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e e - Councilor Smith said that one of the questions raised by the council was that it did not feel a clear answer on funding had been presented. Mr. Gleason stated that the City could deal with any necessary accounting procedures; he said the City Council must decide whether it wanted to proceed with the project. Mr. Ball temporarily left the meeting at this time. Councilor Obie said he understood Ms. Stewart to say that a public hearing would be held to deal with any controversies created in the process and then the recommendation would be presented to the council. Mr. Gleason stated that this process would be independent of the plan. Ms. Stewart said the project will require the approval of the City Council as the Urban Renewal Agency for funding. She explained that the pUblic will have an opportunity to provide input on the project as revised by the council on May 8. Mr. Obie encouraged the DTC on the process, stating that the council should add some influence and authority to the work of the DTC. He stressed that the public should be made confident that action will occur. In response to a question, Mr. Genasci said the DTC had not discussed the issue of tree planting on 8th Avenue. In response to a question, Mr. Schwartz said the DTC was unified in its recommendation to the City Council to proceed with the project. He said the DTC will proceed with the design work if given that direction. In response to a question, Ms. Stewart explained that all DTC meetings constituted public hearings and that the public could respond to any issues at the DTC meeting the following week. In response to a question, Mr. Gleason stated that the developer was designing a schematic as directed by the DTC. Once the schematics were drafted, the subsequent steps would be further design refinements, bids, and then refining the schematic based on the costs. Mayor Keller said that he would like to discuss the plan with the developer, stating that such input was important. In response to a question, Mr. Gleason said he had not seen the schematic and could not provide any information on preliminary traffic patterns. Mr. Porter said that it was important that the public understand that the two projects were not both under the Urban Renewal Plan. Councilor Obie agreed that contact with the retail center developer would be appropriate. Mr. McCoy said he had discussed the project briefly with the developer. Mr. Genasci also agreed with the suggestion that the developer should be contacted. He clarified that the DTC proposal would not preclude any circulation in the area. Mr. Ball returned to the meeting at this time. Mr. Filer clarified that it was always recognized that retail or professional development would occur along Wil1amette Street. He stressed that it was also recognized that Wi1lamette Street would be rebuilt as the main street of Eugene. He felt that Wi11amette Street should be treated as proposed and not based on any ideas of the developer. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 9, 1984 Page 11