Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Me Pohng said therc \\'M an <'urban legend" cin::ulating that the City was trying to three thl.~ issuc by directing the ho~pital to the r;VJEB siti::. 'fo the l;:ontra.ry~ they '.\fere the only "tWI} players at the table talking." He \vanted the public to he uware that ifth(~ proposal did nnt C('ln.e H:rrough, the council would continue its "vork to locate a hospital in the are.a kkntified hv the council two veat"i; alfP, .... "'.... tvk Pape also th{l:nh~d staff tbr its \vork. He noted that a hO$pitaJ in centr;;dEugene was the <::zmncil's only goal tbr 2004, which '.;vai; Hot mentioned in th;;:: agend~ materials. He wa~ di:..;appointed and frustn;tted by the lack of progre;:ls. However, 11<:: acknowledged the resoiution to t.he issue was not comph:~tdy within the City's purview, Mr. Pape said ifE\\lEB nee(kd additional funds to finance its move, he believed it would be too mu<-:h f.:)!" McKenzk~Wmmnette to pay. He a::'<ke<.l about theho$pita1's reaction to the proposed \::ost of $67mi11ion. City tv.bnager 'faylor clarmed that was. not the offer the hO$pital had made, and hc did not think it '<vas a price the hospital would be wiWng to pay. He also did not think that \-vas the expectation of the EWTB eommissiomTs with regard to the sale, \Vit.h regard to the real estate tra!1sa~~tinn, t111.c ci)mtn:issiomTs v;ranted W know how tlK utility could mov;;:: in part or at once withO'!.l.t <rffect.i.ng its ratepayers, 'rhe es.timaLe of $67 million wa.s above previou::; e:.:;timates. City Manager 1'aylor did not think there was an expectati.on. the real estate trans.aMlon wm.ikl cover aU the CO$t~.; of moving the utility at the price:" that had been qu.ok<.L Mr. hpe H$ked if EWEB had come up wi.th at1mmdug pian. City Mllnagc!" Taylor said he d.idn.ot think so, 11w hoard was waiting f\.lr f"inal !1tl:mbcrs. \\-'llileMc Pape agreed withtv.k Kelly that the EWEB sHe was the he~,t on.e of an avaHabk, he vlondcn~d \-vhat it wO\lld take to assemble <, i;ik nx~<\r th<~ tairgnmnds and ~uggestt.d a ~tafftemn be fbrrned to look into that potentiaL City Mam.1gc!" 'faybr said because ofMcKenzk~WHhn1<:1te 's t'-)CUS on the EWEB sh.), that work had nDt be>;:;n dmle. rftht. ho~pitallooked tD another site, the City WOUld ",;ofk with it on that He :"aid the ho:"pital was not i:nkrested i:n t.he fairgrounds at. this t!rn.c. Hc thought itpr<)mature. tor the City to initiate i;uch an eHhrt \vithout a Higm.d from the ho~pitaL Mr. Pave s<lid ttwt until there \VaH more dear direction about what would OCClir in the future, he preferred :.:;taff to halt work on the FWEH site- Ms. Bettm.an agreed with Me Kelly and T\.-ff- Pape that the E\oVEH $ite was the be::;t avuihh1e for the hospitaL She ad.Jl0\l,'kdged that some conununity mcmbers had other visions lor tb;~ $ile, but if{he ho::;pital did not locate there, it did not Hlean tho~e visiml$ \vould be realized, given the constmint:" that existed on th.) property. Ms, .Bdtman 1wted that EWER's plans for !"doeation indtll..ied <::xpansi.on. tor futnrc gm\vth. Shi:: did not think the utility expected tho~e costs to be captured by the ~a.k price of the property, Tho:.:;e cOHb woukl be illCllITed and tnmst\:Trcd to the rate.payers re.gardkss ofthc hxation. She did not know hc,w EWEB would "get aroun.d that," tvk Reitman aske.d why theE\VEB eom.misston;;::rs ,<vere n.ot taking any action beyon.d requesting enginecring $tudie::;. City Manager Taylor did not know. He did not think staff knew dearly why the cl)rmrli~i;ioner~ <lded as Hwy had. He ttH;!Ught tlw ,)ommi.ssioners hdievdl they needed more time. 'fhe con.mussioncrs h.ad been working on the 'EWEHt.,..iast<::r Pl.an for roany years and w'.anted to incorporate the decbion into that planning and did not wRnt to be rushed into a. decii;ion without due diligence. The MJN1.n'ES-Eugi..c'ne City Council August 8,1005 Pag;;::5 \Vork Se~.,sion ..... .... .................. ..............................................................................................................________....u.......................