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Responding to a question from Mr. Clark about the intent of the motion, Mr. Brown said he was not <br />trying to short-circuit the district process. He said the issue was one of timing; the council had missed its <br />window of opportunity to respond to the RFP because of its work on the school income tax. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor was able to support the motion because of the preamble proposed by City Attorney Klein. <br /> <br />City Attorney Klein reviewed the rephrased motion: <br />Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved that the City Manager ask 4J whether 4J would <br />be willing to accept input from the City Council on use of the Civic Stadium site. If 4J <br />indicates a willingness to accept such input, the mayor was requested to appoint a <br />committee to develop a recommendation for the council regarding input to 4J. The <br />committee should include but was not limited to members of the Save Civic Stadium <br />group, one or more city councilors, the YMCA, Master Development LLC, Powell <br />Development LLC, 4J board members, and/or 4J staff. The council recognizes the value <br />that historic properties contribute to community character and livability and is aware of <br />the needs of the 4J School District. The committee would explore a possible <br />public/private/nonprofit collaboration for the repair and repurposing of Civic Stadium <br />and the redevelopment of the rest of the site. <br />Mr. Clark indicated he was unable to support the motion because its intent was to save the stadium, which <br />precluded other proposals and changed the process. <br /> <br />The motion passed, 5:2; Mr. Clark and Mr. Poling voting no. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy adjourned the work session at 1:21 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Beth Forrest <br />City Recorder <br /> <br />(Recorded by Kimberly Young) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 16, 2011 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br />