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~ The commission and council briefly discussed the issue of floor area ratios (FARs) as a criteria for development proposals. Mr. Brown said that the commission would like more flexibility to respond to developers' proposals. The commission believes that FARs create rigidity on the part of the City. Ms. Aspinwall-Lamberts said that the commission will address the issue in its revision of the Downtown Plan. Ms. Prichard said that the commission would like to see more downtown development, and the criteria has precluded some developments. The commission would like to review the criteria to ensure consistency with the market. e Ms. Ehrman encouraged the commission to consider a multi-purpose structure when constructing rest rooms downtown. Mr. McDonald said he hoped the commission would consider downtown in light of the greater downtown area, while not forgetting the mall. Responding to a question from Mr. Green, Ms. Prichard said that the commission was considering how to use tax increment funds to retain and support business downtown as well as attract new businesses. However, she reiterated that the commission's focus was not on direct recruiting. Mr. Brown and Ms. Prichard indicated their support for privatization of certain services now delivered by the City in the downtown. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Brown said that the commission had begun the process of examining budget items that could be contracted. Mr. Gleason briefly reviewed the time line for the proposed street reopening design. Ms. Prichard thanked the council for giving the commission the direction that led to the proposed work program. She said that it had been very helpful for the commission to consider issues from a policy perspective. Ms. Prichard concluded by saying she anticipated that the work program would lead to a highly productive year. The meeting recessed at 7:20 p.m. and resumed at 7:30 p.m. II. STRATEGY ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION Tony Mounts of the Administrative Services Department reviewed the analysis packages developed by the council and described the level of analysis anticipated by staff for each proposed strategy. Referring to the council's desire for community participation in the strategy analysis, Mr. Boles suggested that the council refer to its advisory groups some of the items staff proposed to defer or drop from analysis. He noted that several issues had been referred to the Building Construction Advisory Committee (BCAC). He reported that the Council Committee on Eugene Decisions (CCED) had directed staff to solicit citizens for analysis participation from e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 17, 1992 Page 6