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,. ~ . M I NUT E S Eugene City Council/Downtown Commission Dinner/Work Session Rogue Room, Valley River Inn September 10, 1984 5:00 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor "Gus" Keller, Brian Obie, Freeman Holmer, Richard Hansen, Debra Ehrman, John Ball, Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten, Ruth Bascom, City Council; James McCoy, Donald Genasci, Roger Neustadter, Michael Schwartz, Anne Bennett, Hugh Pritchard, A. Dean Owens, Downtown Commission; Micheal Gleason, City Manager; Dave Whitlow, Assistant City Manager; John Porter, Elaine Stewart, Pat Lynch, Bob Hibschman, Eugene Development Department; Ron Sanetel, Design Consultant; Russ Brink, Downtown Manager; Tim Birr, City staff. Mayor Keller opened the joint City Council/Downtown Commission meeting at 5:35 p.m. He introduced Elaine Stewart, Community Development Manager. . . I. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/DOWNTOWN COMMISSION Ms. Stewart explained the downtown retail development process. She showed a e chart listing the steps that would lead to the appraisal of properties in the development area. Under the Exclusive Right to Negotiate Agreement, the first step requires that the Price Development Company contract with "anchor" stores. The developer would then do a market analysis. (The market analysis showed that the downtown area can support retail development.) The developer would then do desi gn analysi s. This step was completed in conjunction with Wurster, Bernardi, and Emmons, the developer's selected firm, and Lutes, Sanetel, the Development Department's design consultant. The fourth step was to do an economic analysis. This was completed by LeBanc and Co. The fifth step was to develop design guidelines. Ms. Stewart described the work of the subcommittee that formulated the design guidelines. The guidelines were to be presented to the council members for their approval at this meeting. The sixth step, after approval, would be for the architects to develop a conceptual plan. Thi~ conceptual plan would be reviewed by the Design Guideline subcommittee and referred for adoption to the Downtown Commission. The commission would then recommend the conceptual plan to the City Council as Eugene Renewal Agency. If the council approved the plan, they would authorize an appraisal of property in the affected area. The appraisal would be carried out by the Eugene Development Department. Ms. Stewart told members that according to the agreement with the developer there could be a gO-day extension of the agreement. The contract provides for such an extension if the developer is performing, and this developer is performing. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner Session September 10, 1984 Page 1