Item 2A: Approval of City Coucnil Minutes

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as parking needed to be available. He noted that most felt that public parking should be close by but staff parking could be farther away. Continuing, Mr. Hardy stated that most councilors felt that public transportation should be a high priority. He said several possibilities included the installation ofa Lane Transit District (L TD) stop or reinstitution of a "Breeze" bus line. Ms. Bettman remarked that embedded parking was a related issue. Mr. Hardy indicated that this would be a topic of later discussion. Ms. Crawford added that it would be partly affected by the site the council chose. City Manager Taylor indicated that there would be a parking study after the assumptions were better known. Mr. Poling announced that he had to leave at 2 p.m. He requested that no action be taken should a regular session of the council be convened after the executive session scheduled for 4 p.m. He exited the meeting at that po int. Ms. Hardy reviewed the Matrix qf Leaning regarding site selection. He said it indicated that councilors were open to the idea of considering other locations and, though there was support for remaining in the same location, it was less. Mr. Macey pointed to the site analysis for the public library in Olympia, Washington~ as an example of how such an analysis was conducted. He underscored that having a civic building that reinforced the downtown area was an element for consideration as well as whether a site was available and what it would cost. In response to a question from Ms. Bettman, Mr. Hardy explained that the determining factors for site selection would be part of the site option study. He added that the space needs study would have a big impact on it. Ms. Kennedy called for a ten~minute break. After reconvening, Mr. Hardy moved on to the Matrix of Leaning for whether to renovate the existing building or replace it. He related that there was strong sUpPOrt tor replacement of the facility. He noted that there was a strong vocal minority that supported recognition of the existing building for its historic significance. He said in order to renovate, the need for 200,000 feet of space would have to be addressed, given that the existing facility was 30,000 square feet. The existing fadlity had also been built to lower seismic standards and was not energy efficient. Mr. Pape asked why seismic standards had increased 450 percent since the 1960s. Staff explained that each increase in standards had followed an earthquake. Mr. Hardy added that it was also ba,<;ed on an increased awareness of geological time. He stated that in the 19608, the earth's history was not as well known as it is in 2005. Mr. Hardy stated that the compelling reasons to save an existing building were because of its historic value, the emotional attachment citizens had to it, or because it still met the City's needs. He stressed that it was generally more expensive to renovate than to replace a building. MINUTES----Eugene City Council Workshop October 19, 2005 Page 7