CC Minutes - 04/13/11 Work Session

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Mr. Pryor agreed with Mr. Farr. He appreciated Mr. Zelenka's remarks that the City's involvement would not impede the process or timeline and the manager's remarks about the need to know the impact of that involvement. He was cautiously interested but did not want the other proposals to suffer from the City's involvement. Mr. Brown said he initially requested a work session on the topic in December 2010 with the expressed goal of trying to save Civic Stadium. Since then SCS' planning for the stadium had moved forward, although not all things were in place. They needed more time to complete a plan that made sense and could be accepted by the district. Mr. Brown requested another work session on the subject. Mayor Piercy polled the council for its willingness to hold another work session on the issue subject and to sponsor a town hall. City Manager Ruiz recommended any work session be scheduled in May. He reminded the council that the staff currently working on the budget and the school income tax was also the staff that would be asked to provide analysis of the Civic Stadium issue. Ms. Ortiz emphasized the importance of ensuring that funding was available for the Santa Clara community park. Ms. Taylor said Civic Stadium was publicly owned and many citizens wished to preserve it, which was paramount to her. The council should be looking out for their long -term interests. She saw nothing wrong with hindering a process she considered wrong. Mr. Clark reiterated his position in regard to the Santa Clara community park, reminding the council that it had promised Santa Clara residents such a park in 1998. He also questioned the impact of the issue on the council's timeline for completion of the Envision Eugene process, recalling that initially it was scheduled to be completed in February 2011. Mayor Piercy assured Mr. Clark that work sessions were scheduled for Envision Eugene. Mr. Farr, Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Taylor, and Mr. Pryor did not object to holding another work session and a town hall. Mr. Clark objected to a work session unless he could see a scope of work first. Mr. Poling also objected to an additional work session. He expressed concern about the impact of the proposal on staff. Mr. Poling believed that any additional work session should include a presentation on the proposals of all three respondents so the council could do side -by -side comparisons. Ms. Ortiz supported Mr. Poling's request. Mr. Zelenka concurred. Ms. Taylor objected to the request. Mr. Zelenka indicated support for a scope of work, which he envisioned would include an evaluation of the pro forma and business plan and better definition of the City's role. He reiterated his earlier point about the source of City funding that would underwrite the proposal, saying it would not be taken from the money intended for the community park. MINUTES — Eugene City Council April 13, 2011 Page 4 Work Session