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associated costs of such items as moving the Millrace. Mr. Meisner noted the focus of his concerns on the street, which would consume quite a bit of land. Ms. Nathanson asked to what extent the Downtown Advocacy Alliance would help the City achieve its goals or complicate the process of achieving them, as it was one more party to negotiate with. She asked Mr. Coyle what he knew about the organization. Mr. Coyle acknowledged he did not know much at this point. Mr. Pap6 said that the remarks made by Mr. Meisner recalled for him the library cost overruns, and emphasized that he wanted to avoid a similar situation around the courthouse and Chiquita site. Mr. Pap6 also commended the staff work on the hospital issue and agreed with Mr. Rayor that the City needed to be ready with the materials gathered during that effort if another hospital approached it regarding possible location in Eugene. Mr. Rayor shared the concerns expressed by Mr. Pap~ and Mr. Meisner, suggesting that the City approach the issue of the Chiquita redesign using a series of overlays; each overlay could have a cost assigned it. Mr. Pap~ determined from Mr. Johnson that City was considering the ramifications of an urban renewal zone in association with the courthouse and Chiquita redevelopment. Ms. Nathanson said she was more concerned about what happened to the Willamette Street site owned by PeaceHealth than about what happened to the organization's Hilyard campus, given the importance of the site to the core of the community. She did not want the issue to slip through under the council's radar screen. Mr. Johnson said media reports about his discussions with the management of McKenzie Willamette Hospital were accurate; there was no other discussion that had occurred. He said the discussions were just beginning. Public Works Department Kurt Corey discussed the department's progress on the work plan activities under the goals Safe Community, Sustainability Community and Growth, and Healthy Natural and Built Environment. Mr. Meisner asked what the department's plans were for public information regarding the stormwater fee increase. Mr. Corey said that staff proposed to do outreach through the stormwater newsletter, the web site, and other informational outlets. Mr. Meisner noted his change of heart about the fee increase and said if he had to do it again, he would not vote for it. He said that the public had no opportunity to vote on the increase, and he was concerned it could have a negative impact on the public's reaction to other City measures. Mr. Johnson suggested that the information outreach would solicit input from the public about whether it wanted the increase, which he pointed out was not yet implemented. Mr. Meisner wanted to ask the public if MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 28, 2001 Page 4 Goals Process Session