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. e - F. Parks and Recreation Facilities Mr. Miller asked for council consent to proceed with an information-gathering project for parks and other recreational facilities. Through staff contact, this facilities index will provide a cost-effective means of compiling existing information which will be useful for future decision making. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Mr. Miller said that no specific time line exists for this project; it is possible that information will be assembled by the end of the year. The council offered its general support to move ahead with this project. G. Walk America Mr. Miller announced that the March of Dimes Walk America will take place on April 28 and encouraged community members to participate. Mayor Miller and Springfield's Mayor Bill Morrisette will be leading this walk. H. Eugene Celebration Mr. Miller drew attention to a letter recently received by the council from Rubenstein's Furniture which expressed concern that the location of the Eugene Celebration at 8th and Willamette is disruptive to their store1s normal business practices, and requested that the site of the Eugene Celebration be moved. He suggested that this concern be addressed in future Eugene Celebration discussions. Mr. Whitlow said that this issue has been discussed by the Downtown Commission, which unanimously recommended that the Eugene Celebration site remain in its current location. Ms. Bascom suggested that the core area of the celebration site could be rotated from year to year to lessen the impact on surrounding businesses. Ms. Schue noted that the Celebration could potentially provide positive business impacts and suggested that this issue be addressed in conjunction with future planning efforts. Mr. Boles pointed out that the problem which currently exists is likely to be eliminated within the next few years as a result of downtown redesign. II. WORK SESSION: ANNUAL COMMUNITY ATTITUDES SURVEY Barbara Bellamy, City Manager's Office, provided the council with a report on the Citizen Involvement Committee's (CrC) draft Community Attitudes Survey. The CIe recommended that the City conduct a community attitudes survey on an annual basis as a means of gauging community concerns and improving citizen relations. She noted that the survey recommended by eIe has compiled information from other cities' general citizen surveys. Ms. Bellamy said that the CIC recommends that the City conduct a random sample telephone survey which would provide highly reliable information that MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 25, 1990 Page 4