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Res. No. 3947--A resolution concerning Room Tax funds, e amending Section 4 of Resolution No. 3886 adopted by the Council on November 19, 1984. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. V. EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD MASTER PLAN (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Michea1 Gleason introduced the agenda item. Pat Decker of the Planning Department gave the staff report. She introduced Jim Brownt Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) Director of Operations and Engineering-, who said EWEB has been at its present location since about 1911. He reviewed the development of the site and said the company's focus has been to provide service to its customers at a low cost. He said the company has tried to be a good neighbor and has devoted about four acres of its 21 acres to the bikeway and landscaping. The need for a master plan became evident in 1980 when EWEB purchased the property west of the overpass and moved some operations to other locations. Mr. Brown said the Master Plan indicated the present EWEB site is adequate for future EWEB operations if some materials are moved to other locations and vertical storage and parking are provided. He said EWEB expects as much as a e 50 percent increase in customer growth in the future. He thanked the council for reviewing the Master Plan and said he will forward council comments on the plan to the EWEB Board of Directors. Using a map, Jim Saul, a consultant to EWEB on the Master Plan, discussed the Master Plan. He said provisions in the plan respond to concerns in the Downtown Plan and the Riverfront Park Study. He said the Master Plan indicates that three-quarters of an acre of EWEB property will be available for the Eighth Avenue and Hilyard Street access to the Riverfront Research Park, expansion of the Wi11amette Street substation, and a change in the pedestrian/bike path. He reviewed provisions for improved access to the riverfront from FourtH Avenue and High Streett a public plaza, and a buffer between the bikeway and EWEB operations. He said a meeting of EWEB representatives and City officials resulted in a second walkway through the EWEB property that will provide access to an EWEB parking area and the public plaza. The parking area will sometimes be available for public parking. Ms. Decker said the Downtown Commission and the Planning Commission indicated concerns about the relationship of EWEB development to the riverfront and a public plaza, the future of the Midgleys building, the future of the historic Eugene Mill and Elevator Building, and the relationship of EWEB development to the Riverfront Research Park and access to the Park. Answering a question from Mr. Holmer, Ms. Decker said the Public Works Department staff indicated adequate land is available to widen the Ferry Street Bridge. . ~ MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 23t 1985 Page 5