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Mr. Meisner agreed with the remarks of Ms. Taylor regarding the need to distinguish between naming and renaming. He pointed out that the council was talking about out-of-the-ordinary naming opportunities. He wanted the policy to reflect that fact in some way. Mr. Kelly also agreed about the need to distinguish between facility naming and renaming. He thought there would be times when it was appropriate to rename facilities, but thought there should be a separate policy addressing that issue that included criteria or a clear explanation of why the facility was named as it was initially. Mr. Kelly thought there might be value in adding some guidelines for naming in recognition. He believed that past controversies had involved the naming of entire facilities rather than the naming of individual components of a structure, such as had occurred at the library. He cited the Hult Center as an example. Mr. Taylor suggested a possible fourth distinction to consider, that of a council-approved named gift. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to direct the City Manager to de- velop a naming and renaming policy for City-owned facilities. Ms. Taylor did not think such a policy would be employed very often. She advocated for renaming the University Park wading pool after Howard Bonnett, former Budget Committee member, in recognition of his work to keep the pool funded. Ms. Walston said she thought under current Parks and Open Space guidelines, this type of naming may not require City Council action. Mr. Meisner indicated support for the motion. He said such a policy would highlight the issue for the public. He frequently received questions from people about the origin of facility names such as neighbor- hood parks, and requested information on the process used to name neighborhood parks in regard to who made the decision and what opportunity existed for public input. Mr. Pap~ determined from Mr. Taylor that the motion would not impact current fund-raising activities at the Hayes Garden. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency (URA). C. WORK SESSION Downtown Urban Renewal Plan Amendments The URA was joined for the item by Richie Weinman and Mike Sullivan of the Planning and Development Department. Mr. Taylor reminded the council that Eugene Redevelopment Advisory Committee (ERAC) had reviewed the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan and proposed several amendments, which Mr. Weinman was present to discuss. Mr. Weinman recalled the City Council's initiation of a multi-step process to implement the vision for a Greater Downtown Eugene. As one of those steps, the council had formed the ERAC. He said the ERAC MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 12, 2004 Page 6 Work Session