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City of Springfield
Regular Meeting
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007
The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Meeting Room, 225 Fifth
Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, April 16, 2007 at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Leiken
presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Leiken and Councilors Lundberg, Wylie, Ballew, Ralston, Woodrow and
Pishioneri. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Interim Assistant City Manager
Mike Harman, City Attorney Joe Leahy and members of the staff.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Leiken.
The Mayor asked for a moment of silence for the tragedy at Virginia Tech.
The order ofthe Agenda was changed slightly with the Mayor's approval.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
1. Committee Appointments
a. Historic Commission Confirmation.
City Planner Kitti Gale presented the staff report on this item. On April 9, 2007, the Council
interviewed and came to consensus to appoint Paula Guthrie to complete the term of
Commissioner McNett. McNett resigned from the Commission to accept employment in
Seattle, Washington.
Paula is a Computer System Administrator for the City of Springfield. She resides in
Eugene; however, she has been an active volunteer at the Springfield Museum, the
Springfield Chamber of Commerce, the Oregon Genealogical Society, Lane Community
College's ACCESS Group and LCC's Transitions to Success panel.
One of Paula's goals is to help preserve and maintain the historical components of
Springfield, as well as continue to survey historic homes in all areas of the City and move
forward to help the owners and the Historic Commission preserve and maintain them.
Councilor Ballew asked about another Historic Commission member that was up for re-
appointment and whether or not the full process of recruitment needed to be followed.
Ms. Gale responded that the position would be advertised and the normal process followed.
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IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY
COUNCILOR WOODROW TO APPOINT PAULA GUTHRIE TO THE mSTORIC
COMMISSION WITH A TERM EXPIRA)'ION OF APRIL 3, 2010. THE MOTION
PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
Mayor Leiken acknowledged Ms. Guthrie and her family in the audience.
SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilor Lundberg asked to pull Item l.a from the Consent Calendar as she had a conflict of
interest.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE MOTION PASSED
WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST
2. Minutes
a. January 20, 2007 - TEAM Springfield JEO Meeting
b. April 2, 2007 - Work Session
c. April 2, 2007 - Regular Meeting
d. April 9, 2007 - Work Session
3. Resolutions
4. Ordinances
5. Other Routine Matters
e. Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Contract with GeoEngineers, Inc. in the
Amount of $45,440.00 for GeoTechnical Services for Document Review and
Construction Observation.
f. Authorize the City Manager to Enter into 'an Agreement with Lane County to act as all
Agent for the City for Engineering and Materials Testing Services.
g. Approve the Subject Intergovernmental Agreement Between Lane County and the City of
Springfield for Striping Services.
h. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for El Taco Express, located at 647 W.
Centennial Blvd., Springfield, Oregon.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Claims
a. Approval of the March 2007, Disbursements for Approval.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WOODROW WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
PISmONERI TO APPROVE ITEM 1.A. FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE
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MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR, 0 AGAINST, AND 1 ABSTENTION
(Lundberg).
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Request to speak cards are available
at both entrances. Please present cards to City Recorder. Speakers may
not yield their time to others.
1. Proposed Amendments to the Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram and the Springfield
Zoning Map.
City Planner Gary Karp presented the staff report on this item. The applicant requests approval
of a Type II Metro Plan diagram amendment to change the Campus Industrial portion of the
subject site (currently 56 acres) to Commercial/Nodal Development Area, Community
Commercial and Medium Density Residential/Nodal Development Area; and to amend the
Springfield Zoning Map from Campus Industrial to Community Commercial, Mixed Use
Commercial and Medium Density Residential. The intent of the applicant is to obtain the proper
Metro Plan designations and zoning to allow the construction of a phased mixed-use residential
and comm~rcial development with nodal attributes called the Villages at Marcola Meadows. '
The subject site, formerly known as the "Pierce" property, is located north of Marcola Road, west
of 31 st Street, east of Mohawk Marketplace Shopping Center and south of the EWEB bike path.
The Planning Commission held a work session and conducted a public hearing on March 27th on
the Metro Plan diagram and Zoning Map amendments'. Two letters were entered into the record
and nine persons spoke at the hearing, mostly in opposition. Issues raised included whether
adjacent properties would be required to be annexed, traffic safety, school capacity, residential
density, and housing costs. T,,:o persons requested that the written record be held open. In order
to accommodate this request, the Planning Commission will meet on April 17th to consider
additions to the written record, deliberate and make a recommendation to the City Council. This
required rescheduling the April 16th Council work session to May 7th, and to open and
immediately continue the April I 6th Council hearing to May 7th, waiting until that date for the
Council to receive public testimony about the subject application. A revised notice was mailed
advising property owners and interested parties of the schedule change.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO OPEN AND KEEP THE PUBLIC RECORD OPEN UNTIL MAY 7,
2007. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
2. Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment
Partnerships Program Recommended Funding Allocations.
Housing Manager Kevin Ko presented the staff report on this item. The Springfield Community
Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) has reviewed proposals and prepared CDBG and
HOME funding recommendations for the FY2007-2008 program year. The recommendations are
being forwarded to the City Council for consideration and approval. The CDAC's funding
recommendations are consistent with Springfield's local funding priorities and identified
community development needs as documented in the Eugene-Springfield Consolidated Plan. The
CDAC is also recommending approval of a one-year extension of the eX,isting CDBG funding set-
aside for downtown redevelopment.
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The City of Springfield is allocating $628,101 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds and $723,672 in HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds to develop viable urban
communities. The amount available from HOME consists of a FY07-08 grant of $435,512 plus
approximately $280,000 HOME program income and reprogrammed funds from previous years.
