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Mr. Hardy responded that the space needs study would provide the council with different scenarios. Ms. Ortiz commented that she had been thinking that it would be good to separate City Hall from the EPD, but she thought the two-precinct model was a good one. Ms. Bettman expressed concern regarding the ballot implications of a new structure. Mayor Piercy observed that the last time the complex had gone on the ballot it had been proposed to be shared by other service entities that dove-tailed with law enforcement. Mr. Hardy moved on to the topic of combining uses. He called the response, in the Matrix of Leaning a qualified yes. He said councilors indicated a preference for collocation over collaboration. He related that the City wanted to retain control of the space. He felt there were opportunities to collocate with the County, but such collocation probably would not work. He also noted a concern that housing private businesses could potentially compete unfairly with other downtown businesses. Ms. Bettman opined that collocating with the County was a discrete issue. Mr. Kelly agreed. He commented that this idea had been “floated around for years” and no progress had been made on it. He asserted that the council should decide one way or the other prior to initiation of a public process. Mr. Papé pointed out that the City could plan for collocation of other agencies and then as the City’s space needs increased, the space would be there. Ms. Ortiz said when going to the community it was a good idea to talk about having other agencies, but the main focus should be on City government. She felt the space could be rented out after it was built but until then it should not be specific to one entity other than the City. Ms. Taylor opposed collocating with other agencies. She averred that she would not want to rent to Womenspace, for instance, and then have to evict the agency in ten years. Mayor Piercy wanted to know what people wanted. She was uncertain what the need or viability of it was and needed to know this first. City Manager Taylor explained that the kinds of collocation that had been considered in the past had included the school district and compatible agencies that were likely to be involved with law enforcement. Mr. Papé wanted to hear from the public on this item. Ms. Bettman suggested that simplicity be listed as a value. Ms. Kennedy noted that this piece would be resolved in the November meeting. Mr. Poling surmised from the last vote on the ballot measure that the citizens did not want victim services to be collocated with the City Hall complex. MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 19, 2005 Page 6 Workshop