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Mr. Kelly asked the council to provide the committee with personal or constituent input via e-mail. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey questioned the quorum requirements for the committee. City Attorney Glenn Klein said <br />that since the meeting was a meeting of the council committee, and it was legally noticed, other <br />councilors could attend as members of the public but could not vote. Councilors attending as <br />members of the public could speak if called up by the committee. Mr. Johnson cautioned the <br />council against the possible public perception that a small majority of councilors was meeting in <br />committee guise and deliberating toward a decision. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted Ms. Nathanson's suggestion that the Budget Committee discuss the issues being <br />addressed by the committee at its meeting on November 15. <br /> <br />Responding to Ms. Taylor's concern about the committee approach, Mr. Rayor said that the <br />committee's work was moving quickly and it was taking a broad-brushed approach to the issues <br />involved. He said no decisions were being made on behalf of the council. Mr. Fart said that he <br />was grateful the committee was willing to take on the work involved and thanked Mr. Kelly. Mr. <br />Pap~ agreed with Mr. Fart and said that the committee would bring back its recommendations to <br />the council. Mr. Lee said he preferred that a committee address the many complex issues <br />involved and help clarify the decision points before the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly asked the council to look at the bullets in Ms. Nathanson's memorandum and provide <br />input to the committee. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee believed that all the functions discussed in the committee's discussion outline should be <br />located in the downtown area. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said he hoped part of the committee's function could be citizen education about the <br />distinction between the federal courthouse and the federal building. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ left the meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey believed that the council needed to reach a decision about the committee's <br />recommendations in a shod time frame. He said that if the council wished to preserve the <br />existing City Hall, he was sure the GSA would not select the site. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor suggested the council be kept informed of the committee's progress by the staff work <br />products from each committee meeting. He said he would like to ask GSA what it specifically <br />intended to do on the site selected, which he believed would inform and reassure citizens about <br />the impact of the building. He also suggested that the City could request concessions from the <br />GSA, such as more parking or the building's on-site orientation. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that the council should know more about how much it would cost to replace the <br />existing City Hall. She agreed with Mr. Rayor about the potential of specific information mitigating <br />some of the issues that were raised by citizens. She also expressed concern about the cost of <br />halting repairs on City Hall and suggested a comparison of how much would be spent if the <br />repairs were completed as opposed to the cost of postponing them. Ms. Taylor did not want to <br />sell the Sears building because it could serve as offices or a new city hall at a later date. Also, <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 13, 1999 Page 7 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />