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Ms. Ortiz noted that voters could still drop their ballots off themselves at the various drop boxes throughout Lane <br />County. <br />Mr. Piercy noted there was a general unawareness in the community of the additional postage required by the larger <br />ballots. She further noted that the council’s actions in this matter would not be taken on as a permanent policy, but <br />only as a means to address this unique problem. <br />Ms. Piercy called for a vote on Ms. Bettman’s previously stated motion. The motion passed <br />unanimously, 7:0. (Mr. Zelenka had not yet joined the meeting by phone and was not <br />present for the vote.) <br />A. WORK SESSION: <br />th <br />Review of Outline of Terms of Sale and Development of 10 and Charnelton Site <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy convened the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency (URA). <br />Ms. Piercy expressed surprise at a recent Register-Guard article and, after speaking with City Manager Jon Ruiz, felt <br />th <br />that the article was an inaccurate representation of the current status of the development project at the 10 and <br />Charnelton site. <br />Mr. Clark commented for the benefit of the board and the community that he had no current business relationship <br />with WG Development, although Mr. Clark’s advertising business had done business with WG Advertising. He noted <br />that he had conferred with the City attorney, who had in turn informed him that there appeared to be no actual or <br />potential conflicts of interest represented by Mr. Clark’s involvement in any matters concerning the WG <br />Development proposal. <br />Planning Division Manager Michael Sullivan reiterated the statement and background of the issues surrounding the <br />th <br />development of the 10 and Charnelton site from the agenda item summary previously submitted to the council. <br />Mr. Sullivan noted that the timeline regarding WG Development’s project had been amended after the timeline <br />included in their original Request for Proposal (RFP) response appeared to be overly optimistic. He commented that, <br />contrary to recent newspaper reports, the project had not suffered any delays due to recent economic downturns. <br /> Planner Nan Laurence presented an overview of the terms of the proposed purchase and sale agreement, as well as <br />th <br />an update on the overall status of the project. She noted that the portions of the 10 and Charnelton development site <br />owned by Diamond Parking would soon be acquired by the URA at which time the property could be conveyed to <br />WG Development. <br />Ms. Laurence proceeded to brief the council on the elements of the purchase and sale agreement as reflected in her <br />slide presentation as well as in the outline previously distributed to the council as attachment A to the agenda item <br />summary. <br />Ms. Laurence noted that Wally Graff and Nathan Phillips of WG Development were in attendance at the meeting, as <br />was John Bartell of Opus NWR Development. <br />Ms. Laurence, in reviewing the financial terms summary from her presentation, noted that the terms encompassed not <br />only the purchase price, but also the systems development charges (SDC), building permit fees, and any costs <br />associated with vacating the alley adjacent to the site. She reported that, under the terms of the proposed agreement, <br />WG Development would agree to pay $500,000 for the land and another $500,000 for the SDC’s, and that the City <br />would be responsible for both building permit fees and any fees related to the alley vacation. <br />Mr. Zelenka joined the meeting by phone at 12:15 p.m. <br /> <br />MINUTES: Eugene City Council October 22, 2008 Page 2 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />