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Mr. Pap~ reminded members about the recent history, that the existing hospital chose to move out <br />of the area to the Riverbend campus. It is important to have two critical care facilities in the <br />community. He would not like to have the City in the hospital business, but he would support <br />those things that the City can do, specifically related to zoning, to make the community open and <br />available to another health care organization that might locate in Eugene. He said he would not <br />support changes limited to the downtown core area, but would support services closer to the <br />physical center of the City, at 2nd Avenue and Garfield Street. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that rezoning was an urgent issue to pursue. She found it interesting that <br />McKenzie Willamette was established to ensure that hospital services would be available on both <br />sides of the river, and now both hospitals are to be located on the same side of the river. She <br />would support a motion to provide for moving forward with these opportunities. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson said that the City Council has multiple goals. He asked how the redevelopment of the <br />Hilyard site and the potential for the development of a new site could be used to reach the goals. <br />He encouraged the City Council to think about hospital development/redevelopment in the same <br />light as other proposals to meet the City's goals. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey asked that incentives be tied to emergency care. He asked for a definition of the <br />difference between urgent care, Level 3, and Level 4 care. He asked if a third facility can be sited <br />here. Mr. Johnson said that it would be very unlikely, because McKenzie Willamette and <br />PeaceHealth have the "certificate of need." A third hospital could associate with either facility, but <br />it would be unlikely that a new third hospital could locate in the area. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey asked if the City had the authority for eminent domain for property currently owned by <br />an existing hospital. Mr. Lidz said that there was the authority. Mr. Johnson suggested that this <br />might be considered in executive session with the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor said that he would like a motion to address long-term, short-term, and mid-term care. <br />He said that the City was not providing for its citizenry if the majority of its people live on one side <br />of the river and the bulk of the services are on the opposite side. When the need is greatest, the <br />separation will be greatest. As the representative of Ward 4, he said that he did not believe his <br />constituents would have access to emergency health care. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr hoped that the City could make some of the changes that were discussed today. <br /> <br /> Ms. Bettman moved, seconded by Mr. Rayor, that it shall be the policy of the <br /> City of Eugene to encourage hospital uses in the central city to support health <br /> care for Eugene citizens and as a method of stimulating economic <br /> development and downtown redevelopment. The City Manager shall proceed <br /> with appropriate staff work necessary to encourage the development and/or <br /> redevelopment of sites for hospital uses in the central city and return to <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 18, 2002 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />