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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER September 15, 2005 City of Eugene 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 (541) 682-5010 (541) 682-5414 (FAX) www.ci.eugene.or.us IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION THOMAS HACKER ARCHITECTS TO LEAD CITY HALL MASTER PLANNING PROJECT EUGENE SYMPHONY OPENING NIGHT PUBLIC WORKS INSTALLS NEW SIGNS AT GOLDEN GARDENS PARK AROUND THE CITY Thomas Hacker Architects to Lead City Hall Master Planning Project A consultant team headed by the Portland firm of Thomas Hacker Architects has been selected to lead a community-based process for the development of a master plan for future City governmental facilities downtown. The master plan will create a vision and strategy for developing future downtown City buildings and public spaces. The process will address choices regarding the renovation or replacement of City Hall, consolidation of City services, and the integration of City facilities with the cultural, historic, and economic character of downtown Eugene. The master planning effort, the first element of the City Hall Complex Action Plan approved by the City Council in May, will include extensive public involvement in keeping with the civic scale and potential financial impact of the project. Thomas Hacker Architects (THA) is one of the premier architectural firms in the Pacific Northwest, with extensive experience in public architecture, master planning and community collaboration. It has developed a reputation for integrating client input and programmatic needs with quality design while working closely with client groups, public agencies, planning committees, and neighborhood groups to produce exemplary public buildings throughout the west. THA’s team is comprised of a strong group of consultants with a broad range of expertise, including several firms that have collaborated on multiple past and current projects. Local team members include Gary Moye, an architect and educator who has maintained a professional relationship with Thom Hacker for 35 years, SOLARC for sustainable design, ECONorthwest for economic and financial analysis, Construction Focus for cost estimating, and Access Engineering for transportation issues. Ang Engineering Group will provide consultation on structural engineering issues and Weber Elliott will advise on civil engineering issues. The public involvement component of the project will be implemented by the JD White Company of Vancouver, Washington, with local assistance from T’NT Consultants. KC Cooper, JD White’s public involvement manager, has over 20 years of experience in public involvement processes specializing in bringing disparate groups together to build consensus toward a common goal. Ellen Teninty of T’NT has a long track record of designing and leading public participation on a wide range of economic policy issues, bringing a focus on effective and equitable public involvement processes. The City is expediting contract negotiations for the first phase of the project in order to begin this important master planning effort as soon as possible. For more information, contact Mike Penwell, facilities design and construction manager, at 682-5547 or michael.j.penwell@ci.eugene.or.us. Eugene Symphony Opening Night On Thursday, September 22, Giancarlo Guerrero will conduct the Eugene Symphony in its opening night program featuring the 2005 Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist,Alexander Kobrin. Mr. Kobrin will EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 September 15, 2005