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<br />Councilor Pape reiterated the discussion from the earlier work ,,;ession regarding postp()llement of the joint <br />elected officials meeting, scheduled for October 11, due to Mayor Piercy's and his abscnce, <br /> <br />('ounciJor Taylor stated that she had submitted a correction to the minutes.~vJayor Piercy accepted the <br />correction, without objecti()]1s. <br /> <br />Roil caU votc; the motion to approve the Consent Calendar passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />3. PUBLIC HEARING: <br />City Hall Complex <br /> <br />City IVianager Taylor introduced Principal Facility Project Manager for the Facilities Division, Mike <br />Penwell, and asked him to frame the issue prior to the public lH.-"ring. <br /> <br />Mr. Penwell stated that the heanng m"rked the beginning of a community-based master planning process <br />to determine the future of City Hall. He underscored that the Eugcne City BaU was approaching the end <br />of its useful life without significant capital reinvestment into the building. He said the building was <br />completed in 1964 and contained appmximateJy 78,000 useab1e square fee( of space as well as parking for <br />200 vehicles, He noted that it had originally housed all of the city's downtown functions but now only <br />housed the Eugene Police Department (EPD), Municipal Court, City I\1"nager's Office (.CfVI0), and <br />Human Resources and Risk Services (HRRS). <br /> <br />Mr. Penwell s"id the problems with the building lay in the millions of dollars worth of defi:.~ITed <br />maintenance. He underscored that major reinvestment ,vould be required to continue using the building <br />well into the future. lIe stated that the building was inefficient to operate and fnaintain and had weJl.. <br />known structural deficiencies th"t left it vulnembk to earthquakes. He stressed th"t even a rnoderate <br />earthquake would flatten the building which had real consequences in terms of emergency response, given <br />thatEPD was housed there. <br /> <br />Mr. Penwell asserted that the building had outlived its usefulness. He said rdated issues included that city <br />offices \vere now spread all over the dmvntown area. He explained that "pproxirnatdy j 00,000 square <br />feet of office area was outside of City Ball in a combination of owned and leased space. He thought better <br />service delivery would result from consolidatinn, <br /> <br />In closing, 1\1r. Penwell reiterated that the hearing was the first step in a comrmmity-hased master planning <br />process and \\iotdd provide an oppOtiunity to listen to what the community had to say about thc issue. He <br />said the process of hiring an expert consultant team had been undertaken and tbree finalists w()uld be <br />intcrvic\vtxl on Septernber 13. He indicated that the consultants would explore and quant.ify the technical <br />issues such as sp"ce needs, operational requirements, remodeling options, compliance \'lith adopted plans, <br />and estlmdt.ed costs, among others. tie added that finalists were also expected to be expelis in public <br />participation to help explore the values in the community. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Bob Cassidy, 1401 East 27th l\venue, invited the City ('ouncll to attend the Eugene City Club presentation <br />on the subject ofthe CityHal1 building planned f()1" September 16. He rccaUed that the main thrusts nfthe <br />arguments f{)r a new building were that the existing building was overcrm;vded and that it \vould not <br /> <br />MINUTESum Eugene City Council <br />Regular Session <br /> <br />September 12. 2005 <br /> <br />Page '7 <br />