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Eugene City Council Retreat February 25-26, 2005 · Decide on a specific option for a downtown civic center, recruit partners, and begin working toward financing and constructing · Captured as "Launch Neighborhood Initiative" (with detail) o Invest in our neighborhood associations to more effectively vet city policy discussions o Similar to citizen police academy- neighborhood program to encourage new community members to be involved in government process o Outreach to communities of color o Neighborhood preservation initiative · Park safety · Minimize conversion away from residential uses · Regulate and focus infill · Others (Goal 1,2,3,4,5,6) o Adequate funding for neighborhood organizations o Strengthen neighborhood associations, especially regarding Planning Department and Eugene Police Department issues (Goals 1,2,3,5,6) · Re-staff Fire Station #9 · Site and begin to plan a community park(s) in the River Road/Santa Clara area (Goal 4) · Homeless community - are we doing all we can to encourage people to homes · Provide a coordinated service/information service center for the homeless - Homeless issues (Goal 2) · Develop and pursue alternative transportation projects in lieu of West Eugene Parkway (Goal 1,2,4,4,5) · Support Farmers Market · Review and research all economic development practices for cost-benefit ratio before adoption (Goal 2,3,5,6) · Develop an economic strategy, not necessarily an "economic development" strategy- maybe an "economic prosperity" strategy · Reach an acceptable solution on transportation issue in West Eugene - start something in 12 to 18 months (Goal 2,3,4) · Restore street lighting program for neighborhoods · City Council position on racial profiling - work session - talk about race? Do we have a resolution Can we update? · Invest in steps toward community policing · Prevention of bicycle theft (Goal 1) · Improve and measure response to property crime · Identify the few historical buildings site (Shelton-Johnson McMurphy house) that City should support and figure out a strategy to "sustain them" - doesn't mean they are the only things worth preserving in the community (Goal 3) · Increase police funding for staffing - officers and support staff · Internal staff committee on sustainability goals in each department and evaluate (Goal 6) · Review City government practices for ways to increase equity and transparency and implement (Goal 5) Management Partners, ]nc. 20