Also included in HOME is $8, 160 the City will receive from HUD under the American Dream
Downpayment Incentive (ADDI). Selected projects and services will provide decent, safe and
affordable housing for persons of low income; a suitable living environment, and economic
opportunities for persons of low and moderate income. At a public hearing on January 23, 2007,
the CDAC recommended set-asides totaling $379,835 for CDBG and $173,488 for HOME for the
following activities: City administered housing programs, grant administration and planning,
social service programs administered by the Intergovernmental Human Services Commission and
operating assistance for area Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO). The
City Council also authorized a reservation of24% of the annual CDBG allocation to be used for
activities that reduce or eliminate blighted conditions in the Downtown Revitalization Area. This
amount is $150,744 for FY07-08.
Requests for Proposals were issued on February 2,2007. The deadline for completed proposals
was March 9, 2007. The City received se~en requests for funding totaling ,$752,400. The
Springfield CDAC held a Public Hearing on March 22, 2007 to hear testimony, review proposals
and develop funding recommendations. The CDAC recommends funding ofthe seven proposals
for the requested amounts.
The CDAC discussed the Wynant's Family Nutrition proposal at length during the meeting.
There was confusion over how the project would be funded and what effect funding this project
would have on the City's ability to fund future downtown projects., A memorandum regarding
the CDAC discussion of the Wynant's Family Nutrition proposal and clarification of the
Downtown set-aside ofCDBG funds is attached for Council's review. Also included in the
memorandum is a discussion of funding options available.
The CDAC is recommending that Council approve a one-year extension to the annual CDBG set-
aside for downtown redevelopment projects, citing the new projects and the current momentum of
change that is happening downtown as the reasons to continue. The original three-year set-aside
was for FY2004-06. Council action on Aprill7, 2006 extended the set-aside through FY2007. If
the recommended extension is not approved, the downtown set-aside will expire at the end of the
current fiscal year. Extending the CDBG set-aside for downtown will also extend the moratorium
on CDBG assisted street improvement projects for one year. The downtown set-aside is 24% of
the CDBG allocation.
Mayor Leiken opened the public hearing.
I. Roddy Toyota. 972 Sunset. Springfield. OR. Mr. Toyota said he represented the
Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity chapter. He said he worked as a construction
coordinator for the projects, dealing mainly with the design and construction of the homes.
He requested that Council fund the proposal as requested. The City had a good idea about
what Habitat for Hummiity tried to do and had accomplished. 'Their efforts were to reduce
poverty housing and provide housing at an affordable level for new homeowners. Because
the 49th Street project was a subdivision, they were trying to design housing that would
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enhance the neighborhood aspect and was affordable. A construction committee was
working hard to make sure the houses would enhance the neighborhood atmosphere.
2. Rick Medlen, 57 Sandalwood Loop, Creswell, OR. Mr. Medlen said he was the Vice
President on the Board of the Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity. He said he had been
involved with Habitat for Humanity for about six years, and very involved with this project.
He had been working with the homeowners association that was being developed for this
subdivision and the construction committee on this 10 lot subdivision. City staff was
working with them to develop new rules to help with cluster developments in Springfield in
the future. He said they were trying hard to make sure the rules were in place to help the
homeowners become good neighbors to Springfield and take those skills with them wherever
they went. He thanked Council for their consideration of the grant request.
3. Charley Snellings. 3584 High Street. Eugene. OR Mr. Snellings said he wanted to convey the
commitment ofthe (Habitat for Humanity) board, enthusiastically supporting this project.
The board would follow through on the funding for all of the houses. They were actively
working to secure house sponsors and the first house was sponsored by a church. The
infrastructure in Meyer Park had been completed and funds were set aside. The board had
been a major player in fundraising with events such as the "Satin Love Concert" with the
generous support of Windermere Real Estate in Eugene and the "Raise the Roof' auction in
October. Several more fundraising events were planned for the near future. He said Habitat
for Humanity was making citizens and had been a good partner with Springfield. The new
homeowners were becoming taxpayers, consumers and good neighbors. He thanked Council
for allowing them the opportunity to get support for their grant application.
Mayor Leiken noted that Mr. Snellings was one of the finest guitar players and had played
with Stevie Ray and Jimmy Vaughn.
4. Don Griffm. 1175 G Street (office). 926 1 st Place (home). Springfield. OR. Mr. Griffin said
he was the Executive Director for the Eugene/Springfield Habitat for Humanity. He thanked
the Mayor and Council for allowing them to speak in support of their HOME grant for the
Meyer Park development on 49th Street in Springfield. Habitat's purpose was to aid in the
elimination of substandard and poverty housing in our community. They accomplished this
by building homes in partnership with families in our service area with incomes of between
30-60 percent of the area median income. Habitat built basic, decent affordable homes using
mostly volunteer labor, including the partner family's labor. They received substantial funds
as in-kind donations from area businesses and national partnerships. These funds totaled
nearly $13,000 per house. In addition to 500 hours of volunteer labor the partner families
contributed to the building of homes, Habitat could offer zero percent mortgages over twenty
years. The partner family contributed a one percent downpayment towards the actual cost of
the house. The partner families had a strong investment of both labor and finances in the
home, which helped them feel more accountable for the house and drew them into the
relationship of other homeowners. Of the 38 homes they had built since founded in 1990,
none had been foreclosed. Through the HOME grant proposal, Habitat for Humanity was
requesting $60,000 in funding to help build the initial three houses. Habitat had already paid
for and completed the site infrastructure and they were ready to begin construction. He
thanked Council for the opportunity to be here and appreciated their support.
