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The City of Eugene embarked on a comprehensive master-planning project to prepare for the eventual replacement of City Hall and the construction of a new, seismically safe building for Police Patrol. The result is:
- A vision for a new City Hall that reflects the values and priorities of Eugene;
- A flexible design to allow for incrementally moving forward when the city is ready and funding is available;
- A blueprint to keep our first responders safe;
- A careful analysis of city facilities by division with clear efficiencies identified, and;
- A guide for finding innovative ways to solve the space, safety and mechanical challenges facing the existing City Hall.
The Phase 3 Final Report is posted in the project library
While the City Council works on other pressing issues facing Eugene, like fixing streets and revitalizing downtown, replacing City Hall will have to wait. In the interim, the critical problems with the building remain and will need to be addressed in the future, and the technical work of the Master Plan provides a useful roadmap for fixing the worst problems immediately.
Through master-planning, the City successfully engaged thousands of residents in developing this vision for a new city hall – one that reflects the values and priorities of Eugene to be:
- A model of sustainability.
- A welcoming, universally accessible design where services are delivered efficiently.
- A modest, seismically safe building for patrol, near the existing facilities they use most to increase efficiency.
- And a process that included and incorporated broad public input every step of the way.
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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