Item 1: Ordinance on EWEB Downtown Riverfront Property

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A. Create a “people place” that is active, vibrant, accessible and multi- use. B. Provide appropriate setbacks, deeper where environmental or habitat issues are more critical, shallower in other areas. C. Incorporate appropriate building and site design techniques that address environmental concerns. D. Incorporate an educational aspect, so that the riverfront improvements teach us about our river, our history, and our city. The master plan shall be considered using the City’s Type II application procedures, unless the applicant elects to have the master plan reviewed concurrently with a Type III, Type IV or Type V application.] [4.]2. Facilitate dense development in the courthouse area and other sites between the core of downtown and the river. Projects Examples of possible projects that address the implementation strategies: [● Partner with EWEB to develop a master plan for the EWEB site.] ● Assess and provide mitigation for stormwater issues related to the potential development of riverfront properties. ● Introduce pedestrian-related improvements along all paths leading to the river. ● Develop an adaptive use concept for EWEB’s Steam Plant. ● Daylight the Millrace to connect downtown to the river and capitalize on this historic waterway. Section 4. The Riverfront Park Study is amended by deleting subsection E in the “Policies” section on pages 11 and 12 and re-lettering subsection F to subsection E. [E. EWEB The following policies are intended to provide direction for future action pertaining to the EWEB main facility and steam plant. 1. Property under EWEB ownership within the Riverfront Park Study Area shall remain designated for the utility’s main headquarters. In 1983, EWEB embarked on a project to develop a Headquarters Master Plan that investigates alternative for consolidating its 428 employees and major operations at the existing riverfront site. This policy recognizes that the draft EWEB Master Plan, once adopted, will be the bases for future decisions relating to the develop of EWEB’s land and operations facilities. It also recognizes that EWEB is an important employer and service provider in the Riverfront Study Area and is especially important because of its proximity to downtown Eugene. The recently adopted Downtown Plan similarly recognized EWEB’s continued presence in the study area and Ordinance - Page 2 of 12