen, Freeman Holmer, Mark Lindberg, Betty Smith, and Cynthia Wooten. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Eleanor Mulder, Roger Rutan, Dorothy Anderson, Robert Barkman, Brian Bauske, Robert Bennett, and Randy Thwing. DOWNTOWN COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: James McCoy, Mike Schwartz (until 7:05), Anne Bennett, Don Genasci, Roger Neustadter, and Thomas Schott. The joint meeting of the Eugene City Council with the Planning Commission and the Downtown Commission was called to order by His Honor, Mayor Gus Keller. I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS - The members of the three groups introduced themselves. Mayor Keller introduced the first agenda topic. II. DOWNTOWN PLAN STATUS REPORT Planning Commission Interim Secretary Jim Farah introduced the topic and outlined the presentations by staff and the Downtown Commission. Downtown Commission Chair Jim McCoy stated that the original plan was to bring the plan to the council in September 1983. He hoped to have the draft done by February 1984 and ready for distribution in March He said the plan included a mix of in- dividuals in the process, stating that the plan attempted to address many short-term issues as well as take in a broader view for the future. Downtown Commissioner Don Genasci, addressing the overall design n& the Downtown Plan, referred to several maps which illustrated the plan concepts. He stated that the three main principles of the plan were a concern for what was already present in the downtown, the elements of the downtown to make it a more viable economic unit, and a desire to bring jobs back to the downtown. He stated that the plan would attempt to incorporate the surrounding areas with the wntown. Improving the S~;nner Butte area; creating connectors between the butte, the Willamette River, and the downtown; allowing housing in the downtown area with regard to scale; and supporting the growth of the industrial area near the river with a link to the 5th Street and railroad areas were all concerns incorporated into the Downtown Plan. He said the plan was to bracket the downtown area with housing and to set aside land for muncipal buildings, ~ MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner Session December 12, 1983 Page 1