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all new construction must comply with EC 9.8175 Historic Property Alteration Approval Criteria. In addition, partitions and subdivisions of the property are prohibited for the S-HK Historic Kaufman House Special Area Zone. There is no affirmative covenant or other binding language in the transfer of the Kaufman Center that requires the City to forever use or maintain the property for purposes as a community center or forbids the City’s sale of the property. In 1972, Trude Kaufman made the City of Eugene a complete and outright gift of the house and the contents of that house. Ms. Kaufman also sold the City the real property upon which the house is located. RELATED CITY POLICIES Eugene Code 2.872: The City Manager has the authority to present a proposal for the disposition of real property that is not within a development plan, that has not been declared surplus property and for which no other procedure is specified in the code or a council-approved intergovernmental agreement to the City Council for its action. Pursuant to Eugene City Code Section 2.864, the City Council shall be notified by the City Manager of any Declaration of Surplus Real Property, which includes the sale, lease, exchange or donation of real property. The declaration notice must include the proposed general terms and conditions for disposition prior to sale of the property. COUNCIL GOALS Fair, Stable & Adequate Financial Resources: Any major capital investment to retain this building in an operable condition would reduce funds available for reinvestment in City assets that support delivery of City services. COUNCIL OPTIONS The City Manager is looking for input on the following options: 1.Dispose of the property by selling it at market value. 2.Retain the property and create a Request for Proposals (RPF) process that meets the criteria as identified by the Jefferson Westside Neighborhood, and determines the most effective use of the property as a community resource via a lease agreement that eliminates the ongoing maintenance costs to the City of Eugene. 3.Retain the property and create a Request for Proposals (RPF) process that considers the criteria as identified by the Jefferson Westside Neighborhood, but does not limit the criteria to those standards, and determines the most effective use of the property as a community resource via a lease agreement that eliminates the ongoing maintenance costs to the City of Eugene. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the City create a Request for Proposals (RPF) process that considers the criteria as identified by the Jefferson Westside Neighborhood, but does not limit the criteria to those standards, and determines the most effective use of the property as a community resource via a lease agreement that eliminates the ongoing maintenance costs to the City of Eugene. S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120509\S120509B.doc