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Mr. Fart, seconded by Mr. Pap~, moved to allocate five more minutes to the <br /> item. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman also expressed concern about the focus of the motion on joint development and on <br />the proposed use of historic structures and warehouses east of Mill Street, which seemed contrary <br />to the concept of consolidation. She preferred to be in the vicinity of the current City Hall to <br />maintain the great streets concept in the downtown vision. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey arrived at the meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said his substitute motion was predicated on the fact the packet was self-contradictory <br />as to the location of the building; he wanted to be clear that staff should have wide latitude to look <br />at several possibilities. He said the reference to 8th Avenue from Oak Street to the river was taken <br />from the Downtown Vision's description of the civic street. Mr. Kelly too was pessimistic about <br />joint development but did not want to exclude the potential, noting interest by members of the <br />Board of County Commissioners. His suggestion for the use of warehouse and historic structures <br />was in response to input from his constituents. Mr. Kelly suggested, for example, that one of <br />those warehouses might be suitable to garage equipment for Special Operations. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart reiterated his interest in pursuing office consolidation possibilities with EWEB. He <br />believed Mr. Kelly's motion gave staff latitude and reflected some of the issues the council had <br />discussed. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ said that a missing criteria was consolidation, which was critical to him. Mr. Kelly <br />accepted inclusion of the examination of consolidation as a friendly amendment to the motion. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor did not support the motion, preferring the original motion. He continued to be interested <br />in the Sears building and did not support an approach that limited the staff's examination. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor opposed the motion because she thought a public process was needed first. <br /> <br /> The motion passed, 6:2; Mr. Rayor and Ms. Taylor voting no. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson said that the action taken by the council was direction to staff to limit expenditures on <br />City Hall for the next ten years. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Rayor, moved that the planning be based on year <br /> 2020 office space needs of 158,000 square feet, rather than 173,000. <br /> <br /> Mr. PapS, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved to table the motion. The motion to <br /> table passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey assumed the chair. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 16, 2001 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />