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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Work Session: Hospital Property Update
Meeting Date: June 16, 2004 Agenda Item Number: B
Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Tom Coyle
www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-6077
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
A work session has been scheduled on June 16, 2004, for the purpose of briefing the City Council on the
latest developments related to siting a hospital in Eugene. Staff will provide an update on the status of
discussions.
BACKGROUND
Council Action History
Initial council discussions about hospital expansion and siting in conjunction with PeaceHealth took
place in 2001. At a City Council work session on September 18, 2002, the City Council directed staff to
prepare a draft list of potential sites and inducements for hospital development. A continuation of the
study session on Eugene hospital sites was scheduled for November 13, 2002. These work sessions
were in response to the intent to induce a hospital to Eugene. In early 2003, the council initiated a zone
change to accommodate hospital uses in a wider range of zone districts and subsequently adopted the
draft ordinance. A council work session was held on January 21, 2004, to update the council on the
status of attracting a hospital to Eugene.
Policy Issues
Hospital development on the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) property has been identified as
a City Council goal for 2004. McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center identified the need for three access
points as being critical for siting a hospital on the EWEB site. Is the council willing to provide access to
the site via Agate (through the Riverfront Research Park) and Patterson through a railroad underpass?
As part of a negotiated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
will provide an improvement of $85 million with a substantial Willamette River setback.
Council Goal Action Priority
The Council Goal Action Priority related to this item is "Facilitate the development of a hospital in
Eugene's central core."
Financial and/or Resource Considerations
Not applicable for this update. However, it is expected that some level of City inducement (most likely
tax increment financing) would be necessary for this project.
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Other Background Information
Staff has been meeting with representatives of EWEB and McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center on a
continuing basis. Most recently, the executive directors from Planning and Development, Public Works,
and Fire, along with the City Manager and Assistant City Manager, met with McKenzie-Willamette and
Triad representatives on June 2, 2004.
Timing
Access improvements would be phased in a manner so as to coincide with the completion of the
hospital.
OPTIONS
The council may approve or not approve the suggested motion.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the council approve the suggested motion.
S[IGGESTED MOTION
Move to authorize the City Manager to inform McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center that the City is
willing to undertake construction of the two transportation projects outlined in the Agenda Item
Summary if Triad constructs at the EWEB site a hospital with a value of not less than $85 million.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Patterson Street Undercrossing
B. Avenue A Extension of Agate
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Tom Coyle
Telephone: 541-682-6077
Staff E-Mail: tom.g.coyle~ci.eugene.or.us
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