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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8 Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
November 27, 2013
12:00 P.M.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor,
Claire Syrett, Greg Evans
Mayor Piercy opened the November 27, 2013, City Council meeting.
A. CIVIC STADIUM
MOTION and VOTE: Councilor Brown, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to direct the
City Manager to submit a purchase offer using Park Bond funds for Civic Stadium property to
the 4 -J School Board by December 3, 2013, with the offer contingent on other parties
entering into an agreement with the City within 60 days, satisfactory to the city manager,
that guarantees private funds for the cost of renovating, maintaining and operating Civic
Stadium. PASSED 5:4, Councilors Poling, Clark, Pryor and Evans opposed; Mayor broke tie
in favor.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The council met in Executive Session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e).
The council reconvened in public session.
MOTION: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to direct the City
Manager to submit a purchase offer using Park Bond funds for Civic Stadium property to
the 4 -J School Board by December 3, 2013, with the offer contingent on other parties
entering into an agreement with the City within 60 days, satisfactory to the city manager,
that guarantees not less than $4 million of private funds for the cost of renovating,
maintaining and operating Civic Stadium.
A friendly specifying that the party that plans to renovate, maintain and
operate Civic Stadium must submit a business plan contingent on Council approval was
accepted.
MOTION to AMEND and VOTE: Councilor Pryor, seconded by Councilor Clark moved to
amend the main motion to require not less than $5.5 million of private funds for the cost
of renovating, maintaining and operating Civic Stadium. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Poling
opposed.
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VOTE on MAIN MOTION as AMENDED (restated): Move to direct the City Manager to
submit a purchase offer using Park Bond funds for Civic Stadium property to the 4 -J School
Board by December 3, 2013, with the offer contingent on other parties (1) entering into an
agreement with the City within 60 days, satisfactory to the city manager, that guarantees
private funds of not less than $5.5 million for the cost of renovating, maintaining and
operating Civic Stadium, and (2) submitting a business plan for Civic Stadium that is
reviewed and approved by City Council. PASSED S:3, Councilors Poling, Clark and Pryor
opposed.
The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Mortensen
Deputy City Recorder
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