1968 339- 485 _ 1-8 to 4-15-1968

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costs would be less, plus less removal of tax roll property would be involved. He asked that Planning Director be given an opportunity to present a rough concept indicating what could be done on the present site and how it would relate to any other developments in the City besides the downtown plan. Councilman Granger favored a special meeting for this subject and moved that such a meeting be called, seconded by Councilman Rosselli, and lost on roll call vote, Councilmen Granger, Petersen and Rosselli voting yes, Councilman Bury, Henderson, Keckley and Mayor Herkner voting no. Planning Director briefly reviewed the alternate sites which had been proposed by the EBS consultants: Site proposed in downtown plan for civic center ad- jacent to County office complex with feasibility and costs having been explored; another site now occupied by Motor City, and the other sites which had been explored and described from an illustrated chart. He stated result from all of the studies made on these other sites eliminated them as not fulfilling all the obligations and purposes proposed and that present site had contained points more favorable. He felt it important that it also be kept in mind civic center site also would include police and fire services, besides City offices. Planning Director thereafter described the one three dimensional concept which had been prepared by his Staff, lack of Staff time prohibiting prepara- tion of other possible arrangements of space at the present site. The plan as described by the Planning Director showed use of open space, placing of fire and police services, Council chambers, city administrative offices, parking elevations, etc. He also graphically described traffic flow patterns with the new enlarged connecting arteries surrounding the area, close rela- tionship which might be created to the future rapid transit on the present railroad tracks, connection of possible smaller streets for easy accessibility to main arteries to downtown sections, and residential area from the present civic center site. Councilman Keckley favored present site because of it coin- ciding with both EBS recommendation and that of Downtown Plan and felt that many other site concepts could be studied, and that he was convinced present site would give greatest amount of area for a full city complex as consolida- tion of cities mentioned still most remote. Councilman Keckley, therefore, moved to authorize Staff to proceed with pre- liminary plans and further site concepts for a civic center site complex, seconded by Councilman Bury. Further discussion held by Council members con- cerning points to be considered when Planning concepts being developed as to noise factor from the railroad, traffic patterns, use of air space, costs in- volved with Parking District with parking plans, etc. City Manager assured Council all factors would be thoroughly studied, noise factor in particular not 419 Ff8 26.68