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5. Tom Draggoo. 664 Sunset Drive. Springfield. OR Mr. Draggoo said he was representing the
Springfield Renaissance Development Corporation (SRDC). He thanked Council for the
support they had given to the Wildish Theater in years past through CDBG funds. SRDC was
able to take advantage of the set-aside for downtown development and he encouraged
Council to continue that set-aside. He said SRDC did not apply for CDBG funds for
downtown development because they were still wrapp'ing up the theater project and were in
the process of transitioning to an operating board. Once the theater was transferred on to an
operating group, SRDC would take on other projects. There was momentum in downtown
Springfield and he would hate to see that slow down. He hoped Council would vote to
extend the set-aside for downtown development for another year.
6. Hanalei Rozen. 155l B Street. Springfield. OR. Ms. Rozen thanked Council for the
investment ofCDBG funds for the benefit of the community. It took dedicated, ongoing,
visionaries and action people to make a community grow well. She felt the money had been
well spent in the past. She would like to see the extension of time for the funds for projects,
downtown. She particularly supported Habitat for Humanity and noted that their project, as
well as Wynant's Health Food Store coming downtown, reflected thinking globally and
acting locally. She discussed the development Habitat for Humanity was building and felt it
would positively change the atmosphere in that area. She lived downtown and liked to see
family people downtown. She felt that Wynant's store would be a magnet for people and
could be very beneficial. She hoped Council would fully support the Wynant's store request.
7. Erin Bonner. 26113 Fawver Drive. Veneta. OR Ms. Bonner said she was Assistant Executive
Director with ShelterCare. She encouraged Council to support the CDBG budget
committee's recommendation to provide funding for She1terCare and their Safe Haven
Program. She explained that Safe Haven was a transitional housing program for chronically .
homeless adults with psychiatric disabilities, and was located in Glenwood. They were
requesting $15,000 to add a wheelchair accessible ramp and walkway for this property. The
ramp and walkway were needed to provide safe egress from the covered deck on the back
side of the property for those in wheelchairs or with limited mobility in case of ftre or other
emergency. She explained the current situation and how difficult it would be for those
individuals to get to the existing ramp. She thanked Council for their past support of
ShelterCare.
8. Joan Haydn. 1859 Pioneer Parkway East. Springfield. OR Ms. Haydn said she represented
the National Food Store Project on 722 South A in the downtown. Wynant's Family Health
Foods was founded in Springfield in 1981 and was a well-established health food store with a
stable customer qase. The store owners purchased the property at 722 South A Street and
planned to relocate there to expand their natural food section to include bulk and produce
from local farms. They would like to work with the City to ensure design compatibility and
develop the building on South A to be an attractive and functional consumer destination in
keeping with the downtown theme. They wanted to be part of the solution in the ongoing
regeneration and rebirth of the downtown core. The location had easy access and visibility
for the homeward bound South A Street traffic and would compliment other downtown
businesses. In its present state the building was an eyesore and could use substantial
upgrades to reflect good community values. The owners planned to add parking lot
landscaping, repair the parking lot, and upgrade the fayade. The entire estimated cost for the
project was $675,000. This project would help boost the economy downtown, bring a total of
five to ten part-time and full-time jobs and up to five hundred consumers to the downtown
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area daily. There would be better exterior lighting and security systems, and they also
planned to remove the South A Street access and relocate it to 7th Street, a much safer
location. Response from customers and downtown businesses had been very supportive. She
said the store's goals coincided with most of the Council goals for the downtown area. They
looked forward to participating in upcoming downtown activities and hoped the Council
would make it possible for the store to make a positive impact on the downtown core and
better serve the Springfield community for another twenty-six years.
9. Jami Sterling. 820 SpyGlass Drive, Eugene. OR Ms. Sterling said she was the owner of
Sterling Management Group and had been involved with the Relief Nursery for a number of
years on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Building Committee. She acknowledged
and thanked the Community Development Block Grant Committee and all those that had
supported the Relief Nursery project in Springfield. She said this process was started five
years ago with the vision of having a Relief Nursery in Springfield and she was happy to say
they were on their way for the families in Springfield. She said this project could not come to
fruition without a lot of support from the people and communities that the nursery served.
The nursery was very motivated to move forward with their plan to make a full service Relief
Nursery in Springfield, but it couldn't happen without the help ofCDBG funds. She said she
appreciated everyone's help and support.
10. Sham daSilva. 89924 Spiers Lane. Eugene. OR Ms. daSilva said she was the Executive
Director of programs at the Relief Nursery. She thanked everyone on the Community
Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) for making the recommendation for the Relief
Nursery's CDBG application. She thanked the Springfield community on behalf of herself,
the Board, staff and the families that could be served, for embracing the idea of having a
Relief Nursery in Springfield and assisting them over the last year to move toward this goal.
11. Faye Brabham. 644 North 4th Street. Springfield. OR Ms. Brabham said she was speaking on
behalf ofWynant's Health Food Store. She provided letters of support for the store signed by
a number of residents and businesses in the downtown area. She said it had come to her
attention that there were special funds through the City that were available to assist certain
businesses and that Wynant's had applied for one of those grants as they had outgrown their
present location. A building in downtown would be a great asset to our community. She said
she and her husband had shopped at Wynant's for several years and were looking forward to
their expansion. She asked Councilto consider welcoming Wynant's into the downtown
area. She thanked Council for their consideration.
12. AlethaLou Harmon. 1258 Dola. Eugene. OR (home)/145 Pioneer Parkway East. Springfield.
OR (business). Ms. Harmon said she supported Wynant's Food Store. She noted a petition
that had been signed by a number of her vendors in support ofWynant's moving downtown.
