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vacant and underutilized. He felt the City’s response to this was to engage in “development schemes” in <br />order to bring another building downtown. He said the reasoning was based on the “field of dreams/Taj <br />Mahal theory” of development: if the City would build just the right development people would “flock” <br />downtown to see it. He averred that the money the City had left, a “paltry $40 million or so,” left the City <br />with developments that were “instead of vast, half-vast.” He recalled the construction of Broadway Place, <br />once considered justification for cutting down “beautiful trees,” which was supposed to be Mixed Use, <br />Residential and Retail development. He had visited it the previous week and found it to be very quiet. He <br />remarked that using the subsidy to promote student housing would create an “unfortunate side effect,” in <br />that the University campus was far away and the Lane Community College (LCC) campus was even farther. <br />He said by taking 472 student bodies and multiplying that by their weight it meant that there would be 20 to <br />30 tons of students to put on the LTD system, which was already struggling because of rising fuel costs. He <br />noted that he frequently rode on the EmX and it was crowded. He suggested that instead of bringing another <br />building downtown, the solution would be to make downtown more pleasant. He suggested that the City <br />should put a park in the “pit.” He thought much of the cost could be offset by the same type of donation <br />system that supported the library. <br /> <br />George Brown <br />, 1740 Graham Street, spoke in support of the Beam Development proposal for the Sears <br />site. He commented that the process to get a building on that site had been long and frustrating. He <br />encouraged the council to reflect on both proposals and to consider possibly including a park there. He <br />averred that a lot of people would be disappointed and angry if there was no park space. He also wanted to <br />be sure the apartments would not be solely reserved for University of Oregon students. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the Public Forum and called on the council for questions and remarks. <br /> <br />Councilor Clark thanked everyone who spoke. He indicated his intention to pull Item D on the Consent <br />Calendar. He agreed with testimony regarding the possibility of a park in the downtown area. He thought <br />the opportunity for expansion or to develop more fully the Park Blocks area might meet that need. <br /> <br />2. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> <br />A. Approval of City Council Minutes <br />- April 16, 2008, Work Session <br />- May 12, 2008, Work Session <br />- May 12, 2008, City Council Meeting <br />- May 14, 2008, Work Session <br />- May 19, 2008, Public Hearing <br />- May 27, 2008, Work Session <br />- May 28, 2008, Work Session <br />B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda <br />C. Annexation Request for Eugene School District 4J (A 008-1) <br />D. Annexation Request for Westfair Associates (A 08-2) <br />E. Approval of Police Auditor Cost of Living Adjustment <br /> <br />Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to approve the items on the Con- <br />sent Calendar. <br /> <br />Councilor Taylor pulled Items C and D. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 14, 2008 Page 4 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br />
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