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elements of that vision to be built over thne. A priority of the County is to relocate the Public Decisions on the priority, timing and fundraising Health, ADO, and the Probation and Parole of specific prqiects to implement the Civic Center programs from existing ihcilities. The preferred vision will be made by each of the local agencies locations would be new buildings on sites closely that require downtown office space. The avail- connected to the County, such as the %uttcrfly' lot ability of funds will be a major detenmnant tbr and the site of the current State off:ice building at each agency's decision to invest in the civic center the comer of 7d~ and Pearl. vision. Replacement of the Eugene Ci~' Hall will require As there are inter-relationships among many of a series of phased improvements. As the Eugene the potential uses of downtown space, there are Police Department can only be relocated into a number of considerations in determining how facilities meeting %ssenfial service" seismic stan- different elements of the Civic Center might be dards, the most practical phasing plan is to con- phased. Phasing of development and interim use struct a new Community Safety Building as one of expansion space are strategies to apply to size, of the first steps in implementing the Civic Center location, and timing of civic center development, vision. If the Community Safety Building were For example, the northern half of the Counb?s sited on 8~ Avenue, on the Cib,-owned parking lot ~'butterfly" parking lot at 7*~' and Oak is a desir- across from City Hall, approximately 125 public able site for a joint use public building, and would parking spaces would be lost. In terms of phas- allow the restoration of the original NW Park ing, it would be preferable to provide replacement Block on the southern half of the site. This phase parking in advance of construction of the Commu- could coincide with enhancements to the existing nity Safcb' Building. Park Blocks. Another concept related to phasing is the deci- However, a number of steps need to occur before sion on whether to build needed expansion space the butterfly lot can be redeveloped. Parking for now, and lease or backfill that %xtra" space in the both the public and Lane County staff vehicles interim until it is needed. If buildings are to be needs to be replaced if the %utterfly lot" is con- expanded in the future, they should be designed to verted to other uses. In fact, secure parking is a expand '~out" rather than %p", as vertical expan- functional requirement for the City', Lane County sion is more problematic in the future due to and some federal agencies, and needs to be part changing building codes, difficulties in construct- of the civic center development. The most likely ing over occupied space, and higher construction location for replacement parking for County costs. However, the financial feasibility of build- purposes is expansion of the County's lot on 6ti' ing in leasable space will be influenced by the Ave, which would retain a direct connection to the overall economy at the time. County Courthouse and the Counb' Public Ser- vices Building. Civic Visioning Committee - Report and Recommendations June 2oo4 Page ~9