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Eugene City Council Retreat <br />February 25-26, 2005 <br /> <br /> Priority Issue <br /> Initiate conversation with Union Pacific regarding plans and potential <br /> disposition of rail yard in Ward 7 <br /> · Economic Development <br /> · Parks <br /> · Crosswalks <br /> · Bike Paths to other neighborhoods <br /> Develop strategy to help the homeless in Eugene <br /> Site and begin to plan a community park(s) in the River Road/Santa Clara <br /> area <br /> Re-staff Fire Station Number 9 <br /> Support Farmers Market <br /> Develop and pursue alternative transportation projects in lieu of West Eugene <br /> Parkway <br /> Reach an acceptable solution on transportation issues in West Eugene: Start <br /> something in 12 - 18 months <br /> Develop an economic strategy, not necessarily an "economic development" <br /> strategy, but maybe an "economic prosperity" strategy <br /> Review and research all economic development practices for cost benefit ratio <br /> before adoption <br /> Restore street lighting program <br /> City Council position on racial issues - worksession to talk about race <br /> Invest in steps towards community policing <br /> Improve and measure response to property crimes - including bicycle theft <br /> Increase police funding for staffing (Officers and Support Staff) <br /> Identify the few historical buildings/sites (Shelton-Johnson-McMurphy House) <br /> that the City should support and figure out a strategy to "sustain" them <br /> Complete natural resource study and initiate and make progress on <br /> roundtables upland wildlife habitat study <br /> Sister City Program <br /> · Encourage revitalization <br /> · Add Mexican Sister City <br /> Active government involvement in Sister City program <br /> Latino Business owners - need resources for Latino business owners - to <br /> help with business questions <br /> Push "Arts and Outdoors" as marketing theme for Eugene tourism <br /> Review City Government practices for ways to increase equity and <br /> transparency and implement <br /> Internal staff committee on sustainability goals in each department and <br /> evaluate <br /> Make safety and preservation of existing parks as big a priority as new parks <br /> Sustainability Advisory Committee or Commission to engage the public <br /> Purchase valuable open space <br /> Reprioritize maintenance and preservation before new building for capital <br /> project categories (streets, parks & facilities) <br /> <br />Management Partners, Inc. / 0 <br /> <br /> <br />