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annual reports from such associations was that they felt they were receiving less from the City. He noted <br />that neighborhoods used to be able to submit a list of neighborhood needs for prioritization in the City' s <br />capital budget. Regarding attendance, he asserted that if the percentage of the City's population attending <br />City Council meetings was the same as the percentage of neighborhoods attending neighborhood <br />meetings, 500 people would be at every council meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap6 was impressed with the energy and commitment exhibited in the NLC meeting he had attended. <br />He conveyed his congratulations to them. He added that the Public Participation Spectrum merited <br />continued consideration. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor agreed that one of the most important strategic issues was how to get involved in <br />civic engagement activities. He suggested that neighborhood associations should be part of the larger <br />strategy and was linked with the whole strategy of community building. He noted that he and Police Chief <br />Bob Lehner regularly used the 21 neighborhood associations for learning about the community. He <br />thought by engaging the council, staff, and neighborhood groups, the city could come up with a multi-year <br />action plan that would strengthen its civic engagement capacity. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Ruth Atcherson & Kim Young) <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 10, 2004 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />