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REPORTONTHEDOWNTOWNURBAN RENEWALDISTRICTPLAN Chapter1:Introduction The City of Eugene has prepared an amendment to the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan for modified December 1968, December 1989, June 1998, September 2004, May 2010, and June 2016. This 2020 Amendment is a Type II amendment as defined in section 1200 of the Plan; that is, a substantial change to the Plan that does not require the notice described in ORS 457.120. The purpose of the proposed 2020 Amendment to the Plan is to remove the spending cap placed on the Farmers Market project as part of the 2016 Amendment. The 2020 Amendment does not increase total maximum indebtedness for the Plan. This report provides information on all of the projects in the Plan. Background:The 2016 Amendment to the Plan identified four specific projects and placed a cap on the amount of tax increment that could be spent on each project. The 2016 Amendment also included a public process that must be followed before Urban Renewal funds can be used for the projects. The projects are: Infrastructure improvements to parks, plazas, and open space; The creation of an improved permanent Farmers Market; Construction of critical utility high-speed fiber; and Redevelopment of 1059 Willamette (the former LCC Downtown Center). The public involvement process required by the 2016 Amendment outlines four steps that give the Agency Board more information about the projects before action. The process steps are: 1) An opportunity for the community to share aspirations and vision for the projects. 2) A presentation by staff to the Agency Board summarizing the public engagement, sharing cost estimates and presenting funding mechanisms. 3) A public hearing on whether the projects should move forward and how they should be funded. 4) Agency Board deliberation about using Urban Renewal funds for the projects, and subsequent action. For the Farmers Market and Park Blocks projects, the Concept Design process conducted in 2019 fulfilled the requirements of Step #1. St session on October 30, 2019, which summarized the public engagement, and continued at ich included a list of funding options. Step ReportontheProposed2020Amendment 1