CC Minutes - 04/28/10 Work Session

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Ms. Piercy stated that the Sustainability Commission’s suggestions had been particularly helpful with respect to how STP-U funds would be applied in Eugene. Ms Piercy further stated that she looked forward to seeing how the commission’s input would influence sustainability discussions for the City Council and other agencies. Ms. Medary suggested that the Sustainability Commission and City staff would continue to investigate ways in which the triple bottom line assessment tools and sustainability considerations could be incorporated into as many City areas and decisions as possible. Ms. Medary noted that staff would try to find ways for the Sustainability Commission to provide more regular updates to the council. Mr. Zelenka responded to Ms. Medary’s comment and noted that the council’s meeting on May 10 would involve initial discussions on the nexus between land use and transportation planning issues. Ms. Piercy, responding to a question from Mr. Skov, noted that the Sustainability Commission members were encouraged to attend the council’s May 10 meeting. Ms. Piercy suggested that someone with expertise in sustainability areas might make an effective replacement for Mr. Finney as the City’s Interim Sustainability Manager. Ms. Piercy thanked Mr. Skov for his presentation. C. WORK SESSION: Redesigned Home Page Community Relations Manager Jan Bohman provided an overview of the City’s redesigned home page and noted that the City’s efforts to replace its entire portal website platform were expected to be completed by the end of 2011. She further noted that the City, through its home page redesign efforts, was attempting to better represent the community personality of the City of Eugene. Ms. Bohman stated that the home page redesign efforts were also part of the City’s strategic communications plan. Staff had conducted interviews with various community members for that and received feedback regarding the website that had been considered in the homepage redesign. Ms. Bohman described in detail the various changes that had been incorporated in the City’s home page redesign. Ms. Bohman noted that Applications Systems Analyst Kim McCrea had helped implement many of the new features of the redesigned home page and that AIC Public Service Officer Jeffrey Flowers had developed the layout of the new home page. Ms. Bohman noted that the City slogan “The World’s Greatest City of the Arts and Outdoors” had been changed to “A Great City for the Arts and Outdoors” on the redesigned home page. Ms. Bohman noted that the City Council’s current discussion topics had been highlighted on the redesigned home page. Ms. Bohman, responding to a request from Ms. Taylor, demonstrated for the council members how the links for certain City departments had been altered on the redesigned home page in order to make them easier to navigate and access. MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 28, 2010 Page 6 Work Session