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<br />. <br /> <br />Ms. Smith requested information regarding private contributions <br />in the community, and wondered if the contributions would be used <br />for construction under the present situation, or would be for added <br />costs. Mr. Smith said there would be a list of the types of things <br />for which the contributions could be used: furniture, sound equip- <br />ment, art work, furnishing dressing rooms, sponsoring cultural/ <br />education programs. He said the money might even be used for com- <br />pleting some of the areas into better quality than is provided for <br />in the budget; thus, he said, there were a variety of uses for this <br />money. There is an organized group, the Eugene Community Foundation, <br />which is specifically working on getting donations for the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Delay wondered if the Council adopted Recommendation 1 (4), <br />whether that would lock the City into that blocking with site plan. <br />Mr. Smith said he did not think so. He said it would not be a public <br />thoroughfare, but still would be used as a public space. He said <br />there ware continued circulation studies that have to be completed <br />in conjunction with the hotel development in the area. However, <br />he noted that space would be a joint public open space between <br />the east and west blocks. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Answering a question from Mr. Obie, Mr. Pfeiffer said, under the <br />present design, there would be a minimum of 2,200 seats in the <br />large room. He said every attempt would be made to achieve <br />as many seats as possible. In other projects, there have been <br />as many as 400 more seats made available. The small hall will <br />contain 500 seats. However, he said there would be no fewer than <br />2,200 seats, and it was hoped there would be more. <br /> <br />Mayor Keller said Mr. Hurd had suggested five ingredients as to why he <br />had high support for the project. Council has read and discussed <br />in great detail the hard costs of the project. The result of the <br />planning done to date suggests that the City has reached the stage <br />where it cannot erect the facility it wants for $18.5 million. <br />Regarding the time delays, the City made a strong commitment that <br />citizens in the community would have an opportunity to participate <br />in the planning. The public process resulted in the Civic Center <br />Commission allowing for that input from the community, and perhaps <br />that is a reason why the project is behind schedule, as well as <br />part of the reason for the escalated cost. He was not pleased <br />with the high cost for the project, but it has been agreed that <br />that is what the project will cost as of today. He is convinced <br />that, if a facility were built with 800 seats in one performing <br />hall and 350 seats in ~ theater, ~uch a facility would incur a great <br />debt for City of Eugene, from the operational standpoint. The City <br />promised its citizens a quality facility, and he felt the architects <br />had worked very hard to make sure of that quality. Further delays at <br />this point would be ironic in view of inflation and escalating costs. <br />He said parking is a necessity. He noted the shortage of 1,000 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4/9/79--9 <br /> <br />~o <br />
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