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Joint Meeting of Eugene City Council and
Lane County Board of Commissioners
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
October 19, 2016
12:00 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Mike Clark, Greg Evans,
Claire Syrett via phone, Chris Pryor
Councilors Absent: George Poling
Mayor Piercy opened the October 19, 2016, meeting of the Eugene City Council.
1. WORK SESSION: Report/Update on Joint Task Force on Coordinated Downtown Development
Council discussion:
• Support expressed for Option C 1.
• Important to identify where parking would go in these scenarios, to address both
public and employee needs.
• Cost is major factor in any decision about scenarios; important to provide that
information up front.
• Important for city offices to be connected (e.g. sky bridge); benefit for public.
• Further discussion needed on whether trade would include the old courthouse.
• Idea of locating city offices in the PSB should be explored further
• Location of Farmers Market is a priority consideration in this discussion.
• Cost on refurbishing the courthouse needs to be explored.
• Suggest looking at values on a priority scale and assigning them to each scenario.
2. Public Comment
1. Angela Norman —Supported keeping Farmers Market at 8th and Oak location.
2. Linda Perrine —Supported keeping Farmers Market at 8th and Oak location.
3. Lonnie McCulloch — Opposed to use of Butterfly Lot; government will lose credibility.
4. Jan Smith — Supported more funding for homeless efforts, not City Hall,
5. Mike McFadden — Supported keeping Farmers Market at 8th and Oak location.
6. Bob Cassidy — Supported using the entire block for the County development.
7. Lee Sutton — Supported looking into future needs as these issues are addressed.
The meeting adjourned at 1:22 p.m.
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Work Session