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Mayor Torrey commented that the committees, staff, and the council looked carefully at what they <br />wanted for a new library. He agreed that some of the professional recommendations received <br />were not what was paid for. He stressed that the community wanted a quality library and that to <br />walk away from that commitment, in his opinion, would be a grave mistake. He urged the <br />council to vote yes on the financing motion. He added that the fourth floor on the library would <br />provided much needed expansion space in the future. <br /> <br />Councilor Nathanson commented that the new library would be a building that would be <br />respected and admired for many years and expressed her pride in the design that had been <br />created. She added that the fourth floor was a tradeoff and not an extra burden since it would <br />be used for City purposes that were currently costing the City money. <br /> <br />Councilor Kelly stressed that the architects knew about the addition of the fourth floor from the <br />beginning of the design process. He said that he would agree with Councilor Rayor if the original <br />estimates were for a three-floor library but stressed that the first estimate was for a four-floor <br />building. <br /> <br />Councilor Rayor said that the City should have been warned by the architects that the budget <br />total was being approached and that the extra space that was added was ill-advised. <br /> <br />Councilor Pap~ said he would support the challenge but was still angry that the community did <br />not get what they paid for from the project designers and reiterated that someone would be held <br />accountable. <br /> <br /> Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Nathanson, moved to increase the <br /> library construction project from $32.229 million to $34.229 million, with $1 <br /> million to come from the Eugene Public Library Foundation and $1 million to <br /> come from the Urban Renewal Agency. The motion passed, 6:1, with <br /> Councilor Rayor voting no. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 11:35 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Jim Johnson <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Joe Sams) <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 13, 2000 Page 19 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />