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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: City Council Process Session <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: September 23, 2009 Agenda Item Number: A <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Beth Forrest <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5882 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />This work session is part of an ongoing opportunity for the City Council to discuss how it conducts its <br />business. The council meets periodically for a discussion of its processes and operating agreements. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The last council process session convened on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Since that time, <br />suggestions for future process session have been collected and solicited by staff. <br /> <br />Specific items scheduled for discussion at the September 23, 2009, meeting include the following: <br />? <br /> <br />Citizen Involvement Committee (Zelenka) <br />? <br /> <br />Process to honor staff and community members (Zelenka) <br />? <br /> <br />Attending council meetings via conference phone (Solomon) <br />? <br /> <br />Council officer succession (Pryor) <br />? <br /> <br />Maximizing use of council work session time <br />? <br /> <br />City Council meeting minutes (detailed vs. summary vs. video) <br />? <br /> <br />New tools/technology for agenda materials, meeting records and minutes, goals and issues <br />tracking <br />? <br /> <br />Mayor/City Council email distribution list <br />? <br /> <br />Inclusion of ordinances showing legislative/grammatical changes in agenda packets <br /> <br />Issues that were deferred from the previous process session are the following: <br />? <br /> <br />Use of council office space (guidelines, courtesies) <br />? <br /> <br />Meeting safety <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />Elements of this item relate to the council goal of “effective, accountable municipal government.” <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />The council may provide input and direction for staff follow-up on the issues discussed. No formal <br />action is anticipated. <br /> <br /> <br /> Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090923\S090923A.doc <br />