She said she couldn't have dreamed of a better tenant or neighbor to have in downtown. The
store would bring so many people downtown and she encouraged Council to support them in
the needs they had for the funds to restore the building they had purchased. She noted the
steps taken by the City to encourage the St. Vincent DePaul building and Wildish Theater.
She was thrilled as a downtown tenant and had great hopes that there would be a different
light set on downtown; She asked Council to support Wynant's request for the funds.
13. Diana Garcia. 956 56th Street, Springfield. OR. Ms. Garcia spoke as the Chair of the CDAC.
She read from a letter in support of the Wynant's Food Store written by David Reesor. As
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Chair she reminded Council ofthe packet received by them that included at least twenty-four
downtown businesses that signed their names, including City Prosecutor Dave Logan. She
quoted from Mr. Logan's letter, "if you pay a visit to the present Pioneer Parkway location,
you will see a clean, well-maintained business that is professionally staffed". Ms. Garcia said
as a community person, she felt Wynant's would be a great role model for downtown as they
served seniors, commuters, and bus riders. They were also a good role model for good
relationships between businesses and to their customers. The store would bring with them
their great reputation. She felt a vote in support ofWynant's would support our town and the
pride in having diversity in downtown. A vote in favor would also show the community that
the City valued the community's efforts in supporting each other in local businesses. A vote
in favor would preserve an open dialogue and continue a good relationship with our
community businesses. She encouraged Council to support one of the community's own.
Mayor Leiken closed the public hearing.
Councilor Ballew said she had a concern about the financial statement from Wynant's Food
Store. She referred to pages 14 and 15 in the application and said she didn't see the owners'
investment being represented. She was concerned about the amount of debt and would like to see
the investment from the owner.
. Ms. Haydn came forward to address Councilor Ballew's questions. She said they had put
$47,000 in cash on downpayment and there were ongoing expenses for the engineers, etc. She
said there was quite a bit of personal funds that had been put into this project. She said she was
unclear on what to put in the application since it was her first application.
Councilor Ballew asked Ms. Haydn if they felt they could meet all the loan obligations.
Ms. Haydn said yes. She said her current lease payments were a couple of hundred dollars less
than her loan payments would be, so she felt comfortable she could make those payments.
Councilor Ralston referred to some of the other applications and the criteria. Wynant's was
asking for nearly fifty percent of what they were going to put into it and others had asked for
much less. He said a good business plan would show a better bottom line. He would support a
lower amount.
Mr. Ko said the total project costs listed on page 3 of Attachment 2, were $197,000, but that only
represented the actual construction costs to bring the building up to standards to open. That
amount did not include the purchase of the lot, the parking lot, architect fees, engineering fees
and landscaping. Ms. Haydn gave a figure of$675,000 which was the total project cost that
included everything.
Councilor Ralston said it would be a good fit for downtown, but he had concerns about their
mcome.
Councilor Ralston discussed the request from Habitat for Humanity. He asked if the project cost
of$534,000 was the cost for all ten houses. A representative from Habitat for Humanity said it
was only for the first three houses plus the infrastructure. Councilor Ralston said Habitat for
Humanity was one ofthe fmest projects for creating affordable housing. He had worked on about
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ten homes since 1980 and felt Habitat for Humanity did a fme job of using the money they had
and leveraging other people's money to build something people could afford.
Councilor Woodrow thanked Mr. Ko for doing a great job, and the CDAC for their work. He
said he was fully supportive of what was brought forward, including the proposal from Wynant's.
He understood the questions, but noted that Council designated it a blighted area because they
wanted development in the downtown. Council also reduced SDC's to encourage businesses to
come to downtown. He said he understood the question about the bottom line, but explained how
these programs assist businesses to continue and grow. He felt Wynant's would be an excellent
addition to downtown.
Councilor Pishioneri also thanked the staff and CDAC. There were a lot of great projects on the
list. He confirmed that all were non-profit except for the food store. The Wynant's project would
be great for downtown and the City did want to revitalize downtown, but there wasn't a process
in place to revitalize downtown. He said he was not comfortable WIth funding the money, but
would like to look at some of the options submitted that could be fair to the community and to the
business.
Councilor Wylie confirmed the Wynant project did meet all of the requirement and guidelines.
She asked when the planned construction date was for the Relief Nursery and if they had the
necessary funds to begin.
A Relief Nursery representative said they were doing due diligence for the property and had a
group of fundraising people ready to go out. They did have some commitments on fundraising.
It was noted that the nursery had three years to start construction, and they actually hoped to have
it built in three years.
Mr. Ko noted that on May 7, he would bring a re-submittal to Council regarding the purchase of
the property by the Relief Nursery from the City which Council had already approved. Since
Council first approved the sale, it was found that the property was smaller than first thought.
Staff would bring a new offer from Relief Nursery to Council for another public hearing.
Councilor Wylie asked how long the CDBG funds were eligible.
Mr. Ko said there was no sunset for CDBG funds. There was a recapture permission included in
the process.
Mr. Leahy said if the Relief Nursery didn't build in a certain amount of time, the sale agreement
included a clause allowing the City to re-purchase at the original sale price.
Councilor Ralston asked about the NEDCO house. It appeared that the total project cost was
nearly $400,000 to renovate one house.
A representative from NEDCO addressed Councilor Ralston's question. She said the proposal
was for four homes and the total proposal was $787,000. They had received funds during the first
year from the City, and were able to leverage another $150,000 from the State, which enabled
them to purchase an additional property. The project was for four houses. The request was for
$60,000 for one house and $100,000 for another.
