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Appendix A: Council Work Plan <br />Greater Downtown Vision <br />Implementation Work Plan <br />(Page 12, City Council. Agenda Item Summary for Work Session on the Downtown Willamette River/Franklin <br />Boulevard Visioning Project, Apri19, 2001) <br />Title: <br />Redevelopment Concept for Chiquita/EWEBBroadway <br />Key Next Step: Create a redevelopment concept for the EWEB/ChiquitaBroadway sites. Include a connection <br />along 8t'' Avenue across Mill Street to the river, a plan for reopening the millrace, a pedestrian connection from St'' <br />Avenue to the river; possible reuse of the steam plant and preservation of visual and physical access to the river; <br />initiate appropriate zoning and Metro Plan Amendments. <br />Description: Staff will initially begin work on schematic designs for the Chiquita site to facilitate the design <br />process for the federal courthouse project. This work will include the divisions of the site to create a courthouse <br />development footprint, site access, on site circulation, clustering plan for full site build-out, millrace and other site <br />amenities, infrastructure plan and desired uses. This work will be coordinated with the courthouse design team. <br />Design work will also extend to the EWEB and Broadway sites. These sites will be addressed at a lower level of <br />detail initially emphasizing the connections to the Chiquita site and the general character of adjacent development. <br />Time Line: An urban design consultant will be hired to assist with overall design and a transportation <br />consultant will be hired to develop alternatives for the 8~'/Mill and Broadway/Mill intersections. Work would <br />begin in Apri12001. There would be a mid process review with Council. Final Council review would be <br />scheduled for January/February 2002. <br />Cost/Source: Staff and consultant work items are estimated to cost $237,000. These resources are available as <br />a result of action taken in the FY `O1 SB #1 and carry forward from the Visioning project. <br />Product: Schematic design for Chiquita and adjacent properties for Council review. Follow-up work <br />would include an update of the Riverfront Urban Renewal District plan and a Metro Plan Amendment. <br />Citizen Involvement: Public involvement plan to be reviewed by CIC. Public workshop, public drop-in <br />session, displays during First Friday Art Walks. Staff will work directly with the Planning Commission during this <br />planning process. <br />Page 37 <br />