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C] <br />q <br />[7 <br />b <br />Funding <br />The Recommendations reflect three levels of funding. <br />The City of Eugene's FY05 Budget includes a specific <br />direction to commit at least $60,000 in capital improve- <br />mentfunds to the correction of deficiencies in the exist- <br />ingelectrical service to the Park Blocks, and to evaluate <br />improvements needed in water and wastewater services. <br />The City's Budget Committee earmarked capital funds <br />for a modest level of improvements partly in response <br />to complaints by Saturday Market vendors of continu- <br />ingelectrical service problems during market days. <br />A second level represents funding equivalent to the <br />amount included in the "Civic Center Phase One" bond <br />measure that appeared on the November 2004 ballot, <br />That ballot measure included $750,000 for Park Block <br />improvements, as well as funding for "Civic Street" <br />improvements to 8th Avenue that could impact that <br />portion of 8th Avenue adjacent to the Park Blocks. The <br />ability to fund hnprovements to both the Park Blocks <br />and 8th Avenue concurrently allows coordination of <br />design and construction of those features that might <br />not otherwise occur if funded separately. Although the <br />bond measure did not pass, these projects represent ele- <br />ments that would be cost-effective as the next level of <br />improvements to the Park Blocks. <br />The third level of funding includes project elements <br />with an estimated cost beyond the scope of either the <br />short-term rehabilitation of utility services or improve- <br />mentsfundedthrough the upcoming bond measure. <br />The source of funding for these projects has not <br />been identified at this point, but would be based on a <br />long-term vision for the Park Blocks and would likely <br />include a mix of sources including future bond funding, <br />potential grants or donations, and Gity capital lauds, <br />Eugene Park Blocks lmprovem~nts » to/~g/off <br />P~yttn ~ <br />A <br />(7 <br />I.-l <br />r_~ <br />ra <br />~-~ <br />~_~ <br />t_~ <br />~~ <br />C=7 <br />C] <br />Cpl <br />G] <br />C7 <br />Committee Members List <br />The following organizations and individuals served on <br />the committee. They contributed time and energy in <br />attending meetings and development of this report. <br />Park Blocks Planning Committee <br />Members <br />Qrganlration ' ~ Representatl~e_ <br />Saturday Market Beth Little, Manager; Kim Still, Promotion Manager <br />Lane County Farmer's Market Noa O'Hare, Market Director <br />NEDCO Molly Markarian, Mercado Latino Manager <br />Downtown Eugene, Inc. (DEI) Russ Brink, Director <br />Downtown Neighborhood Association Kay Olsen, Chair <br />Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) Mary Unruh <br />OFAM Erik Martin, Director of Operations <br />WBGS Architecture & Planning, PC Eric Gunderson, Principal <br />Parks & Open Space Division, City Robin Hostick, Planner <br />City Cultural Services Robb Hankins, Cultural Services Director <br />Planning Division, City Kurt Yeiter, Metropolitan & Community Planning Manager <br />Community Development Division, City Richie Weinman, Urban Services Manager <br />Lana County David Suchart, Management Services Director <br />Facility Management Division, City Ron Sutton, Operations & Maintenance Manager <br />Facility Management Division, City Mike Penwell, Design & Construction Manager <br />Facility Management Division, City Glen Svendsen, Division Manager <br />Attaohment: Report and Re¢ormn®ndatious, Park <br />Blocks Placemakinp Group <br />Eugene Park Blocks Improvements - ~o/z8/o4 <br />Page ~5 <br />EUGENE CIVIC CENTER I®~ <br />CONCEPTUALVIEW n+ny~a.2aoa <br />