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Councilor Ralston said the houses would be more expensive than his and would be subsidized.
She said the reality was the cost to build or renovate was much higher than it was in the past. She
said she was a member of the Springfield Residential Committee, which just reviewed all the
costs and found that the average cost for all types of homes was $200,000 to $250,000. NEDCO
was building or renovating for just under $200,000.
Councilor Ballew noted that Habitat for Humanity built homes for $100,000-$150,000.
The NEDCO representative said that was correct. NEDCO used general contractors and Habitat
for Humanity used volunteers.
Councilor Lundberg said she had served on CDAC for a long time. She recalled the TEAM
Springfield meeting when set-asides for the downtown area were fIrst discussed. All four public
agencies and L TD had investment downtown, so it made sense to set-aside funds to renovate
downtown. She said they had not set any direction at that time. She had concerns about the
downtown allocation for one private business because she didn't have a sense on where the
Council wanted to go regarding the downtown. Council talked about options last week and about
setting that in motion fIrst. She said they had other private entities come forward in past years
that were either denied or didn't work out for one reason or another, so she was concerned. She
would prefer to have a policy direction set fIrst. She felt Wynant's would put in the store whether
or not they received the funds, and she supported having them come to downtown. She would
like a clearer direction, especially regarding private businesses, and how the Council could help
in a more general way or with a signature project with the set-aside. She would advocate not
giving $90,000 for Wynant's project, but to make it a Council goal by next year to make it clear
what to accomplish with those funds.
Councilor Woodrow said he understood, but didn't want to wait another year to advocate for
businesses to come downtown. Council designated downtown a blighted area, and reduced
SDC's to try to get businesses downtown. He referred to other projects downtown that the
Council had approved funding for through this process. He appreciated the idea of having a
cohesive plan, but if Council didn't start they might not get there. He said the funds from CDBG
were for this purpose and it was incumbent on the Council to help those businesses that were
willing to take a risk. He said it would be a very beneficial downtown redevelopment. He
thought it was important for Council to go forward and tt,lke a risk as they had in other things to
make downtown a better place.
Councilor Ballew said she would defer action on the health food store, but would like to see more
financial information on their fmancial stability before putting forward public funds. She was
supportive of everything else on the list.
Councilor Pishioneri concurred. He said it was a good project and would be good downtown. He
had concerns about how it was being funded. He would like to defer it for now and come back
with some clarifications. He would also like the options listed in Mr. Ko's memo to be
considered seriously. He said he felt a responsibility to protect the citizens' money going to
private citizens when there was a profit to be made. He asked for a quick return on this proposal.
Mayor Leiken asked about a time frame on this process.
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Mr. Ko said Council could accept all of the recommendations except the Wynants. Staff could
work with Wynant's to address council's concerns. He said he would be back in front of Council
on May 7 with the One- Year Action Plan and could try to come to some sort of agreement with
the Wynant's to bring back to Council at that time.
Councilor Lundberg said she was comfortable with that. She said she did take issue that things
weren't happening downtown, because a number of things had happened downtown already. She
noted the many positive things that had happened and were in place downtown. She felt it was
important for Council to get on board to make it the downtown they wanted.
Mayor Leiken said the owner ofWynant's had been in business since 1994, when Ms. Haydn
purchased it from her parents. He understood Councilor Lundberg, Pishioneri and Ballew's
concerns, but Councilor Woodrow also made a compelling argument. Asking for more
information and not waiting for a year would be appropriate. He would like Mr. Ko to work with
the owners and bring back a proposal by May 7. He wanted to make sure Council was
comfortable with that timeline. Yes. Council had begun a process for redeveloping downtown,
but it would be the private sector that drove it.
Councilor Ralston said Council needed to have some formula or criteria regarding a percentage of
total cost of project that Council could approve CDBG funding for on private businesses. There
were other blighted things downtown and Council may want to save the funds for a bigger project
that could have a better benefit. He would support half the amount requested.
Mayor Leiken said consideration of businesses that were ready, like this b)lsiness, should be part
of the criteria. Council could look for bigger projects, but this business was ready. Council
needed to look at criteria. He asked Mr. Ko to do due diligence on this business and get a
financial statement from them. Information needed to come to Council to make them more
comfortable.
Councilor Lundberg said she agreed there should be a percentage on projects allocated to for-
profit businesses. She said their request could also be addressed in some type of loan program,
which might be better. She asked staff to take a look at interest rates available.
Councilor Pishioneri said the City wanted businesses and this was another way to provide funding
for business that was not tax deferrals. A successful business would be generating funds for the
City. He wanted this item to come back with more clarity, showing the citizens' interests were
protected.
Councilor Woodrow read from Attachment 1, page 2. which stated "the Wynant's proposal
qualifies for both the' Area Slums and Blight' and the LMI (low and moderate income)-benefit
national objectives". Tax money from the CDBG was not any different than an urban renewal
project in how it funded projects in specific areas of town. This private business matched the
criteria the Federal Government and the Block Grant had established, so he did not feel it was an
issue giving private business those funds. He made the following motion:
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WOODROW WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WYLIE TO RE-EVALUATE AND VOTE ON THEWYNANT PROPOSAL ON MAY 7
REMOVING IT TONIGHT FROM THE OTHER CDBG REQUESTS.
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Discussion was held regarding the info.r:mation Council wanted when this came back on May 7.
Councilor Lundberg asked staff to consider funds for the infrastructure ofthe project. Moving
the access from South A to 7th Street would benefit many.
THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO ADOPT WITH MODIFICATIONS THE FY2007-2008 CDBG AND
HOME FUNDING ALLOCATIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WYNANT'S
PROPOSAL THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO APPROVE A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CDBG DOWNTOWN SET-
ASIDE. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
Mayor Leiken thanked those that had come forward to testify,on this subject.
3. Liquor License Endorsements for the Renewal Period of 2007-2008.
Community Services Manager Dave Puent presented the staff report on this item. On December
19, 1994, Council approved Ordinance No. 5768 that established specific criteria to be used when
reviewing an application for a liquor license endorsement. Council may recommend denial based
upon reliable, factual information as it relates to any of the criteria listed in Section 7.302 ofthe
Springfield Municipal Code.
Some of the required information for liquor license renewal, i.e., ownership of the establishment,
cannot be determined until staff receives the actual application. However, some determination
about meeting the listed criteria can be made now since the criteria relates to the level of police
activity associated with the establishment.
The public hearing this evening is scheduled for Council to receive community testimony relative
to the liquor license renewal endorsement. At the conclusion of the public hearing, Council is
requested to provide one of the following recommendations to the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission for the license renewal of the listed establishments: 1. Grant; 2. No
Recommendation; 3. Do Not Grant Unless (applicant demonstrates commitment to overcome
listed concerns); or 4. Deny.
Mayor Leiken opened the public hearing.
No one appeared to speak.
Mayor Leiken closed the public hearing.
Councilor Woodrow requested that the City make a recommendation for denial for Club 420.
Councilor Ralston noted the number of calls for service at this location. It's hard for him not to
approve a legal business, although he may disagree with the clientele. He said he would not
support denial.
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Councilor Woodrow said until the City Council stood up and said they were not satisfied with the
results from what OLCC had implemented and the continuation of people loitering, nothing
would improve. Council needed to make a stand for the majority of citizens that didn't appreciate
that type of business or atmosphere. The loitering of those outside create most of the problems.
If they were not able to serve alcohol for awhile, maybe the owner would take care of their own
premises.
Mayor Leiken asked what a denial meant in regard to OLCC.
Mr. Puent said it took OLCC through an investigation process of the establishment.
Councilor Lundberg said things which happened outside an establishment were not always under
the control of the business owners. She recalled an ongoing plan with the Mill Camp when they
had frequent police calls to their establishment. She would prefer the City took a proactive role
with the business to work with them. She didn't feel the numbers were such that she would
support recommending denial.
Mr. Puent said there had been certain conditions set on the Mill Camp when it was still in
business. -
Councilor Pishioneri concurred with Councilor Woodrow. The City didn't have the authority to
take away their license, but could send a message to OLCC that the levels of service this business
was demanding on our public safety system was unacceptable. It was the business's
responsibility to keep it within acceptable limits. He suggested the City send the message to
OLCC that Council recommend denial and let OLCC do their investigation as the licensing
authority.
Councilor Ballew discussed some of the specific incidents on all businesses. She said she would
also suggest including the 7-11 for denial. She asked what would happen if the City had no
recommendation.
, Discussion was held regarding the different types of calls to the establishments.
Mr. Puent said ifthe City had no recommendation, OLCC would still do an investigation of the
establishment, but not at the same level as a recommendation of denial.
Mayor Leiken asked Chief Smith to explain the difference in calls to 7-11 and Club 420.
Councilor Lundberg said if the City recommended denial, the business would not lose their
license.
Mr. Puent said OLCC would do the investigation of the establishment to determine whether or
not to re-issue the license.
Chief Smith discussed the environment in front of Club 420. Club 420's management met with
OLCC and the Police Department last year after Council's direction. They established a business
plan and were on probation, but nothing rose to a level of additional OLCC intervention. The 7-
11 Store didn't sell open containers of alcohol, but the business across the street did. He said
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until each case was investigated, it was hard to determine the cause of the calls. Fight and
weapons calls were an issue at the Club 420, but some ofthe acts could have been precipitated for
other reasons besides the establishment itself.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WOODROW WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
PISHIONERI TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE OLCC LICENSE FOR CLUB 420.
THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 1 AGAINST (Lundberg)
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO APPROVE LIQUOR LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE
RENEWAL PERIOD OF 2007-2008 FOR ALL BUSINESSES WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF CLUB 420. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
4. . Justice Center Contract - P50434. '
RESOLUTION NO. 07-13 - A RESOLUTION EXEMPTING FROM PUBLIC BIDDING
PURSUANT TO ORS 279C.335 AND THE SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC CONTRACTING
ORDINANCE SMC 2.710(2)(0) A CONTRACT WITH JOHN HYLAND CONST.. INC. FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SPRINGFIELD JUSTICE CENTER AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH JOHN HYLAND CONST..
INC. SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Project Manager Carole Knapel presented the staff report on this item. Oregon Revised Statutes
(ORS) provides for an exemption from public bidding requirements when the exemption is
unlikely to encourage favoritism or substantially diminish competition in the awarding of public
improvement contracts and when the award of the public improvement contract under the
exemption will result in substantial cost savings to the City and the public. In order to approve an
. exemption, Council must conduct a public hearing, consider testimony, and adopt a resolution
exempting the project from competitive bidding.
