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Mr. Stafford described some of the roles of the committee. He said he saw the committee as one that offered suggestions and advice and hoped they were e fo 11 owed. He said the committee's original and traditional ro 1 e had been related to planning matters, which he said now generally included good citizen participation components and required little modification by the CIC. Mr. Stafford said that as a result of the Citizen Participation Review Team report issued in June 1985, the role of the CIC had been expanded to include a review of citizen involvement processes in other City departments. He sa i d the committee still was new in that role and was learning what to look for, what to ask, and what to expect. He said committee response so far had been to offer suggestions about how processes might be improved, adding that he expected it to offer more assistance as it gained experience. Mr. Stafford said he thought the requirement that department representatives review their citizen participation processes had produced beneficial effects. Mr. Stafford said another role that seemed to have fallen to the committee was that of receiving complaints about citizen participation. He said the committee had attempted to respond to complaints it heard, dealing for example with requested notification procedures for land-use issues, with the process used by the council in its most recent appointment to the Planning Commission, and with a perceived excessive delay in filling a vacancy on the Community Development Committee. Mr. Stafford said the committee tried to restrict its involvement to citizen participation issues and not to become involved in substantive issues, although that often was difficult. He offered to respond to questions. e Ms. Wooten said the committee recently had held productive and interesting discussions about the appropriate role, quantity, and quality of citizen participation. She said smaller group discussions would be held this summer, and the commi ttee hoped this fall to present more hands-on criteria and recommendations for citizen participation in the community. She said the issue had been difficult, but progress was being made. Mr. Holmer said he had been urging the CIC to assume a broader role,.and he was delighted to see in the report some response to that. He said the learning process was essential, adding that he thought examining information programs was a good approach. VI. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PLAN Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the item. Special Projects Consultant John Porter presented the staff report. He said the report was not a plan, but a work plan to deal with the hazardous materials issue that the City Council had identified earlier this year. Mr. Porter reviewed the five elements of the work plan listed in agenda attachments and said a sixth element, whi ch already had been authori zed by the counci 1 , contained a procedure for response to hazardous incidents. He said a City response team was expected to be available through the Police, Fire and Emergency Services Department in early August. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 17, 1987 Page 11