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EURA UGENE RBAN ENEWAL GENCY AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: West Broadway Project Update Meeting Date: May 14, 2007 Agenda Item Number: C Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Denny Braud www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5536 ISSUE STATEMENT At this work session, theUrban Renewal Agency (URA) will consider responses to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the West Broadway Redevelopment Area (Redevelopment Area) and consider selection of a development team. BACKGROUND On November 27, 2006, the URA provided direction to issue an RFQ for the redevelopment of West Broadway with approved criteria. The action taken by the URA at the March 12, 2007, work session directed staff to work with Beam and KWG to explore project concepts in more detail. On April 16, 2007, the council held a workshop on downtown development issues with an invited panel of development professionals. On April 19, 2007, the Eugene Redevelopment Advisory Committee (ERAC) reviewed the supplemental information submitted by Beam and KWG. ERAC unanimously voted in favor of moving forward in a positive manner with downtown development and concluded that the qualifications of both Beam and KWG were acceptable, with a primary preference for awarding the project to KWG and a secondary preference for awarding the project to Beam. On April 25, 2007, the council held a work session on the financial tools that are available to support downtown redevelopment. At the same work session, the URA also reviewed supplemental information submitted by Beam and KWG. A public input workshop was held on April 30, 2007. On May 5, 2007, the Mayor and Councilor Zelenka, along with City staff and representatives from Citizens for Public Accountability and the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, toured projects completed by Beam and KWG. On May 9, 2007, the URA held a work session to consider the RFQ responses from Beam and KWG. The following motion was on the floor for consideration when a decision was postponed until the May 14, 2007, work session: I move to select Beam and KWG as the developers for the West Broadway project, and to direct the Agency Director to initiate actions related to agreements with the developers; public process that includes a citizen advisory committee with an independent urban planner/facilitator whose work shall be completed by the end of August and presented to the Agency in September; option agreements; financial tools; and a relocation/transition plan, all consistent with the Agency’s May th 9 discussion, with all proposed actions, other than option agreement renewals and extensions, brought back to the Agency for final authorization. This motion further directs the Agency Director to secure the services of a qualified urban planner/facilitator to oversee the public process for the L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070514\S070514C.doc