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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />III. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS: A LOOK FORWARD <br /> <br />Ms. Wooten introduced Mayor Obie. He said: <br /> <br />"I want to thank Cynthia for her excellent report on the affairs and progress <br />of this community. <br /> <br />"I also want to thank you in the audience who participated in making this <br />progress possible either through your work on boards and commissions--and I <br />see many of you here today--or through your other activities that perhaps are <br />not formally or officially connected with City government but, yet, do move <br />this community forward. <br /> <br />"I stood before you one year ago, trying to anticipate what it would be to be <br />your mayor, and attempted to share with you my belief that by working <br />together, with common purpose, we could, indeed, chart the course of the <br />future of this community for generations to come. <br /> <br />"In that year, I have come to find out what it is to be your mayor, and to <br />find out the commitment necessary to shape the times and places of this home <br />of ours. I have known the exhilaration of success, the euphoria that comes <br />with the affirmation that the belief my fellow citizens held was justified. I <br />have known the frustrations of too slow a pace, too many days, too many <br />meetings, and the anguish of unachieved expectations. But over that 365-day <br />period, there has not been one day that I have not been proud of being the <br />Mayor of Eugene, Oregon. And, if I have learned anything, I have learned both <br />how difficult, yet how possible, it is for you and I to shape our future. <br /> <br />"I have learned that it requires both force and finesse--and how much sheer <br />will it requires--to determine our destiny. <br /> <br />"I well understand why the histories of most communities are made up of a <br />series of accidents and how easy it would be for us to take the easy road, <br />even though it may not lead us to where we want to go. <br /> <br />liAs Cynthia said, the accomplishments that you heard are not the mayor's and <br />are not the city council's. They belong to all of us. All of us working <br />together as Eugeneans to make this community be what we want it to be. The <br />achievements do testify to our faith in the future. Your labors and the <br />labors of others allow us to be here today with strength and confidence. We <br />have taken charge of our destiny. We have chosen vitality and economic <br />stability for the future. We have proven, with hard work, our commitment to <br />provide the nece~sary energy to achieve our objectives. <br /> <br />lilt is clear to me that you and I are the difference between a community that <br />is shattered by recession and a community that is heading toward a bright and <br />positive future. Your enthusiasm, and determination, and your support have <br />fueled my energy and I am sure the energy of the city council. For that, I <br />want to thank you. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />January 6, 1986 <br /> <br />Page 7 <br />