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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Work Session <br /> Bascom Room -- Eugene Public Library <br /> 100 West l0th Avenue <br /> <br /> April 7, 2004 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Bonny Bettman, George Poling, Nancy Nathanson, Scott Meisner, David <br /> Kelly, Betty Taylor, Gary Pap6, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br /> A. WORK SESSION: City Council Process Session <br /> <br />The City Council was joined by the executive managers for the process session. City Manager Dennis <br />Taylor explained that the process session was convened after spring break, as per usual. He commented that <br />it was an opportunity for the executive management and council to learn together. <br /> <br />Local consultants Drs. Peter and Susan Glaser began the meeting with a presentation of examples of their <br />model for positive interaction between staff and elected officials. Ms. Glaser stressed that the way staff and <br />the councilors interact has a huge impact on the community. Mr. Glaser added that voting was secondary to <br />civil discourse. <br /> <br />The councilors and executive managers took a ten-minute break, reconvening at 6:45 p.m. <br /> <br />Lane County Human Resources Director Greta Utecht and Director of the Lane County Department of <br />Children and Families Alicia Hays facilitated the next segment of the process session. <br /> <br />Ms. Hays provided an outline of the small group process the session would include. Ms. Utecht explained <br />the process was intended to help the council and managers to determine its top three expectations from the <br />lists developed by two groups. <br /> <br />Those present broke into small groups consisting of staff and elected officials. Executive management and <br />elected officials reconvened as a whole at 7:25 p.m. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 and Ms. Nathanson left the meeting. <br /> <br />Ms. Utecht explained the ground rules: 1) the group presenter will list the group's top priority; 2). those <br />listening may ask clarifying questions but there would be no debate; and 3) if a priority had been cited by <br />one group, it could not be cited again. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling spoke on behalf of the first group of councilors, which included Ms. Bettman and Ms. Solomon. <br />He said the top priority from the list of What Council Expects from Staff chosen by the first group was <br />that staff memoranda and agenda item summaries (ALS) provide a range of options. He advocated for <br />greater understanding of possible directions the council could take in order to provide more informed <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 7, 2004 Page 1 <br /> Process Session <br /> <br /> <br />