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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br /> Work Session: Information Technology Strategies and Issues <br /> <br />Meeting Date: October 25, 2004 Agenda Item Number: C <br />Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Randy Kolb <br />www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5075 <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />Information Technology (IT) is used throughout the City of Eugene to deliver services to the public and <br />improve the efficiency and effectiveness of city programs. Staff will review key strategies and issues <br />facing the use of IT. The agenda item is for information and council discussion. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Please see Attachment A for background information. <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />Information Technology supports City goals in the following ways: <br />· Supports a Safe Community by providing access to information - integrated throughout Lane County <br /> - to Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services staff; <br />· Assists in Sustainable Community Development by providing Geographic Information System data <br /> and tools to planners and staff who design and maintain the city's infrastructure; <br />· Supports a Healthy Natural andBuilt Environment through environmentally friendly practices in <br /> equipment acquisition, use and disposal, as well as by reducing paper use throughout the <br /> organization; <br />· Helps Eugene have Accessible and Thriving Culture and Recreation opportunities by enabling <br /> citizens to access cultural and recreation services online; <br />· Supports an Effective, Accountable Municipal Government by improving the productivity and <br /> efficiency of City programs; <br />· Provides enterprise-wide software systems to manage the City' s finances and help to ensure Fair, <br /> Stable and Adequate Financial Resources; and <br />· Manages the City's telecommunications franchises which contribute substantially to the budget. <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />This agenda item is for council information and discussion. <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION <br />None, this agenda item is for council information and discussion. <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M041025\S041025C.doc <br /> <br /> <br />