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In response to a question from Councilor Meisner regarding whether the purchaser would agree to a delayed closing, staff said that the City may be required to pay rent after a certain point if the new Library's completion was delayed. Councilor Kelly would not support the amendment. He said that he did not feel the need to make the amendment language an explicit contract term. Councilor Rayor, with the permission of his second, offered a friendly amendment to the amendment that would limit the delayed purchase for only six months. The amendment failed, 4:3, with Councilors Rayor Taylor and Bettman voting in favor. The main motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Fart, moved to authorize the City Manager to sell the Olive Street parking lot property to Rick Duncan and Michael Foote consistent with specified terms and conditions. Councilor Kelly commented on the positive nature of the proposal by Mr. Duncan and Mr. Foote. He added that it would realize a lot of community goals of mixed use and downtown home ownership. He raised concern over a possible conflict of interest in the terms and conditions. He said the City was at cross purposes with itself in that it would be approving its own PUD application. City Manager Johnson replied that it was not unusual for the City to be a developer. As an example, he cited park improvement projects that required conditional use permits. He said that Public Works staff prepared applications and turned them in to Planning staff and Planning staff processed the application. He said that city departments got treated the same as any other applicant for a land use request. In response to a concern from Councilor Kelly regarding the saving of larger trees on the property, staff said that the largest tree had been examined by an arborist and found to be unhealthy and approaching being dangerous and may need to be removed anyway. In response to a concern from Councilor Pap~ regarding the funds generated from the sale and when they would be available, City Manager Johnson said that funding would not be a problem, given the urban renewal funding that was available. In response to a question from Councilor Rayor regarding the lack of a closing date for the sale of the property, staff said that a closing date depended on the successful zoning change. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. IV. ACTION: An Ordinance Concerning the Assessment Procedures; Amending Sections 7.175 and 7.407 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and Providing an Effective Date MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 23, 2000 Page 4 Regular Meeting