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Dwwntouun Park Blp~ka <br />Placemaking ~arnrn~~ea <br />Final Report-5eptembe~, 200 <br />Cammittee Members <br />Colleen Bauman <br />David Davini <br />David l{elly, Chair <br />Michael Fhinney <br />Peter Sarensart <br />I~ri Westland <br />Ray Wiley <br />Linda Williams <br />Pearl Wolfe <br />~'~clf f <br />Bob Hibschrnan <br />City of Eugene, Planning and Development Department <br />Prepared tar the City at Eugene by <br />Brian D. Scott, President <br />Livable Oregon <br />Ear turner information, canta+ct <br />Riehie Weinman <br />City of Eugena, Planning and Development Department <br />xichie. d.weinman@ci.eugene.or.us <br />(641} 68~•b533 <br />C=] <br />[7 <br />[7 <br />[.1 <br />L] <br />[_1 <br />r_~ <br />r_~ <br />r~ <br />c~ <br />t_~ <br />r_a <br />~~ <br />c~ <br />u <br />n <br />C.~ <br />Ir~traduc~ian <br />The >iugene Park Blacks Placernsking Camanttee was asked by <br />the Eugene City Counc.~ tot <br />+~• Conduct Placemaking exercises in the Park Blacks with City <br />staff and praject cansultants, <br />ConsderrecommendatiansfrarnthePublicMarkets-Task <br />Farce Sar physical improvements to the Park Blocks. <br />'~''< llevelap speei~icrecommendationsforimprovementstoboth <br />City and County'pzx~pexty after spansaring a community work- <br />shop, <br />'~' l'nsure that matchingfunds are: securedbefore proceedingwitIa <br />implementation. <br />~ Pmvide a written report au the project autcames to the City. <br />Council and other intexested paxties. <br />During the Spring and eaxly Summer of 2i?pQ, floe Caznn-ittee met <br />half a dozen times, including orientation, serreral Park Blocks site <br />visits, pxeliminary delikeratians, apublic review of dr-aft reaDm- <br />mendations, and final decision making, Ilrlinutes ixaxn all of tae <br />Committee's meetings, as well as eaarly drafts of these recammen- <br />daliions aad comments franY stakeholders, participants and the <br />public are available from the City of EugenePlanning sad ~3eve1- <br />ailment Department, This report c~tains the committee's final <br />recammendatio~as, <br />An important consideration throughout the Committee's wank was <br />the xelationiships between the Park Blocks, the Saturday Market,; <br />the Lane County Farmers' Market, the City, the Caunty, and the <br />Fr~aerties az~dbusi~nesaesaurra~ndingthe~'arkBlocks: <br />The City ativns two of the Park BlacksR <br />~'' fihe County owns the'ButterflyLat" block: and the courthouse' <br />block, which are often considered part of the Park Blocks, and <br />house same of the weekly market activities. <br />+~- The Satuxday Maxket is an established l;ug®ne institution, It <br />dominates the Park Blocks on Satuxdays drawing regional <br />participation, defining xe~ianal identity, and placing majer <br />demands an the Park Blocks as a venue. <br />+~ The Lane Caunty Fanners' Market is also; an established <br />institution that helps define the cammuruty.'1'he Farmers' <br />MarknE is an, i~iportant part of ~e Park Blocks spectacle an <br />Saturdays, but also operates a Tuesday Market on the Park <br />Blacks. and a Holiday Market at the Fairgrounds i~ t}~e winter <br />time: The Farmers' Market is struggling with the limitations of <br />.its cuxxent Satuxdsylocatian onthe County's "Buttertly"block. <br />PaateA~iakingFinal depart Page t <br />