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Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to accept the report and hold a public hearing prior to adopting the policy principles. Mayor Torrey suggested the public hearing be scheduled for July 12. Ms. Taylor conveyed her support for the motion. Mr. Kelly liked the siting along 8th Avenue and thought the amount and location of parking was appropriate, the restoration of the northwest Park Block, and he hoped that Farmer's Market people would be at the table to discuss what they though should happen. Ms. Nathanson supported the motion. She asked that the public hearing be more specific. She suggested collaboration and collocation should be part of the hearing topic. Mayor Torrey recommended giving specific elements of the vision to the public and asking citizens to comment on them. Ms. Nathanson said the public hearing would be more valuable if it asked the public what the civic center meant to them, whether they wanted to consolidate, and how they felt the vision for 8th Avenue should proceed. Mr. Meisner opposed the motion. He felt it was narrowing the focus too much and that the question that needed to be asked whether they, over the course of the next 20 years, wanted to plan for a civic center. He thought they should be asked %ig questions," such as whether they wanted to share quarters with other jurisdictions. Ms. Solomon opined that the motion in the packet would have been completely appropriate. However, she indicated she would support the motion on the table. Mr. Poling supported the motion. Ms. Taylor hoped charette participants would participate in the public hearing. Mr. Kelly asked if a display ad for the public hearing with bulleted questions for consideration could be placed in The Register-Guard. Ms. Solomon pointed out that there had been a public process to date which included input from citizen committee members and the design charette. She felt this was a redundant action that said to the public ~we did not hear what we wanted to hear." Ms. Nathanson commented that often people do not become involved until they feel encroached upon. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 16, 2004 Page 5 Work Session