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ideas had been expressed around the table. He surmised that part of the reason the City did not receive <br />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 meetings, <br />500 people would be at every council meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ 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 civic <br />engagement activities. He suggested that neighborhood associations should be part of the larger strategy and <br />was linked with the whole strategy of community building. He noted that he and Police Chief Bob Lehner <br />regularly used the 21 neighborhood associations for learning about the community. He thought by engaging <br />the council, staff, and neighborhood groups, the city could come up with a multi-year action plan that would <br />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 />