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ATTACHMENT C List of Site Options for City Hall and Community Safety Building from the Design Charette City Hall Site Options 1. Current City Hall Site The major advantages of keeping City Hall at the current location are that the City owns the full one-block site and the identity of 8th Avenue as Eugene's Civic Street is reinforced. A disad- vantage of re-using the current site is that interim space for offices currently located in City Hall will be needed while City Hall is under construction, adding to the total project cost. 2. A "Park Blocks" Site The other downtown location for City Hall identified in the Design Charette was the roughly one- half block area on the south side of 7th Avenue, between Willamette and Oak Streets. This site was envisioned to connect to a recreated "North Park Block" as a public plaza. This option would require purchase of the butterfly parking lot from the County, and purchase of a site presently occupied by a private business. Purchase of the butterfly lot would require the City to replace approximately 250 parking spaces at a cost of at least $5 million. The primary advantages of this location are the creation of a "Civic Plaza" by connecting City Hall to the Park Blocks, and the potential partnership with Lane County in co-location of functions with the City in a new building. Community Safety Building Site Options Three sites were identified during the Civic Center Design Charette, each approximately one-half block in area. 1. City-owned parking lot across 8th from City Hall, between Pearl and High Streets The major advantages of locating the Community Safety Building across from City Hall are the proximity to City Hall, the chance to reinforce 8th Avenue as the Civic Street, and avoiding additional costs by using City-owned property. A disadvantage is that this site is not the Lane County Sheriff Office's preferred site, so the opportunities to consolidate services with the Sheriff' s Office are reduced. 2. A "Park Blocks" site As noted above, this is a roughly one-half block area on the south side of 7th Avenue, between Willamette and Oak Streets. This site was envisioned to connect to a recreated "North Park Block" as a public plaza. This option would require purchase of the butterfly parking lot from the County, and purchase of a site presently occupied by a private business. Purchase of the butterfly lot would require the City to replace approximately 250 parking spaces at a cost of at least $5 million. The primary advantages of this location for a Community Safety Building are the connection to the new north Park Block and the increased potential for co-location of functions with the Lane County Sheriff' s Office. The major disadvantages are that the location is one block from City L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040714\S040714A. doc