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B. WORK SESSION: City Council Goal – Enhance Understand of Race Issues and Improve Race <br />Relationships Action Plan Update <br /> <br />Human Resources Executive Director Lauren Chouinard described the purpose of the work session to <br />review a more detailed version of the action plan and obtain assistance from the council on the following: <br /> <br />? <br /> Prioritization of action items. <br />? <br /> Elimination of mid-long range action item #4 and the work session associated with it. <br />? <br /> Identification of council champions for each of the action items. <br />? <br /> Discussion of potential funding source(s). <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman listed items 2, 9 and 10 as important to her. She said she had anticipated a comprehensive <br />update on recruitment and hiring as well as things that had occurred in the City and metro area that the <br />council should know about. She wanted to receive status reports three or four times a year, including <br />information on key, high profile issues. She agreed with the suggestion to eliminate the work session. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said it was of critical importance to her that a strategic plan be created, supported by the council <br />and have staff resources assigned to it. She said the plan should include many of the action items in the staff <br />report. She said the community had been clear about the desire for a cultural center that could be used by <br />many groups and cultures. She said her priorities were items 1 and 7. She was agreeable to eliminating <br />item 4, but wanted that addressed in the strategic plan. She also placed importance on dedicating funds to <br />the work and establishing a budget process that aligned funding with the City's values, as well as holding <br />ongoing discussions with communities of color. She said that items 11 and 12 were also essential. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka said item 1, creating a strategic plan and institutionalizing it within the organization, was his <br />highest priority, followed by items 11 and 12. He emphasized the need to meet with communities of color on <br />a regular basis in the mid- and long-term and agreed to dropping item 4. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor was supportive of the idea of a cultural center, but the purpose should be to facilitate conversa- <br />tions and interactions between people. He felt that communication and interaction was the key and his is <br />only concern with eliminating item 4 was whether that would eliminate an opportunity to have that <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council October 10, 2007 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />