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its design. Ms. Taylor stated that context-sensitive should be retained as it was not necessarily connected to safe. Ms. Bettman moved, seconded by Mr. Kelly, to amend Action Item 18 as follows: Safe Streets. The amendment passed 5:2, with Mr. Papé and Ms. Taylor in opposition. The main motion as amended passed unanimously. B. WORK SESSION: CITY HALL/POLICE BUILDING PRIORITY ISSUE Facility Project Manager Mike Penwell distributed a corrected copy of Matrix of Leanings. He then reviewed the Agenda Item Summary and opened the floor to discussion. Mr. Kelly suggested that as staff referred to Phase 1, the language be corrected to The Policy Advisement Phase of the City Hall Complex Action Plan. Staff concurred. Mr. Kelly then turned to the Project Values, specifically Value 7, Physically manifest the principles of democracy and Value 8, Strive for simplicity, and asked to be reminded of their merit. Ms. Bettman explained those were values she put forth and that she would speak to their relevance. Mr. Kelly then stated he concured with the proposed Preliminary Task List and Schedule, Phases One and Two. He spoke to the Position Statements, specifically number 4, and recalled that th rather than stating while acknowledging reservations about the concept of 8 Avenue as the Great th Civic Street, it should read do not limit to an 8 Avenue concept for a City Hall Complex. In conclusion, Mr. Kelly referred to the City Manager’s recommendations in the Agenda Item Summary and suggested that the language “renovate or replace” should be corrected to read “renovate and replace.” He explained that preservation of the building and/or the City Council Chamber has been under discussion and will be further debated. Ms. Bettman spoke to Values 7 and 8 as noted above and explained that with regard to Value 7, the building needed to stand for the principles of democracy, specifically, to provide community meeting space, be open to the street and the city, and easily accessible to all with a high comfort level. Additionally, all the branches of City government should be located in the complex and the Mayor and City Council should have offices and maintain office hours in the building. With regard to Value 8, Ms. Bettman explained that the plan needed to be one simple, cost-efficient project and not too complicated for voters to understand. She then turned to the Position Statements and opined that Position 3 had been “watered down,” as consolidation had been an overarching objective. With regard to Position 4, Ms. Bettman reminded the council that it previously agreed City Hall should remain downtown. Mr. Pryor voiced a concern that constituents may not fully understand the meaning of the wording in Value 7 and suggested that if was incorporated into a public document, it be changed to the following language: “To maximize usability access to government and its representatives.” Mr. Papé concurred with Mr. Kelly’s comments regarding Position Statement 4. He asked that it be clarified. Additionally, in speaking to Position Statement 2, Mr. Papé said he was under the 6 MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 23, 2005 Page Work Session