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| City Council Work Session Wednesday, June 4th, 12:00pm - 12:45pm McNutt Room » Learn more about Upcoming Events Can't attend? » View live webcasts or watch on Metro TV, cable channel 21  Connect with Us Project presentations are available for groups and organizations.» Contact us |
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A final design concept is near completion for Eugene’s City Hall. Drawing from extensive community dialogue, the vision for a new city hall and police patrol facility incorporates the design drivers of efficiency, sustainability, planning for the future, and a city hall that welcomes the entire community.
In April, the design team will meet with local experts in landscape design and maintenance to review the landscaping concepts that incorporate green roofs, storm water management, water features, and native plants, and with downtown businesses about the status of the overall plans. The city council will have a workshop with the design team on April 30th to view the concept design and to discuss options for interim plans until funding is available for the city hall project. The city council is expected to vote on an implementation plan in June.
Why a New City Hall?
City Hall is the people's house and it must meet the needs of the people it serves safely,
efficiently and effectively.
Keep Our First Responders SafeA recent study of publicly owned buildings in Oregon determined that the Eugene City Hall is one of the most seismically unsafe buildings in Lane County and could collapse in a major earthquake, trapping our first responders and other critical city staff in the building when they are needed to protect the health and safety of all Eugenians.
» Keeping Them Safe
Increase Efficiency Our current City Hall was built in 1964 and was quickly filled to capacity. The population of Eugene has tripled since its construction and city staff and departments are now spread throughout 10 different buildings downtown, making it inefficient and confusing to those who need to go to City Hall.
» Becoming More Efficient
Model SustainabilityThe major heating, ventilating and electrical systems have served for 40 years and are now failing. They are so old that parts are no longer available for repair. As building safety standards have improved over time, so has the energy efficiency of new buildings. The current City Hall wastes energy and money to pay for it, which is out of step with the values of Eugene.
» Modeling Sustainability
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