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ATTACHMENT B Action Plan Hospital Development in the Central Core At the February 2005 retreat of the Eugene City Council, hospital development in the central core was identified as a council priority issue. The work plan to accomplish this priority item is set out in this attachment. A 3-5 year horizon is used to identify what the action plan will accomplish with particular focus on the first 18 months. A. Planning Horizon and Focus Three phases are anticipated in completing the development of a hospital in the central core area of Eugene: 1. Site Selection Phase. This phase is the time period when EWEB and McKenzie- Willamette are pursuing a due diligence examination of their new facility development sites. The Site Selection Phase is currently expected to be completed by October 2005. This phase could, however, be extended in the event that EWEB needs more time to complete its due diligence process on their new headquarters site, or if McKenzie-Willamette decides to look for an alternate location for their new hospital. 2. Planning andDesign Phase. Once a site has been selected for hospital develop- ment, the planning and design phase will begin. This phase will include actions by the City to permit various aspects of the hospital development on the chosen site, work by the City to design the Patterson Street underpass, and design work by McKenzie-Willamette on its new facility. This phase of work should take about one year for the hospital and two years for the Patterson Street underpass. 3. Construction Phase. Once designs are complete for both the new hospital facility and the transportation improvements, the construction phase will begin. Both projects are antici- pated to take about two years to complete. Because the underpass project is expected to take longer in the planning and design phase than the hospital, it is anticipated that the hospital will open about one year prior to the completion of the underpass project. B. Priority Issue Outcomes The proposed outcomes for the Hospital Development in the Central Core issue fall into three timeframes coinciding with the three phases identified above. Phase 1 Site Selection Phase The outcome from the Site Selection Phase would be the successful selection of a site in Eugene's central core for a new hospital development. The site selection phase should be com- plete either by this fall or by spring of 2006. Phase 2 Planning and Design Phase The proposed outcome for the second phase of the action is planning and design work that pro- vides a design for a hospital facility in Eugene's central core and associated transportation improvements. The Planning and Design Phase for the hospital facility should take about one