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Mr. Kelly expressed appreciation for the fast staff turnaround in regard to incorporating the hearing comments, adding that the principles had been improved by the changes. He felt there was value in having housing called out separately, particularly because it could add to the life of a street in a different way than commercial enterprise. He liked the word ';additional housing," as it delineated it from existing housing. He thought there was merit in having housing in the same building with civic functions. Ms. Bettman noted that the policy principle regarding housing did not mandate housing be developed but rather suggested housing opportunities should be explored. As such, she was amenable to allowing the policy to remain as written. Ms. Bettman asked staff to define ;;urban campus." Mr. Carlson responded that it recognized that there were multiple buildings and not that the civic functions of the City and County were consolidated in a single building. Ms. Bettman liked the idea of having the different jurisdictions grouped within the same area, but did not approve of having them built contiguously. She wanted the legislative intent of the language to be clear. Ms. Nathanson did not want to preclude evening and weekend pedestrian activity by covering full blocks with government buildings. She commented that the part of town covered by the City Hall and County buildings felt like a barrier to people. She asked to what extent the City intended to consolidate its functions. In response to the council's comments, Mr. Taylor said that the long-term vision sought to optimize consolidation. He said the proposal had a range of options that included all of the City functions that were currently being leased out. He noted that the only options not directly addressed were the ideas of bringing the forensics building and the property control building within the community safety structure and, additionally, the notion of the inclusion of non-profit victim service providers. Mr. Carlson added that the only reason the City rented space was that it did not own enough property in the downtown area. Ms. Nathanson pointed out that the downtown vision and plan emphasized the inclusion of housing within the mixed uses. She did not think it necessary to have a separate item regarding housing in a document that addressed the development of a Civic Center. She noted there was language regarding the fostering of mixed uses and suggested that the emphasis on housing be added to this language. Mr. Pap6 also thanked staff for the quick turnaround. He wondered if the designation of 8th Avenue as a Great Civic Street, as per policy principle (2), should be extended from Charnelton Street. Mr. Pap6 offered a friendly amendment to change policy principle (3) so that it did not refer to the courthouse area as ';Cannery Square." The maker and second agreed to the amendment. Mr. Pap6 offered a friendly amendment to change policy principle (6) so that the second sentence read: ';Facilities, including parMng, for each mode should support not only the civic center but also surrounding mixed uses." The maker and the second accepted the friendly amendment. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 2004 Page 3 Work Session