12.09.19 City Council Work Session Minutes

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• Councilor Pryor - requested a summary of the previous values work done; voiced concern about the complexity of adding more floors for rent; said he would like an alternative to $9M underground parking; supported public use of council chamber; encouraged trying to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver level; said he wanted to build to a standard that would make City Hall usable after an earthquake. • Councilor Yeh - expressed interest in knowing more about the reasoning behind the proposals; supported of above -ground parking for the costs; agreed with Councilor Clark that she would like to decide on a budget first, but noted that some costs may pay for themselves and asked staff to account for that; said she wanted a higher level of seismic standards; agreed that having a summary of the work council had done in the past to identify values for building a City Hall would be helpful • Mayor Vinis - asked for more financial information when staff returned; emphasized the importance of the building being operational after an earthquake. • Councilor Clark - repeated his request that council decide on a building budget first; said he wanted the cost to rent additional space elsewhere in the city factored into the total City Hall cost per square foot; urged council to hold onto the option to utilize the EWEB building until it learned how much it would cost to build on the Butterfly Lot; said he thought council should admit to not being able to afford the second phase of the project. • Councilor Syrett - said she thought there may be other strategies to obtaining parking downtown; asked for confirmation from staff that all the City buildings built in the last 20 years had been LEED certified; asked council to consider building sustainably without necessarily going through the process for a LEED certification. • Councilor Zelenka - said he thought it would cost more money to build additional office space rather than rent downtown; supported using some of the building for community meeting space; said he was not interested in renting space to other groups; voiced concern that underground parking was too expensive, but spending some funds on making existing parking safer would be worthwhile; said LEED Silver would lower operating costs; supported seismic standard that would ensure building use following an earthquake. • Councilor Taylor - said she did not think the City should rent some of City Hall for office space; thought City Hall underground parking was essential; supported a council decision on what it wanted first before figuring out how to fund those ideas. • Councilor Yeh - supported the idea of not having the building be LEED-certified while still meeting the same sustainability standards. • Councilor Clark- asked staff about the cost per square foot; said he thought the City couldn't afford a second phase of the project; expressed interest in collaborating with the County to build more parking above its underground lot; reiterated his desire for council to decide on a budget first. • Councilor Syrett - supported the City exploring other green building certifications beyond LEED; said she thought the seismic resiliency considerations would be prudent; wanted to hear from staff about additional avenues for funding the project. • Councilor Pryor - agreed with Councilor Syrett on the need for funding ideas; wanted the design to incorporate council's values in a cost-effective way. • Councilor Zelenka -requested funding options and cost estimates for sustainability elements and seismic standards. MINUTES - Eugene City Council December 9, 2019 Page 2 Work Session