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· Want to be inspired <br /> · Welcoming <br /> · Concept of neighborhoods should be highlighted <br /> <br />Existing Council Goals <br /> 1. Safe Community: A safe community where people feel secure and respected. <br /> 2. Sustainable Community Development: A community that retains a high quality of life and a healthy <br /> economy, effectively links land use and transportation planning, and successfully manages growth <br /> and change in the urban environment. <br /> 3. Healthy Natural and Built Environment: A community that conserves and enhances the natural <br /> environment and provides an attractive and healthy place to live. <br /> 4. Accessible and Thriving Culture and Recreation: A community that offers a wide variety of oppor- <br /> tunities for positive cultural, recreational and educational development for all. <br /> 5. Effective, Accountable Municipal Government: A local government that works openly and respect- <br /> fully with and for everyone in the community. <br /> 6. Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources: A local government whose ongoing financial re- <br /> sources are based on a fair and equitable system of taxation and other revenue sources and are ade- <br /> quate to maintain and deliver municipal services. <br /> <br />Reflections on Goals <br /> <br /> · Welcoming - where does it fit? <br /> · Partnerships <br /> · Triple bottom line emphasis should be a consistent filter for all decisions <br /> o Sustainability <br /> o Social equity/human capital <br /> o Economic prosperity <br /> · Sustainability has become a loaded word <br /> · Equity - add to efficient and accountable local government <br /> · Neighborhoods, families and kids should be emphasized <br /> <br />Assessment on Goals <br /> <br />Safe Community <br /> + · <br />Crime Downtown crime impression <br /> · Low crime/high perception of safety <br /> · Very low rate of violent crimes <br /> · Low criminal crime rates <br /> · I don't fear walking through any <br /> neighborhood in Eugene <br /> · Low violent crime rate <br /> · Generally low crime <br />Addressing issue of ;;racial profiling" - internal Community Policing/Neighborhood <br />complaint procedure, PERF, ICMA Study <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 2 <br /> Goals Setting Session <br /> <br /> <br />