AMENDED Agenda Packet 2-10-20 Work Session

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February 10, 2020, Work Session – Item 2 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Town Square Project Update Meeting Date: February 10, 2020 Agenda Item Number: 2 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Will Dowdy www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5340 ISSUE STATEMENT This work session continues City Council’s December 9, 2019, discussion of topics pertaining to the design of City Hall. The design team is facing decision points on key aspects of the project and council direction on these will allow the design of the new City Hall to continue as efficiently as possible. Staff will provide more information on these topics and other material requested by council in a memo prior to the work session. BACKGROUND The City of Eugene is working to accommodate the current and future needs of Eugene’s City Hall and the Lane County Farmers Market, while reimagining the existing Park Blocks and restoring the Town Square with the recovery of the northwest block (occupied today by the Butterfly Lot). The vision is to locate efficient and accessible government services, provide a permanent location for a year-round public Farmers Market, create a central gathering space for both the immediate neighborhood and broader community, strengthen 8th Avenue as downtown’s connection to the river, and continue the momentum of downtown revitalization. In June 2017, City Council, in partnership with the Lane County Board of Commissioners, announced the agreement for the City to acquire the Butterfly Lot property as the future home of the Farmers Market and City Hall. In May 2019, City Council gave further endorsement to the Town Square project by authorizing the design work for a City Hall on the Butterfly Lot site as part of the planning for the Town Square, and in October, the Agency Board authorized further design work for the Park Blocks and Farmers Market based on the Concept Design. Project Status The Town Square Project is moving into a preliminary design phase. Landscape architect Cameron McCarthy and architect FFA are working with their specialty consultants (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, lighting and sustainability) to refine the design from a concept level to schematic that can be more accurately assessed for cost, schedule and phasing strategies. Before the project team can fully understand the scope, schedule and cost of the City Hall building, a series of decisions will need to be made, including the following topics: