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Eugene City Council Retreat February 25-26, 2005 6. Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources: A local government whose ongoing financial resources are based on a fair and equitable system of taxation and other revenue sources and are adequate to maintain and deliver municipal services. Reflections on Goals · Welcoming - where does it fit? · Partnerships · Triple bottom line emphasis should be a consistent filter for all decisions o Sustainability o Social equity/human capital o Economic prosperity · Sustainability has become a loaded word · Equity - add to efficient and accountable local government · Neighborhoods, families and kids should be emphasized Assessment on Goals Safe Community + · Crime Downtown crime impression · Low crime/high perception of safety · Very Iow rate of violent crimes · Low criminal crime rates · I don't fear walking through any neighborhood in Eugene · Lowviolent crime rate · Generally Iowcrime Addressing issue of "racial profiling"- Community Policing/Neighborhood internal complaint procedure, PERF, ICMA Study Addressing increased Fire staffing levels Parks Safety Human Rights Commission Work Public Safety Building Chief Welcoming · Great new chief © · Ensure the City is welcoming to all · Made good start at community · Everyone feels welcome and safe policing in Eugene · A police chief that seems to know · Not all populations feel safe or what we need to do secure · Chief's commitment to community · Some minority community or policing people don't feel welcome - worse after 9/11 Department is trying to be transparent and Bicycles can't be parked safely involved in the community Keep working on these issues -- once Pedestrians are not respected by drivers again we need to acknowledge where we've been before we can ask all to move forward Management Partners, Inc. 2