Item B: Review of West Broadway Request for Qualifications Responses

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Mr. Sullivan said the WestTown on gthproject was under construction \vith completion anticipated in December 2007.. The project consisted of 111 units, nine of which were live-work units that would face the street, and\vouldbe a 'big step forward in bringing households into the downtown core. He said staff would continue to work with the property owners of the former Whole Foods project site, noting the prope.rtyhad a huge con1mercial value in the downtown. v. REVIEW OF RFQRESPONSE.SFOR BROADWAY PROPERTIES ,. Ms.. Garrett explained the committee would see a PowerPoint presentation on each of the five proposals. She said at the end of the revie\v of all of the proposals, the committee would be asked to rank each of the proposals. Mr. McLauchlan arrived at 12:10 p.m. Mr. Braud offered the staffreport supported. by a PowerPoint presentation. He said a Downtown Visioning process was conducted in 2000, followed 'by the Downtown Plan Update in 2004, which resulted in the idea of Great Streets, including Willamette Street and Broadway, which led to the current RFQ process. Broadway and Willamette Street had been identified in the visioning and planning work as the place where activity, de'nsity and high quality urban design should be focused. He said West Broadway was anchored by Broadway .Place, and the streets bad been reopened. East Broadway was considered one of the most successful retail blocks in downtown. It has been recognized that the gap in realizing the "Great Street" is in the two block stretch, the blocks between Willamette and Chamelton Streets, and was the focus of the RFQ>> tfhe following firms responded to the RFQ: . Beanl Development. . CenterCal Properties . Greg Bryant . KWG Development Partners . MidTown The following Developl1lent Objectives were posted for reference by committee menlbers: · Dense, multi-story mixed-use urban development. . Active uses on. tb.e ground floor. . High density b.ousing. . Job creation.. . High quality urban design. The following RFQEvaluatiol1 Criteria were posted for reference by committee members: . Team qualifications.. . Redevelopment concept. . Timeliness and market feasibility. . Financial capacity. . Public benefit. . Consistency.with City policies and goals. Mr. Braud revie\ved each of the responses to the RFQ. MINu~rES- Eugene Redevelopment Advisory Conlnlittee February 23, 2007 Rage