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Eugene City Council Retreat <br />February 25-26, 2005 <br /> <br /> + · <br />Most routine Eugene Police Department Narrow view of public safety <br />work is very well done and professional <br />Parks, amenities, skate parks, etc. Staffing Fire and EMS <br />Fire Station development Inability to fund Hobson study <br /> recommendations <br /> Meth <br /> Lack of accountability and transparency <br /> Unrealistic expectations of level of service <br /> Confidence <br /> · Like to have public confidence in <br /> fairness of police re: racial profiling <br /> · Community members of color and <br /> other minorities often do not feel <br /> welcome <br /> · Many in Eugene fear and distrust <br /> the EPD <br /> · Perception of the Police <br /> Department is not good <br /> Safe - not really communities feel this is <br /> only for the privilege few and higher <br /> incomes <br /> Inadequate (real or perceived) Police & <br /> Fire Coverage <br /> Staffing <br /> · Need more officers <br /> · Police staffing <br /> · Understaffed and resourced police <br /> department relative to service <br /> expectations <br /> · Ratio of security rookies to <br /> seasoned vets is worsening <br /> <br />Sustainable Community Development <br /> + · <br />Works with local environmental, We don't often consider how our decisions <br />transportation and economic development affect jobs or job opportunities or at best <br />organizations it's the last consideration <br />Downtown Economic Development Strategy <br /> · Downtown revitalization and · Commitment to realistic and <br /> redevelopment practical economic development <br /> · Strides being made downtown- · We have no economic strategy <br /> growth and development <br /> · ORI, TATE, Aurora downtown <br />Capital Improvement Plans Subsidy's for large firms that may not stay <br /> in the City <br />Hospital Siting Still have too many empty buildings and <br /> too few people downtown <br /> <br />Management Partners, Inc. 3 <br /> <br /> <br />