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MINUTES <br />Eugene City Council <br />Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />July 11, 2018 <br />12:00 p.m. <br />Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg <br />Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror <br />Mayor Vinis opened the July 11, 2018, Work Session of the Eugene City Council. City Manager Jon <br />Ruiz introduced and welcomed Paula Hertwig -Hopkins, the interim Central Services Director. <br />1. WORK SESSION: Picture. Plan. Play. A Vision and Implementation Plan for Eugene's Parks <br />and Recreation System <br />Parks and Open Space Planning Manager Carolyn Burke discussed the implementation of <br />Eugene's Parks and Recreation System Plan. <br />Council Discussion <br />• The Parks and Recreation System Plan document is beautiful, readable and easy to <br />understand. <br />• Staff should include Council in any future discussion of planning processes that may affect <br />changes to SDC methodologies. Want to have budget conversations before the work is done <br />to create a plan. <br />• The community engagement process has been done well and effectively, creating best <br />practices for community engagement. <br />• The City has made significant investment in parks infrastructure, and there is an obligation <br />to take care of and maintain what we already have. <br />• Suggestion made to add links to the maps in order to be able to zoom in. <br />• New parking is part of the plan. Would like to look into permeable surfaces for parking with <br />CRO goals in mind. <br />• A significant playground downtown would be beneficial. Also, have more off -leash dog <br />facilities, more restrooms, and more benches. <br />• Parks and Open Space should continue to do outreach regarding changes and updates. <br />• Information requested about the total cost of entire "wish list" and how priorities were <br />identified. <br />• Questions asked about how CIP and CRO goals are all related in implementing the parks <br />plan. <br />• Concerned that community centers are not as open and welcoming as they used to be. <br />• Information requested about how the City is addressing the gender and equity issues in the <br />parks plan, including having facilities for girls and women, such as softball fields. <br />2. WORK SESSION: City Council Retreat Update <br />Policy Analyst Jason Dedrick gave an update about the City Council retreat sessions that were <br />held in February. He discussed what went well in 2017, areas of focus for the coming months, <br />and identified three areas of focus. <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council July 11. 2018 Page 1 <br />Work Session <br />