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planning and design criteria brought forward to the negotiations and final approval. Final terms for the sale of the Olive Street parking lot site shall be approved by the City Council prior to the executive of a sale agreement. Mr. Pap8 suggested that the proposals in question could be put into a more sophisticated form to include tax revenue projections that might make the responses more competitive. Mr. Kelly did not see the need to do so, given that one of the responses was significantly more responsive to the criteria than the other. He also pointed out that because of the relatively small dollar amount involved, the additional expense involved on the part of the respondents could cause them to drop out of the process. The motion passed, 6:1; Mr. Pap8 voting no. Mr. Torrey adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened a meeting of the Urban Renewal Agency. Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, to defer review of the Sears Building RFP responses until decisions regarding the City Hall options and federal courthouse siting have been made, and further direction has been provided by the Urban Renewal Agency. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Torrey adjourned the meeting of the Urban Renewal Agency and reconvened the meeting of the Eugene City Council. Mr. Lee left the meeting. D.Work Session: Status Update for Revision of Tree Ordinance Mr. Johnson introduced the item. He reported that the council's decision on the Tree Ordinance would also involve land use decisions, and this would be the first of several work sessions. Public Works Department Director Christine Andersen provided the staff presentation. She reminded the council that in August 1999 it directed staff to revise the Tree Ordinance incorporating the recommendations of the Eugene Tree Foundation. The meeting packet contained the revised draft ordinance and a summary of public involvement activities related to the ordinance. Ms. Andersen referred the council to the five policy issues contained in the meeting packet and said that the first three concerned the relationship of the revised ordinance to land use law. The City Attorney's Office had determined that there were elements of the draft ordinance that constituted land use actions, which required a legal process involving Planning Commission review and recommendation. Ms. Andersen said that staff discussed the issue with the Planning Commission on December 6; several concerns were expressed by commissioners regarding the public involvement process and land use issues, but the commission was also sensitive to the council's interest in strengthening the City's Tree Ordinance. The commission had discussed possible stopgap measures that could be instituted while a more comprehensive ordinance reviewed occurred. MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 8, 1999 Page 7 5:30 p.m.