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Mr. Fart asked if the top floor of the library had been allocated. Mr. Johnson said yes, for the first nine years <br />of operation the floor would contain the Information Services and Finance Services divisions. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart asked how much space was required by Police Property Control and Forensic Evidence. Mr. Johnson <br />clarified that staff was recommending that space for a combination of the laboratory, property control, and <br />special operations. Knowing that special operations would be separate, why not include forensics and property <br />into the permanent solution? He added that there were still programmatic decisions to be made. Mr. Fart <br />questioned whether it made more sense for the City Manager's Office and Human Resources and Risk Services <br />Department to be relocated to the Library. Mr. Johnson said that was possible, but staff was looking for a <br />more permanent solution. Mr. Carlson added the cost of creating a lab facility in City Hall would be <br />expensive, particularly if the City was not to retain the building, and the property involved was heavy and staff <br />did not believe the building, as it existed, would support the weight of the function. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart asked about a possible partnership with the federal government on a civic center approach to the <br />federal building. Mr. Johnson did not think the likelihood was high. However, the City could work with the <br />federal government to make the "civic street" concept a reality. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said the idea proposed to move property control, forensics, and special operations out of City Hall <br />and acquire a quarter block for the fire station sounded good. However, he was disappointed by how "little <br />meat" there was in the material. He needed more data before he could determine whether the plans made <br />operational and financial sense. Mr. Kelly said he was not comfortable with the potential of property <br />condemnation near the 2nd Avenue and Chambers facility, and wanted to know more about the current square <br />footage needed for those services. He also needed more information about why the City proposed to acquire <br />additional property. He said a site layout would be useful. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted the proposed motion for short-range actions and questioned what the council was approving if <br />it approved those actions. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson said it would be helpful if the council gave the staff individual questions, but emphasized that <br />staff was trying to keep the discussion at a broader policy level. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said if the construction of a new facility was to be partially funded by the sale of surplus property, <br />he wanted to know how the remainder would be funded. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Kelly, Mr. Johnson clarified that the Kaufman Annex was property located <br />immediately to the west of the Kaufman Senior Center owned by the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor said he preferred that the City owned its buildings. He did not like public/private developments for <br />City purposes. He said that the ultimate disposition of City Hall was dependent on funding. Regarding the <br />relocation of the fire station, he agreed with the purchase of land for that purpose. Mr. Rayor suggested the <br />laboratory and rapid deployment equipment were more industrial in nature and could be housed in an outlying <br />area of the community. Mr. Rayor said that his specific response would depend on a specific proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor called attention to a motion he had distributed to the council, saying he had a fundamental problem <br />with the way the City purchased its buildings now. He cited the library, saying there was too much staff <br /> <br /> MINUTE--Eugene City Council April 11, 2001 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />