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April 13, 2020, Meeting– Item 2 <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br />Work Session: Council Agenda Planning Process Session Meeting Date: April 13, 2020 Agenda Item Number: 2 Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Kristie Hammitt www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5524 <br />ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of this work session is for council to review and provide input on council agenda priorities for the next 90 days. <br />BACKGROUND When City Council started the planned spring recess, the COVID-19 emergency and response efforts were just beginning. Since that time, the City’s Emergency Operations Center has been functioning seven days a week. In addition to the emergency response, all City Departments are actively working to follow the Governor’s Stay Home, Save Lives order. While staff are rapidly adjusting and evolving their work, the disruption to service and regularly scheduled programs and activities has been significant. Eugene as a community is experiencing this with schools and many businesses closed or significantly reduced. This is an unprecedented time for Eugene and beyond. In response to the impact of COVID-19, staff have temporarily removed items from the Tentative Agenda to allow City Council an opportunity to provide input and direction on your priorities over the next 90 days. Staff will provide an update on outstanding and emerging items planned for discussion during the next 90 days. Proposed themes for agenda topic areas will include: <br />Respond and Recover <br />COVID 19 & Community Health and Safety Updates and Actions Staff will provide regular and on-going updates related to COVID 19 impact. Topics will include legislative actions, budget, funding opportunities and operational updates. <br />Decisions/Actions related to Community and Business Recovery Focused efforts in prioritizing information and key actions related to community-wide recovery planning to include topics such as affordable housing, support for the unhoused, business recovery support, and critical infrastructure and building projects. <br />Governing the City <br />Mandated and Time-Sensitive Action Items This category will include items related to time sensitive code amendments, budget actions, Northwest Natural Gas contract negotiations, and the Comcast Franchise agreement. <br />CC Agenda - Page 1