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Ms. Bettman did not think that the council was obligated to take actions that satisfied the <br />appellants; rather, it was to act in a manner that satisfied LUBA. She reviewed the needed <br />actions and said that if the City Council did not move forward with anything but Ordinance 1, it <br />would be rolling back all the environmental and natural resource protections in the code. She said <br />that delaying the action merely increased the amount of time the public and City were functioning <br />without clarity about the code in place. She said that there were other parties to consider beyond <br />the appellants in terms of who might appeal next. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner was concerned about fixing what needed to be fixing in the code. He shared Mr. <br />Fart's concerns about the impact of the code on the cost of housing, but said that discussion had <br />already occurred and to embark on it again represented "another bite of the apple." He agreed <br />with Ms. Bettman that there were stakeholders outside those involved in legal action, and the <br />council needed to pay attention to them as well. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart said that the council needed to do what was right for the community while remembering it <br />was not the sole arbiter of what was right for the community. There were other groups and <br />organizations who also wanted to do what was right for the community. He agreed with Mr. <br />Meisner that the council had discussed the impact of the code on housing and said it must apply <br />the same rigorous analysis to the new data before it. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey emphasized his interest in the City and the appellants reaching some common <br />ground on those issues on which they could agree on. <br /> <br />C.Work Session: Police Forensics Evidence Unit/Property Control Unit Building Cost and <br /> Siting <br /> <br />The council was joined for the item by Glen Svendsen of the Central Services Department. Mr. <br />Carlson introduced the topic, calling the council's attention to the packet material, specifically its <br />work plan to develop a funding plan and time line for council adoption of a proposal for relocation <br />of police employees now working in the basement of City Hall. <br /> <br />Mr. Svendsen reviewed the staff proposal to site and construct a new building to house the Police <br />Forensic Evidence and Property Control units at the Public Works Yards on Roosevelt Boulevard. <br />He provided details on the proposed size of the building and compared projected costs with the <br />costs of private sector and other public agency projects. He used an aerial photo of the yards to <br />illustrate the potential building location. He briefly reviewed potential property acquisitions that <br />were proposed to occur for long-term implementation of the Public Works yards master planning <br />process. <br /> <br />Mr. Svendsen said that Public Works Director Kurt Corey was present to answer questions about <br />the master planning process, and Police Chief Thad Buchanan was present to answer questions <br />about the police needs and functions. Other staff were present to answer questions about <br />programming. <br />Mr. Carlson spoke in support of the staff recommendation, saying that it represented a big step in <br />improving downtown office space requirements. Staff believed it had followed the council's <br />direction regarding the move of police staff from the basement. Staff identified the source of the <br />needed money and had a reasonable building plan as well as an overall site plan, and was <br />requesting approval to move forward. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 2002 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />