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Eugene CiO~ Council Retreat <br />February 25-26, 2005 <br /> <br /> + · <br />Presence of U of O is stabilizing influence NODAL development still only an idea <br />We've made some good strides in Sustainability principles not applied or <br />transportation funding utilized - Lack of implementation or <br /> enforcement of strategies to achieve this <br /> goal <br />Infill and redevelopment is occurring Continues to portray as perceived anti- <br /> business attitude <br />Lots of sustainable practices Sometimes indistinguishable from "no <br /> growth" <br />Trying to balance quality of life with Council staff decisions seldom go through <br />economic development sustainability filter <br />City organization making good intentional We keep ignoring the link between <br />progress on sustainability transportation and land use <br />City administration and staff doing an Imbalance between growth demands and <br />admirable job on operational and building reality vs. available space and <br />environ issues infrastructure <br /> Planning often is reactive and piecemeal <br /> not proactive and coordinated or <br /> comprehensive <br /> No unity of thought on what growth is and <br /> how it should happen <br /> <br />Healthy Natural and Built Environment <br /> + · <br />Parks Acquisition vs. Maintenance <br /> · Parks, Recreation and Open Space · Acquisition vs. maintenance with <br /> · Variety of parks and open space limited resources <br /> · Open space acquisitions · Lack of balance between desired <br /> · POS Bond Projects outcomes and available resources <br /> · POS Bond Issue (cost vs. benefit) <br /> · Great Parks System · City owns more land than it can <br /> · Support for Parks and Open care for or manage - wouldn't it be <br /> Spaces better to sell some off and use for <br /> other priorities? <br /> · Wonderful proactive open space <br /> acquisition but mostly years ago <br />West Eugene Wetlands Santa Clara Community Park <br />Wetlands We need better strategies to get a hospital <br /> in the core <br />Wonderful riverfront and off street paths Stuck forever without Goal 5 competition <br />We have many resources to achieve this We are squandering our resources <br />Lead by example on sustainability Losing key natural resources parcels to <br />practices development <br />Encouraging progress downtown We need a better plan to maintain our <br /> parks and open space <br />The highest quality of life, safe, clean, City has no teeth when it comes to dealing <br />diverse - welcoming! with companies that pollute the <br /> environment <br /> <br />Management Partners, Inc. 4 <br /> <br /> <br />