In November 2005,the City selected Heery+Hyland to perform Construction Manager/General
Contractor (CM/GC) services on the Justice Center project. This selection was based on a process
which included written proposals (including cost proposals), interviews and reference checks. As
the selected CM/GC, Heery+Hyland participated in the design of the Justice Center, providing
cost estimates, schedules and constructability review. In February 2007, Heery+Hyland presented
a.Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the construction of the Justice Center, however, the
GMP was greater than the City's approved budget. In an effort to bring the project within budget,
Heery determined to end their participation and allow Hyland to continue to work to develop a
GMP which is within the City's budget. Hyland is currently soliciting bids for subcontractor work
in an effort to obtain this GMP. Hyland will submit their GMP to the City on May 3, 2007. If the
GMP presented by Hyland meets the City's budget as determined by the project's value
engineering process, it is recommended that the Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
construction contract with Hyland. Because Hyland was part of the original team selected for
CM/GC services, approval of this exemption has not encouraged favoritism or diminished
competition in the awarding of this contract. The City will be continuing on the course previously
established without one of the initial participants. Because Hyland has participated in the design
process and is currently bidding subcontractor work, the approval ofthis Resolution allows for
the best opportunity for the City to receive a GMP proposal which is within budget and which
includes substantial constructi~m cost savings.
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Ms. Knapel said the public hearing had been scheduled to allow Council to take testimony from
members of the community regarding any concerns they may have about this. Staff felt they had
met the obligations to encourage competition in the contracting process. The draft findings
attached to the resolution identified the extensive process used to select the project team of
Heery+Hyland. Staff believed the City would financially be better off proceeding in this manner.
Hyland would provide a GMP to the City. In order to get to a GMP, Hyland was currently
bidding the subcontracting work to get the City the best possible price. Staff was asking Council
to conduct the public hearing and then take action to ratify the Memorandum of Understanding
between Heery, Hyland and the City and adopt the resolution and the findings.
Mayor Leiken opened the public hearing.
1. Fred Simmons. 312 South 52nd Place, Springfield. OR. Mr. Simmons said he opposed the
contractual agreement with Hyland on the basis that there were no facts. He was on the
committee when the process was reviewed in 2005 with the joint venture of Hyland+Heery.
He said he did not believe that the public had sufficient information regarding Hyland's cost
and their process and felt the City would regret this decision. He said history was sufficient
to state that the City needed to be very careful as public purchasers when the specifics of
contract weren't in hand and there wasn't a clear way to do this. The only way to cut costs in
the project would be to not do certain things, arid that would be problematic in the operational
side ofthe project. Since there was no attempt to get the prevailing wage modified to benefit
the public, the same construction work being done at PeaceHealth, was being done at a
reduction that would not be possible on this project. The City could not longer afford to do
the standard prevailing wage process. This project with Hyland was a very risky venture, and
he asked Council to look at it more carefully in the process. He discussed completions and
change orders and asked Council to be conservative about how the public's money was spent.
He said he supported the project, the Police Department and had put a lot oftime and energy
into the project, so he didn't come to Council lightly with this request.
2. Curtiss Greer. 357 55th Street. Springfield, OR Mr. Greer said he spoke to the City Manager
some time ago about rebuilding the trust and confidence in City staff. Staff had said there
was no public input into some of the interior design of the Justice Center. Errors in design
had been pointed out only to be ignored until the staff found them out on their own. Mr.
Greer said one Council member stated he didn't want any attempt made to create any
reduction in waste cost on this project. Given only these facts, Mr. Greer requested in writing
a guarantee from the City Manager that the people would receive a fully complete Justice
Center for the amount approved by the people. He said he hoped the City Manager had that
kind of confidence in his staff. He believed the people deserved this guarantee from the City
Manager and felt Council had the responsibility to the citizens to make it happen.
3. Mark Molina. 146 C Street. Springfield. OR. Mr. Molina spoke in support of moving
forward with John Hyland. The Council demonstrated tonight that they would go the extra
mile to have the necessary discussion to make sure there was prudence in any decision that
had to be made. He said it was a pleasure to hear the Council contend and contest all points
of view on the items that came before the Council tonight. He had confidence as a citizen
that Council would ask the right questions. Carole Knapel had the expertise and the
contractors in the local area had the expertise and skill as welL He was in favor of moving
forward with John Hyland. The City had worked hard and the citizens needed the jaiL He
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said he agreed with aspects of Mr. Simmons and Mr. Greer's testimonies about prudence,
cost awareness and commitment to the citizens, but he believed we had that from all here. He
asked, as a citizen, that Council favorably consider moving forward with John Hyland on this
project.
Mayor Leiken closed the public hearing.
Councilor Lundberg said it was not in question whether or not the City would stay in budget.
That was why the City was moving in this direction.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO RATIFY THE PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, HEERY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND JOHN
HYLAND CONST., INC. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0
AGAINST.
Councilor Ballew said she assumed Council would receive periodic reports regarding financing
and spending, but she would also like to see frequent reports on spending.
Mr. Grimaldi said not only would Council get those reports, but also any change orders or other
cost information. Any design changes would come to Council for approval before entering into a
contract.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 07-13. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A
VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST,
BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
1. Hanalei Rozen, 1551 B Street. Springfield. OR Ms. Rozen came to tell Council that
although she has had good luck with people looking after her bicycle (which she rides to
town regularly), but there were no locking bike racks downtown and that was a concern. In
all plans being approved and made, bicyclists were just as critical as other vehicles.
Ms. Rozen also wanted to address the way Council conducted business on certain items. She
suggested that before Council made a decision on anything subst~ntiallike CDBG grants, that
they open the floor one more time for three minutes in case there were other points of view as
a result oflistening to Council deliberations. She sensed an antagonistic mood in some of the
public this evening, and noted it was important for citizens to respond to some of that
deliberation. She felt it was better public discourse to spend the extra few minutes before
making decisions. She was hoping that could happen on May 7. Statistically everyone
coming before Council represented 500 citizens. There was a lot more public forum needed
on what should happen downtown. She discussed other programs that were in place for
downtown. She urged Council to open it up.
COUNCIL RESPONSE
CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS
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1. Correspondence from Leon Thompson, 2777 Marcola Road, Springfield, OR Regarding the
Pierce Property.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO ACCEPT THE CORRESPONDENCE FOR FILING. THE MOTION
PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND O.
BIDS
ORDINANCES
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
1. Committee Appointments (moved to beginning of meeting)
2. Business from Council
a. Committee Reports
1. Councilor Pishioneri said Megan Finnessy had left the McKenzie Watershed Council
and a new person had been hired to fill her spot. He said the last meeting was very
refreshing and productive.
2. Mayor Leiken reported on MPC. A discussion was held regarding the idea of linking
. land use and transportation infrastructure. He said it was a good debate, but he and
Councilor Ballew and the majority of others were opposed. Tomorrow at noon,
Mayor Leiken and Councilor Ballew would be meeting with MPC members from the
City of Eugene, Lane County and the administrators, to discuss Metro Plan issues,
including the urban growth boundary issue and how that related to each jurisdiction.
At 3:00pm on Tuesday, a work session was scheduled in Salem on House Bill 3337.
Most of the feedback the Mayor had received had been positive on that bill. Eugene
wanted to begin discussions on this further. He said if the legislature truly wanted to
save regional planning in this area, approval of this bill was imperative. If it failed,
Springfield would most likely proceed to go their own way. He said he would report
back after the two meetings. He asked Development Services Director Bill Grile to
send out a memo following the legislative session.
Councilor Ballew said she would like to know who was opposed to the bill, who was
not and who remained neutral.
3. Mayor Leiken said he met with delegates from Shanghai for the fourth year. They
were visiting through the University of Oregon. He said the delegation met with
Lane County and Eugene together, and with Springfield separately. There had been a
lot of positive interactions over the years between Springfield and the delegation. He
related a story where he discussed the U.S. Basketball Academy up the McKenzie
River and that they had been instrumental in bringing Chinese basketball player Yao
Ming here. The delegation recognized Yao's name and although they didn't speak
English were very enthused.
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Mayor Leiken reported that McKenzie Forest Products was selling their operation to
the Swanson Group, which owned several operations in Oregon. He said it was a
strong organization and he felt it was good news.
4. Councilor Ralston reported on the Human Services Commission (HSC). They had
recently held two special meetings and were planning two more, to discuss the loss of
funds from Lane County. The HSC was creating two budgets in case they lost
funding. They were hearing from all providers, and some were very critical. The
HSC would be going to both Springfield and Eugene to ask for more money. Last
year Springfield gave them a one time discretionary amount of money.
Councilor Ralston reported on Lane Regional Air Protection Authority (LRAP A).
He said someone wanted to know what LRAP A was going to do regarding C02
emissions at the local level. He discussed the many things people thought LRAP A
should regulate.
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
1. Intergovernmental Agreement with Lane County for Construction of Phase 2 of the Bob
Straub Parkway.
City Engineer Ken V ogeney presented the staff report on this item. Lane County is proceeding
with the construction of Phase 2 of the Bob Straub Parkway and anticipates advertising the project for
bids in May, 2007, issuing Notice to Proceed in July, 2007, and completing the project by the end of
September, 2009. The work includes extending the Parkway from its current terminus at S. 5ih Street
to a new intersection at Jasper Road near Brand S Road.
Under the terms of the attached Agreement, the City's obligations are to pay for widening the new
pavement in the area of 2 future intersections; conduits for future traffic signals and communications;
50 percent of the cost to remove an existing railroad track switch that will be impacted by the project;
and some other minor construction. In addition, the City will be responsible to landscape and
maintain the median island that will be constructed from Mt. Vemon Road to the north end of the
project. This landscaping project will be designed and constructed by the CitY under a separate
contract once the Parkway construction is completed. Lastly, the Agreement obligates the City to
annex and take jurisdiction of Jasper Road as the City annexes properties along Jasper Road for urban
development. .
The City's financial obligations to the County under the terms of this Agreement are estimated to be
about $241,000, with the actual costs to be determined during construction. Prior Agreements for this
project obligate the City to pay an additional $826,900 towards right-of-way and removal of a railroad
spur track. A portion of the funds for the City's obligations are included in the current budget
($422,900), with an additional amount included in the Capital Budget for FY08 ($379,800), and the
remainder to be appropriated via an upcoming Supplemental Budget action ($265,200).
Jurisdiction of the Bob Straub Parkway will remain with Lane County until such time as the City
annexes ~he right-of-way and requests jurisdictional transfer from the County.
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
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Councilor Woodrow commended staff and the City Manager for their work on the hillside on
Eastgate. He thanked them for watching out for the citizens.
Councilor Ballew asked what would be the worse case expense for this project.
Mr. Vogeney said the total costs for the City included $241,000 plus $827,000, equaling about $lM.
The County was committing $5.7M towards construction.
Mayor Leiken asked Mr. Grimaldi to begin follow-up dialogue with Bob Warren and the Oregon
Economic and Community Development Department (OECDD) regarding potential public works
grants to help with potential infrastructure costs for people wanting to develop properties along this
roadway.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR LUNDERG WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
WOODROW TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE ATTACHED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH LANE COUNTY
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 2 OF THE BOB STRAUB PARKWAY - CITY
PROJECT P50529. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0
AGAINST.
BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Minutes Recorder Amy Sowa
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