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e e . being impounded by the Office of Management and Budget. The UDAG program is to be the first eliminated by the EDA. It is possible that EDA will be gone by next year as President Reagan has promised. Mr. Keller felt Ms. Lamphere had made a personal commitment to the project when she was in Eugene and reviewed the conference center project. He hoped that Jim Weaver would knock on doors. Mr. Gleason wanted the City to give a good fight for that money. Ms. Wooten agreed and suggested representatives from the Governor1s office and the National League of Cities be called upon to help. The Mayor agreed and suggested that they work on it while in Washington. E. EIC Committee Mr. Hamel reported that Eugene had budgeted the full amount to the EIC but had kept $3,800 of it. Springfield had also kept a share, as well as Lane County. If Eugene does not submit the full amount to the EIC, it will stop the 10th of March. Mr. Hamel was hopeful that Lane County would submit their share as well as Springfield. Mr. Whitlow said they had the item on the agenda for February 18, 1981. II. URBAN VILLAGE--BRIAN OBIE Mr. Obie explained how the idea of the Urban Village was formed, when he was questioning how the downtown housing could be competitive with suburban housing. Mr. Obie reviewed the possible characteristics of an urban village which were: 1) distinctive architectural style; 2) sometimes a similar ethnic background (this would probably not apply); 3) distinctive street amenities; 4) central amenities such as a park, golf course, water features (Emerald Canal); 5) excep- tional scale and density; 6) sharp departure from scale or character of its surroundings; and 7) an abundance of community facilities. Mr. Obie envisioned a four- to eight-block area that would connect to the library, medical facili- ties available, and the mall. He showed a map of the potential urban renewal boundaries study area. He identified three or four places within the map for possible sites. One metro update goal is for 2,500 housing units in the down- town Eugene by the year 2000. Mr. Obie estimated in a four-block area they could get 800 to 1,000 people with very intense density. A strong residential statement south of the commerical area was one strong possibility. Other possible sites were the Performing Arts Center, East Butte, and the Fifth Street area. Mr. Kupper emphasized that the list of elements were not textbook notions. He felt that the City Council needed some discussion about what elements they would be looking for in housing. The list was personal, not professional. Mr. Lindberg did not wish to see vastly different architecture. He suggested building onto what is already good about the city. He said three books had been published from a study done at the University of Oregon. A Timeless Way to Build and A Pattern Language are two of the books. He suggested using the input of local professionals. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 9, 1981 Page 2