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• projects. Specifically, what is the appropriate nature, scope, and timing of <br />citizen involvement for site development partnerships? <br />Ms. Schutz said that in studying site development partnerships, the CIC: <br />1) reviewed information gathered by staff on experiences in other <br />communities; 2) held a meeting with Abe Farkas, Director of Planning and <br />Development, at which he described the history of such partnerships and the <br />constraints and opportunities they present for citizen participation; and 3) <br />sponsored a panel discussion with City Councilor Shawn Boles, Budget <br />Committee Chair Kappy Eaton, and University Planner Diane Wiley. <br />Ms. Schutz said a number of common themes emerged through interviews with <br />development staff in Eugene and other communities, a review of selected <br />readings, and discussions by CIC. She mentioned two of these: <br />1. Citizen involvement works most effectively at the front end of a <br />project, during design and planning phases. It is less effective, <br />and can even be detrimental, once a project is at the negotiation <br />stage or is under.actual development. <br />2. Each project poses its own set of constraints and opportunities, and <br />requires its own citizen involvement plan. It is probably not <br />possible to develop a standard set of policies and detailed <br />procedures that could be followed for all projects. <br />Ms. Schutz referred councilors to the CIC's proposed decision-making model <br />• for site development partnerships. She said the model is very tentative. <br />She said the committee would like an affirmation of council's interest in <br />having the CIC continue its work with this project. <br />Ms. Schutz said public-private partnerships hold the promise of enabling <br />cities to provide services and facilities at a lower cost to the public. <br />But, because they seem unfamiliar to the general public, they are viewed with <br />skepticism. Effective citizen involvement which emerges from City policy and <br />guidelines cannot help but generate greater public understanding. <br />Mr. Boles said he feels this project is appropriate for the CIC, given its <br />charge. He thought that the CIC should formalize its model. <br />Ms. Schue expressed doubts about whether the public, in general, could be <br />educated about the way public/private partnerships work, but said it is worth <br />a try. She thought the CIC should formalize its decision-making model for <br />site development partnerships. Ms. Bascom agreed. She stated that one way <br />to educate the public about the benefit of public/private partnerships is to <br />publicize those that are successful. <br />Mr. Bennett said the model should be used to analyze past partnerships that <br />were unsuccessful. He said this might illuminate reasons why the <br />partnerships failed and show how a different outcome could have been <br />achieved. <br />MINUTES --City Council-- July 24, 1989 Page 4 <br />Dinner/Work Session <br />