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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Downtown Projects <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: December 14, 2009 Agenda Item Number: C <br />Department: Planning & Development Staff Contact: Amanda Nobel Flannery <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5535 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />This work session is a continuation of the council’s discussion of downtown economic development <br />and will specifically focus on downtown projects. The projects described in this Agenda Item <br />Summary will be a starting point for the work session discussion. The council is asked to comment on <br />the identified projects and potential tools and to provide direction for a subsequent work session. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The council’s discussion of downtown revitalization is part of a larger conversation on local economic <br />development actions. (See Attachment A for a summary of the 2009 council discussions.) The <br />overarching goal is to foster a vibrant downtown while boosting the local economy. At the most recent <br />council work session on October 21, the council approved continuing downtown discussions according <br />to a revitalization process and requested staff to return with specific projects and potential tools to <br />implement four strategies for downtown revitalization. (See Attachment B for the process.) The four <br />strategy areas and the related projects are: <br />Strategy 1) Jobs and Redevelopment <br /> <br />Lane Community College Downtown Center (Attachment C) <br />o <br /> <br />Veterans Affairs Clinic (Attachment D) <br />o <br /> <br />Business Assistance & Housing (Attachment E) <br />o <br /> <br />Green Infrastructure (Attachment F) <br />o <br /> <br />Beam Development (Attachment G) <br />o <br />Strategy 2) Safety <br /> <br />Coordination, Physical Space, Illegal Behavior and Consequences (Attachment H) <br />o <br />Strategy 3) Parking <br /> <br />Rebranding, Easy Payments and Free Parking (Attachment I) <br />o <br />Strategy 4) Attractions and Amenities. <br /> <br />Arts and Entertainment District (Attachment J) <br />o <br /> <br />The eight projects were identified based on the recent downtown collective statements and strategies; <br />public input from the downtown revitalization survey; prior public involvement; and planning <br />documents. (See Attachment K for a diagram and Attachments C – J for individual descriptions.) Each <br />project description includes information on the general background, economic impact, specific City <br />actions in support of the project, timing, costs, and related policies/goals. Attachment L provides a <br />summary of possible tools for implementation. <br /> Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M091214\S091214C.doc <br />