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e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room and City Council Chamber July 25, 1990 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Mayor Jeff Miller, Emily Schue, Rob Bennett, Debra Ehrman, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, Shawn Boles. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Freeman Holmer, Bobby Green. The adjourned meeting of July 23, 1990, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. RETAIL TASK FORCE FINAL REPORT (The first portion of the meeting was held in the City Council Chamber to accommodate the large number of people who appeared to hear the council discussion of the Retail Task Force final report.) e Mr. Rutan said the City Council had adopted a time line developed by the Retail Task Force, related specifically to street redesign. He asked how the Retail Task Force final report fit into the decision-making process. Jan Bohman, Planning and Development, said that if the council approved the motions relating to the Retail Task Force, they would serve as the basis for the redesign process. Ms. Bohman said that within the next couple of days the task force would distribute requests for proposals (RFP) for a design consultant to lead the public process. She said a design for the plaza area and Willamette Street would be presented to the council at the end of the calendar year and would go to election in the spring. Mr. Rutan asked if the task force recommendations included a no-build option. Ms. Bohman said the design principles would set the basis for the redesign process and did not include a no-build option. Ms. Schue said Laurel Fisher of the Cultural Affairs Committee had called her that morning to point out that she had written to the City Council expressing her concern that the Hult Center not be overlooked in the downtown redesign plan. Mr. Rutan asked the role of Downtown Eugene, Incorporated (DEI) in terms of retail recruitment. Ms. Bohman said the City, not DEI, was recruiting busi- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 25, 1990 Page 1 '-