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the council acting as the Urban Renewal Agency Board directed staff to move forward with a financing plan for the Beam Development project. The council is scheduled to act on a resolution on this subject January 11. As such, no funding information is attached related to the Beam project.] In response to feedback at the December work session, the Arts and Entertainment District project has been modified in two ways: 1) funding for Farmers’ Market expansion has been removed and 2) a pocket park was added. An update on the Farmers’ Market expansion idea is attached (See Attachment J.) Additionally, the rebranding amount for parking was reduced to $100,000 and the free parking amount was increased to $600,000 (see Attachment H). Attachment K includes a memo on the Downtown Urban Renewal District’s status with regard to the maximum indebtedness limit and information about the impact of the 2009, legislative changes on the District’s maximum indebtedness amount. Public Involvement The Eugene Redevelopment Advisory Committee met on November 10, and December 17, to discuss downtown strategies and projects. The two meetings were for informational purposes only; no formal recommendation to staff was made. As part of the public outreach effort, staff has planned two open house events to share information and gather feedback on the eight projects (January 6 and 7). The open houses will include a “virtual” walking tour of potential project sites and information stations where participants can learn more about the project details, job creation, costs, and timing and provide comments. (See Attachment L for the press release.) Input from the events will be compiled and forwarded to the council prior to the work session. In addition to the open houses, the www.vibranteugene.org website has project descriptions and opportunities to provide feedback through online surveys and an online community discussion board. As of January 1, the site had 241 visitors. The Vibrant Eugene discussion board (available since December 30) has eight discussion topics posted for community input. RELATED CITY POLICIES Downtown revitalization and the projects in this AIS are supported by the Downtown Plan, the council’s 2009 Vision & Goals, and a number of plans and reports related to downtown. COUNCIL OPTIONS 1.This work session is an opportunity to get feedback from the council on funding options; no action is requested so no options have been identified. Options and a recommendation will be provided at your next work session on this item, tentatively scheduled for February 10, 2009. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager will use the feedback obtained in the public involvement sessions, along with council feedback and develop a specific recommendation for the council to consider on February 10, 2009. Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100111\S100111B.doc