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Page 4 of 5 <br />property for its money, not just raising money for WREN. I think the bottom line of the conference call was we <br />should postpone choosing a specific approach until the City had nailed down more of the specifics of its <br />relationship with WREN. Our office had previously drafted an MOU to define some aspects of that relationship, <br />but (as far. as I know) the negotiations with WREN were put on hold while WREN figured out more about its <br />own plans. <br />My file has nothing in it since March 2007, so I can't comment on what City staff and WREN have worked out <br />since then about ownership and funding issues. But I'm curious... <br />Jerry <br />Jerome Lidz <br />Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C. <br />(541) 485-0220 <br />jerome.s.lidz@harrang.com <br />THIS MESSAGE IS A CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION UNDER THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR ATTORNEY WORK <br />PRODUCT PRIVILEGE. <br />"MEDLIN Johnny R" <Johnny.R.MEDLIN@ci.eugene.or.us> 12/17/2008 8:55 AM <br />In reality I think the project is still in question. At best I think it <br />will be on hold for another couple years. <br />In the current economic climate WREN is having very little success with <br />fund raising for their "bricks and mortar" building fund. The scaled <br />back facility that is coming out of the CUP process is not of great <br />interest to 4J due to its reduction in size and inabilityto permanently <br />house the Rachel Carson Center. <br />We have paid for the work to refine the project vision and do the CUP <br />but we are suspending funding the project once the CUP is in hand until <br />other project partners are able to provide some matching funds to see at <br />least phase one constructed. WREN still is focused. on their capital <br />campaign (rightly so in my mind) and therefore has not yet focused on <br />developing the capacity to operate the center once it is built. <br />I think it is still a great concept and I hope it comes together, but I <br />suspect the impression left by the article in the paper was perhaps a <br />little over optimistic. <br />Thanks <br />Johnny <br />> From: CUTSOGEORGE Sue L <br />> Sent:Wednesday, December 17, 2008 7:28 AM <br />> To:MEDLIN Johnny R; LIDZ Jerome (Harrang) <br />> Subject:WEWEC <br />> I read the article in yesterday's paper about the West Eugene Wetlands <br />> Education Center with interest. Glad to see that it might actually go <br />> forward in the somewhat near future. <br />> I was reminded vaguely of the discussions we had almost two years ago <br />> about the allowable use of GO Bond proceeds and wondered how those <br />> issues had been resolved in the MOU with WREN, and how the City's <br />3/3/2009 <br />