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Mr. Rayor moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, to add discussion of the 15 <br /> schools and operating principles involved with that contribution as part of the <br /> agreement. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />C.Disposition Process for the Sears Building and Existing Library Properties <br /> <br />Planning and Development Department Director Paul Farmer reviewed the staff recommendation <br />for the disposition of the former Sears building and existing library properties in the downtown area, <br />which was outlined in the meeting packet. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey adjourned the meeting of the City Council and convened a meeting of the Urban <br />Renewal Agency. <br /> <br /> Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, to direct the City Manager to <br /> move forward with the sale of the Sears building and adjacent 1/8-block <br /> surface lot through a request for proposals process with the goal of <br /> maximizing the value of the Sears building property for the benefit of the new <br /> library, while at the same time assuring a future use of the property which <br /> furthers the City's growth management goals of creating a dense, vital, more <br /> attractive downtown by encompassing a variety of different uses such as retail, <br /> office, housing, and entertainment. The Planning Commission shall develop <br /> the Request for Proposals planning and design criteria based roughly on the <br /> June 16 draft criteria and shall return those criteria to the City Council for <br /> approval. The Planning Commission shall also evaluate Request for <br /> Proposals responses, and make a recommendation to the City Council acting <br /> as the Urban Renewal Agency, with the final project selection approved by the <br /> council acting as the Urban Renewal Agency. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson said that she liked the Request for Proposals approach, but nothing in the meeting <br />packet acknowledged the planning efforts that proceeded the draft planning and design criteria, <br />such as the Downtown Plan. Nothing in the background materials indicated whether the ideas in <br />those plans and studies had been incorporated into the criteria. She asked that staff ensure that <br />the Planning Commission received that information, and to identify what had changed since those <br />planning efforts were completed. Mr. Farmer assured her that the commission would receive that <br />information, and it would also be incorporated into the Request for Proposals. <br />Ms. Nathanson asked for more information at some point about the required planning and design <br />criteria calling for three-quarters of the structure to be on or near the property line. She also <br />suggested that the definition of "corner" as it related to the criteria for special corner treatment be <br />clarified. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson noted that the planning and design criteria stated surface parking was discouraged. <br />She asked if the City only wanted to discourage surface parking, or if it should disallow it outright. <br />Mr. Farmer said that he seen examples of retail development that did a good job of providing <br />surface parking in a modest way, and there may be some uses that require surface parking for high <br />turnover coming and going and some spaces required for the disabled. He suggested that the <br />council may not want to prohibit surface parking outright. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr said he generally opposed placing restrictions on business that inhibited a business's <br />ability to operate. However, he believed the planning and design criteria were very important for a <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 16, 1999 Page 9 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />
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