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the library loading dock was planned for small truck deliveries and for bookmobile and inter- branch transfers. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Mr. Robertson said that "inner courtyard" concepts could easily be incorporated into building designs and that exterior courtyard areas were also being considered for the children's library and a cafe/bookstore proposal. Mr. Rayor stated that he was confident that the trunks of all trees on the library site were within the street right-of-way. He said that the City needed to be especially sensitive to Land Use Code requirements regarding trees to ensure that private developers also follow its requirements. He said he questioned the need to provide underground parking for the library since the Lane Transit District station and various other parking garages were available within walking distance of its site. Mayor Torrey said that he hoped future reports to the council would include information about the cost of adding expansion/lease space to the library, about costs involved in building design to keep trees in their current locations, and about whether there were efficiencies which could take place in branch libraries which would replace proposed services in the central library. Mr. Robertson said that each of the issues raised by Mayor Torrey was under consideration and that reports about them would be made to the council. Mayor Torrey said that he and counselors regularly received expressions of citizen concern about trees in relation to development of the new library, but that expressions of concern about adequate parking were far more numerous. Mr. Meisner stated that the recommendation of the New Library Advisory Committee for one level of underground parking at the library was based on the preponderance of citizen input. He said that the advantages of the adjacent transit terminal were also thoroughly discussed. Mr. Meisner said the committee had discussed how the interconnection between central and branch library systems tended to increase cental library use. Mr. Meisner said that he believed all of the trees on the library site had value and that he hoped as many as possible could be saved. Mr. Robertson reviewed prepared charts and documents distributed with the agenda of the meeting, as follows: · Aerial map of library site area. · "Site Summary" diagram · "Stacking Diagrams--Scheme Ca: Stand Alone 90,000 sf Library" · "Stacking Diagrams--Scheme Cc: 90,000 sf Library with 30,000 sf Lease Space" · "Stacking Diagrams--Scheme Ya: 90,000 sf Library with 30,000 sf Lease Space, Maximum Use of Site" · "Revised Library Program Summary" · "Floor Space Utilization Diagrams--Scheme Ca" material · "Floor Space Utilization Diagrams--Scheme Cc" material · "Floor Space Utilization Diagrams--Scheme Ya" material MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 20, 1999 Page 7 11:30 a.m.