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comprehensive space planning to determine that. He said that there would be rental savings that <br />could be used to renovate the building and there could be assets, such as the building at 858 <br />Pearl Street, that could be sold and the employees moved to City Hall. He did not think that <br />study could be completed by May 16. Mr. Carlson said that some preliminary work had been <br />done on the subject, and there may be some space in the basement the City may wish to convert <br />back to storage. Projections were that the remaining space would be used up during the <br />projected 2020 planning period. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor advocated for beginning long-term space planning immediately. Mr. Meisner <br />concurred. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner, a member of the task force, agreed with Mr. Kelly's comments about the need for <br />offsetting revenues, possibly from properties now in police use, freed up from the voters' <br />acceptance of the proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner clarified that the projected square footage for the Fire Station was 20,600 square <br />feet. He added that he believed that a quarter-block was essential for that facility. <br /> <br />Regarding the Police facility, Mr. Meisner said that the Police facility could be half of one block <br />with a contiguous quarter block across the street. He said that the figures for the project <br />included land acquisition and condemnation costs. Depending on contingencies, the figure could <br />be lower. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee thanked Mr. Laue for his work, saying he brought credibility to the effort. He stressed the <br />seismic inadequacy of City Hall and said it was likely to experience either extensive damage or <br />complete collapse in a moderate to heavy earthquakes. The area had experienced eleven <br />moderate earthquakes in recent years. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Lee, Mr. Laue said that May was selected for the election <br />because of the requirement for 50-percent turnout. In addition, other issues of importance were <br />on the ballot and he believed the turnout would be high. <br /> <br />Mr. Laue observed that buildings housing emergency services must not only continue to stand in <br />an earthquake, they must continue to operate. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee expressed concern that the time before the election was short for the public to become <br />acquainted with such a complex issue. Mr. Laue believed that the voters were up to the task. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked if the facilities would be considered in two separate issues. Mr. Laue said that <br />was up to the council. He supported offering the voters a single measure covering both <br />facilities. Ms. Taylor supported two measures, saying people should be able to vote for one <br />independently of the other. She did not want to put the Police facility on the ballot at this time. <br />She felt it important the facilities be in downtown. She asked if the money saved on rentals could <br />be used to reduce the amount of the bond. Mr. Johnson said there was not much time to figure <br />that out; he added that the council could choose to under-levy, but might also want to dedicate <br />those savings to renovating City Hall. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor reiterated her support for separate measures. She wanted more time for the public to <br />become familiar with the issues involved. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 21, 2000 Page 6 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />