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e years. The plan specified locations where vegetation would remain and where it would be removed, and he maintained that the recent clearing was consistent with the adopted plan. In addition, the activity provided an opportunity to work with youth as part of the community response effort. Ms. Bascom observed that it is difficult to know when the full council needs to be informed or reinformed about issues individual councilors haye p.~~n 1n~ol~od ~l~R_ Mr. Rutan pointed out that the council asks th~ ma"as~~ to show l~~der~hip dnd po~;t;v~ d~rection in runnin9 ~he orgdnlldtlon. and at th~ ~~m~ timA ;t need~ to be 1nform~d about 1~~u~~ t~!t eouncilors fee' may be sensitive and significant. Ms. Ehrman suggested that press releases may be an appropriate vehicle for informing the public when actions are being undertaken to carry out council policy that will be noticeable to the public. Mayor Miller posed the question, "Does the City Manager execute policies of the councilor does he create policy for the council?" Ms. Schue described the constraints of the city manager form of local government and stressed that it differs from the form of our County government which has paid elected officials. She did not feel controlled by City staff. e Ms. Ehrman agreed and cited the council's goals sessions as an example of the council's establishing goals while the manager observes and helps identify ways to achieve them. Ms. Bascom added that the council's task is to ask where it wants to go and the manager's is to suggest how to get there. The council can judge whether it likes the proposals of those knowledgeable about how its goals might be achieved. Mayor Miller asked the council to discuss the manager's performance in the context of urban renewal and tax increment financing issues. Mr. Rutan said that Mr. Gleason has executed the council's policy in this area. He said the council should assess whether in that execution, additional issues have surfaced that require another policy decision. Agreeing with Mr. Rutan's comments, Ms. Ehrman said that one of the problems associated with this particular issue is its complexity and the difficulty of explaining it to the general public. Ms. Schue added that there is some confusion among councilors about urban renewal and she viewed Mr. Gleason's presentation of reports and proposals as an appropriate response to the council's direction. Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Mr. Bennett, to rank Mr. Gleason highly in his carrying out of the majority direction of the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 6, 1989 Page 4