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Mr. Hansen was pleased with the cooperation between the City and EWEB e indicated in the Master Plan. Ms. Ehrman was concerned about the proposed buffer along the bikeway because crimes have been committed in that area. She hoped the area would be open enough for people to feel it is a public area. She noted the adjacent neighborhood is a residential one, and, therefore~ she was also concerned about the proposed surface parking lots. She said EWEB officials should realize the public outcry in the University area when a proposal was made by Sacred Heart Hospital to destroy buildings to provide parking spaces. She said air pollution problems are also developing in that area. She appreciated the sensitivity of EWEB officials to suggestions of City officials. Ms. Schue was pleased with the cooperation of EWEB and City officials indicated in the Master Plan. She hoped some provisions can be made for the historic Mill and Elevator Building. She said Himalayan Blackberries are not native to the Willamette Valley and they do not need to be maintained on the river bank. Mr. Holmer suggested the phrase lias long as possib1e" concerning the retention of the Midgleys Building should be deleted from the second sentence in the third staff recommendation. Ms. Wooten thought the Midgleys Building should be retained as long as possible because its commercial activity is important as a bridge to the e residential community and the downtown. She said its use as a parking lot would be wasteful. Mayor Obie agreed with the comments concerning good cooperation between the City and EWEB. He said the EWEB land is one of the rarest of the community's assets. He had wondered about its best use. He appreciated the effort to address City concerns. He would support the Master Plan and look forward to the new building. It will be an example of good development on the riverfront. He shared concerns about landscaping on the river bank. He was concerned about the historic Mill and Elevator Building because it is the last remnant of the industry that formed the community. Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to ask the City Manager to forward the comments on the EWEB Master Plan in the October 23, 1985 memo in the staff notes with the following additional comments: 1. a task team composed of representatives of EWEB, the Historical Review Board, and the Eugene Planning Department should coordinate the moving of the historial Mill and Elevator Building, and 2. the landscaping along the river's edge and the bikeway should provide a buffer as well as a feeling of openness. . MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 23, 1985 Page 7