AMENDED Agenda Packet 4-24-19 Work Session

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155 1. This is an important visible project for years to come in Eugene. Doing it right is critical. 2. It's not realistic to expect the renovation and operational costs to cover expenses given the many public aspects of this work. Ideally EWEB can contribute toward preserving its history, and perhaps can maintain a customer service desk or kiosk to serve downtown clients. Then the city should step up with funding in the general fund, and perhaps using urban renewal funds as well. 2/13/2019 12:01 PM 156 In the rendering, it looks like green lawn on the riverbank. I think it's important to maintain a healthy riparian zone that has grasses, shrubs, trees. Any river bank area should be more about the health of the river, wildlife, etc. than the views from the steam plant. 2/13/2019 10:59 AM 157 Ensure the lookout perched atop the old water intake structure is publicly accessible. This project should be viewed as a community asset, and therefore, accessible to everyone. 2/13/2019 10:33 AM 158 No reason not to house a climbing wall business as well...that's a lot of height to waste if you don't!2/12/2019 11:40 PM 159 Make the parking lot free 2/12/2019 11:02 PM 160 Keep the history, and allow enough commercial use to be able to sustain it with income so it doesn't end up just sitting there empty. 2/12/2019 9:11 PM 161 Give the project some PNW regionalist design treatments; celebrate the plants, materials, and symbols of Eugene, the river and the PNW in general. 2/12/2019 6:58 PM 162 Don't fuck this up... Remember Capstone? City Hall? Eweb building.... please act like a real city for once and get your shit together and do the project right. It's gonna be a 50-70 million dollar project not a 20 million dollar project. 2/12/2019 4:53 PM 163 Bike parking. Outdoor film screenings in the summer? A modern take on the drive-in.2/12/2019 4:48 PM 164 Please include food spaces 2/12/2019 3:46 PM 165 Arts and cultural space near the river. Keep athletics, (Ducks/UO) out of the space. Make any cowork space affordable. Make office space affordable. An anchor tentant makes sense to keep cost viable. 2/12/2019 3:22 PM 166 In my mind, the most important thing that this project could bring to the community would be to ensure that it functions as a public "third space" capable of drawing public traffic to the waterfront year-round. As it stands, the parks by the bike path get good use during the summer, and there are individual private establishments that are accessible and focus on the water (Roaring Rapids, for example), but there's not a space that splits the difference. I love looking at the river when walking to a game at Autzen or driving over the bridge on 105-- to have some sort of dedicated public plaza-type space, perhaps covered and partially enclosed to enable cool-weather enjoyment, perhaps with a performing arts space or food establishment, is the most important thing that I think we're missing in the city at large (spaces like parks and the Saturday market are great, but again work best come summer, and the fifth street market is much more of a mall than a hang-out zone). Any historic preservation, etc. in my mind should just be common sense non- wastefulness, and should come second to facilitating the development of this space 2/12/2019 2:17 PM 167 Spaces for artists to work and exhibit their pieces is a great way to revitalize an area.2/12/2019 2:04 PM 168 Keep it historic/ as original as possible 2/12/2019 1:22 PM 169 I’d like there to be an growing space on the grounds around the plant. These small plots could be rented to private parties for planting food or donated to local food relief farming groups. 2/12/2019 12:50 PM 170 Plan to Educate, Inform and Entertain - with every brush stroke, key click and first impression. You are Empowering Eugene Enlightenment - worldwide here. Don't be nervous - just have FUN with it - it will show!! You ARE the Best! 2/12/2019 12:02 PM 171 Is there a possibility to use the roof top space for a small food vendor? There are very few outdoor dining spaces in the city and one right next to the river and downtown would be great. 2/12/2019 11:11 AM 172 -2/12/2019 11:08 AM 173 I honestly thing the site should be dedicated as a historical site and sold to a developer who cannot demolish it. It could be a rad brewery (maybe Ninkasi or someone would buy it) or a cool music hall or a multi-restaurant building like the Public House in Springfield. Right on the river with the waterfront redesign, this place would be killer. I just know the City Council will try to make it everything to everyone and it'll end up lame. 2/12/2019 10:42 AM 71 / 128 Comments Sought on Proposed Steam Plant Concept April 24, 2019, Work Session - Item 1