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City of Eugene City Hall Complex Master Plan Community Forum #1-Questionnaire Responses . Meeting hall in center. City manager system of government-remove him. Do not like unconnected nature of administrative officers. . A work of art-keep it! . There's nothing I like about it (except the location-rebuild there), ugly, unsafe, obsolete, poor use of land, inefficient, ugly. . Like: location. Do not like: lack of use of atrium (space now at a premium). Also-more function, less style and appeal to artistic factions. . Like: efforts to make it accessible. Dislike: cramped inside building. . Landscaping is good on 8th and Pearl Street. City Hall and Council chambers are good- looking. Rooms are small for meetings and no air during night meetings. . Too small for City government. . Street level access/interaction is very tough! . Location good. Facility bad. . Not very attractive outside. . Like: architecture/symbolism of council chamber center. Classic form of democracy. Dislike: not large enough to accommodate City functions. . Like: connection of chamber to outside, location is convenient. Dislike: just about everything else, lack of street presence, low density, mean spaces for staff. . It has historic value. It is a comfortable, usable building, non-intimidating. It's affordable as-is and can easily be enlarged if needed. . I like it because it is central and easily accessible. I do not like the aesthetics of the architecture. . Old looking-needs paint. . Lack of direct sunlight entering building. Non-utilization of water feature. Waste of material on the exterior of the building. . (1) It is purposefully anti-monumental and symbolically communitarian. (2) It is one of our best examples of 1960s modern architecture. (3) It is one of the best and most important buildings by local architects. . Old City Hall-City functions should be in one place (planning, building, administration, mayor). Get cops out of downtown. . The style is hideous. The council chambers are awful for meeting. I have been in the seats as well as taken testimony. The meeting room for small meetings is not convenient for more than a few observers. The entire site does not meet the City's stated goal of compact urban development. CH's FAR is about .6: 1 when it should be at least, but really, more than 2: 1. . Like: The central council chamber's formal presence as per the physical orientation and infrastructural concept. Don't Like: The aesthetic quality of the total buildings presentation. Especially in its relation to the street. . It's fine as it is, if it were seismically updated. . City Council meeting room (McNutt) is too small. The rest of the building is O.K. . Separation from street (physically and visually). . Cool architecture. . Open, inviting environment. . I do not like design because it is an inefficient use of energy and space. . I like the Council chamber and bridge to the County building. The JD White Company, Inc. Page 2 April 2006