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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Downtown Work Plan Meeting Date: May 10, 2004 Agenda Item Number: D Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Nan Laurence www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5340 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY The Downtown Work Plan implements the strategies and project examples included in the Downtown Plan. The work plan consists of a list of 116 items, taken directly from the Downtown Plan. The first 12 items on the list are actively in progress. Other items on the list may be undertaken based on City Council direction and available funding. No funding or council action is requested at this time. BACKGROUND The Eugene Downtown Plan was adopted by City Council on April 12, 2004. During discussions of the Downtown Plan, City Councilors indicated their interest in prompt implementation to establish the plan as a tool to realize the City's vision for downtown. Prompt implementation of the plan also takes advantage of the positive momentum for change currently underway in downtown. When the plan was adopted, staff agreed to bring a downtown work plan back to City Council for discussion. Attachment A, the Downtown Work Plan, includes all of the 116 implementation strategies and project examples in the plan. They demonstrate the range of dynamic and appropriate ideas for transforming our downtown. These are not divided by chapter, such as "Great Streets" or "Special Places," since there is much overlap in the benefits of these strategies and projects. The City simultaneously pursued many of these initiatives while the final draft of the plan was winding its way through the approval process. The first twelve items on the list are currently underway with existing funding and staff assignments. Those items which have already been completed are indicated on the list. Council Action History City Council approved the Eugene Downtown Plan on April 12, 2004. Policy Issues The work plan implements the 25 adopted polices in the Downtown Plan. In addition to the Downtown Plan, numerous adopted city documents also contain policies that pertain to the economic health, character and mix of uses downtown. The work plan addresses the following policies: L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040510\S040510D.doc