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-T M I NUT E S - Eugene City Council Dinner Session Middle Columbia Room, Valley River Inn October 8, 1984 5 :00 p.m. PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Chair; Richard Hansen, Debra Ehrman, John Ball, Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom, Freeman Holmer, Councilors; Roger Rutan, Planning Commission; Micheal Gleason, City Manager; Dave Whitlow, Assistant City Manager; Susan Brody, Pat Decker, Teresa Bishow, Jerry Jacobson, Planning Staff; Elaine Stewart, Community Development Director; Tim Birr, Acting Public Relations Officer Ms. Wooten called the meeting to order. She introduced Mr. Rutan, Planning Commission member and Councilor-elect. Ms. Wooten said, in preparation for the meeting on October 15, members would go over the changes in the draft Downtown Plan made by the Planning Commission and outlined in the distributed material "Revisions and Errata May 1984 Draft Eugene Downtown Plan." She introduced Ms. Decker to answer questions. 1. EUGENE DOWNTOWN PLAN DRAFT (memorandum distributed) - Ms. Decker said the distributed material reflected the changes by both the Downtown Commission and the Planning Commission made after public hearings before those bodies. The council public hearing on the Downtown Plan will be held on October 22nd. Ms. Decker stated both commissions agreed that language needed to be clarified. They agreed that emphasis on downtown as a business and commercial center was needed. Both commissions dealt with Willamette Street between 10th and 11th. Both commissions agreed that a design process is needed to evaluate design proposal s. The Planning Commission agreed with the Downtown Commission but opened the range of options the bodies should be considering. The Pl anni ng Commission wanted the expanded option of not opening the street. Ms. Stewart said the Chair of the Planning Commission and the Chair of the Downtown Commission will present their positions to the City Council. The City Council will make the final decisions. Members reviewed the revised version of the introduction. They asked if the listing of priorities was according to importance. Staff told them the listing was the priority of the Downtown Commission but did not reflect the projects in order of implementation. Ms. Ehrman did not want to adopt the priorities. Ms. Wooten pointed out that the items 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6 on page 2 do not belong in the document. Members agreed that staff should develop a work plan for such mi nor items. Ms. Brody reminded council that they would take action after the .e council public hearing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner Session October 8, 1984 Page 1