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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ~ Work Session: City Council Priority Issue - City Hall Complex Meeting Date: December 11, 2006 Department: Central Services www.eugene-or.gov Agenda Item Number: B Staff Contact: Mike Penwell Contact Telephone Number: 682-5547 ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of the December 11, 2006, work session is to make decisions about the site for a new Eugene City Hall as the final step in completing the Development Plan Phase (Phase 2) prior to commencing the Implementation Plan Phase in 2007. BACKGROUND At the September 20, 2006, work session, the council voted to narrow site options for a new City Hall to two sites-the existing City Hall site and the Butterfly LotlRock N Rodeo site-for use in developing concept designs for a new City Hall. Input received at the fourth Community Forum held on November 2,2006, indicated a preference for the Butterfly LotlRock N Rodeo site over the existing City Hall site by a ratio of nearly 2 to 1. However, cost models for the concept designs on the two sites and cost information related to site acquisition had not yet been developed at the time of the Community Forum. At the November 20,2006, work session, the council voted to proceed with planning for a new City Hall with police patrol separate from City Hall and to revisit final site selection at the December 11 work session in order to gain additional information related to property acquisition costs. Site Selection Options Attachment A contains a summary of the pros and cons of the two potential City Hall Complex sites as derived from the technical work performed by the consultant team, discussions during council workshops and work sessions, comments received from the Mayor and City Council via e-mail, public comments and notes from community forums and other public involvement opportunities, and discussions between the City and Lane County. This summary is not meant to be exhaustive; it is intended to highlight the differences between the two sites. The primary advantages of the existing City Hall Site are the following: its larger size is more flexible for accommodating phasing over time; adjacency to other government buildings and City-owned property that could benefit phasing both in the near-term and long-term; and a lower overall cost, as it is already owned by the City. The primary disadvantages are the inconvenience and cost of moving twice and leasing temporary space, and removing a piece of Eugene's civic and architectural history. LICMOl2006 Council AgendasIM061211IS061211B.doc