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BALLOT MEASURE NO. 20-88 H. Mayor Torrey imtlated the formation of a Civic Facilities and improvements to the downtown park blocks, and street Visioning Committee in January 2004 that was charged with enhancements to achieve the "Civic Street" concept recommended developing a coord~nated vision of c~vicbu~lding and ~nfrastructure needs in the Downtown Plan, with the City's internal resources funding downtown and to submit recommendations to the Council on how to approximately 81% of the total cost. implement that vision. Section 2. The Qty Council orders this City election to be held in I. The Mayor's Ciwc Facilities Visioning Committee presented the City of Eugene, Oregon, concurrently with the general election on its report to the City Council in June 2004 that set out a vision for the 2® day of November, 2004, in accordance w~th the provisions of future development of a Civic Center, pohcy principles to guide the Chapter 254 of the Oregon Revised Statutes, and the ballots shall be development, and recommendations on how the vision could be counted and tabulated and the results certified as provided by law. implemented. The Council adopted a revised set of policy principles in July 2004 that included a consolidation of City functions, reinforcement Section 3.. The City Recorder is directed to give not less than ten of 8th Avenue as the Great Civic Street, enhancement of open space, (10) days' notice of the City election by publication of one (1) notice in development of partnerships, inclusion of public safety services, the Register Guard, a newspaper published in the City and of general provision of adequate transportation alternatives, employment of circulation within the City. sustainable cost-effective development approaches, and a plan for mixed use development. Section 4. If approved by the electors, the proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be used only for costs of capital construction and J, Dunng June and July 2004 the City Council considered a capital improvements related to the purposes described ~n Section 1 number of options for implementation of the Civic Center Vision, and of this Resolution, including payment of bond issuance and interim determined that the ws~on should be ~mplemented ~n a phased approach financing costs. with a Community Safety Building being the first step in creating the new Qwc Center Vision. The first phase would include space for the Section 5. This Resolubon shall become effective immediately Police Department's estimated needs for the next 10 years, a back-up upon its adoptlon. 911 center, space for social service agencies to co-locate with the Police Department, expansion of and improvements to the downtown The foregoing Resolution adopted the 26th day of July, 2004. park blocks, and street enhancements to achieve the "Qvic Street" concept recommended in the Downtown Plan. The Qty's existing Isl Mary H. Feldman internal resources are sufficient to fund a Community Safety Building City Recorder with a back-up 911 Center, but are not sufficient to include space for social service agencies to co-locate with the Police Department, provide additional space to meet needs for the next 10 years, or fund expansion of and improvements to the downtown park blocks, or street enhancements to achieve the "Civic Street" concept recommended in the Downtown Plan. The cost of the entire first phase is estimated to be approximately $35.9 million, and about 81% of that cost would be paid using ~nternal City resources, w~th about 19% to be requested from the voters ~n the form of General Obligation Bonds. NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings, BE iT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section t. A City election ~s called for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City a measure authorizing the issuance of a maximum of $6,790,000 of General Obligation bonds to be used to prowde additional funding for the first phase of the Civic Center Vision project. The first phase would ~nclude not only the Community Safety Building with a back-up 911 Center, but also space for the Police Department's esbmated needs for the next 10 years, space for social service agencies to co-locate with the Police Department, expansion of 10