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... \' " - e business. His company Oregon Venture Capital is beginning to show fruition, after two years. One of the business to grow out of this is Movietel, an in- hotel movie video operation. It is now the second largest in the United States and will soon be opening a branch office in Dallas. This business will require that he travel more, but this should not interfere with Council duties. He also mentioned that he and his family have just moved into their new home and wish to invite the other members of the Council to the house for an informal social occasion. Holmer said that at some point one should learn to retire and when he retires from the Council, be that in 2 or 6 years, he will shift his attention to the Arts. He also said that he has been delighted to serve on the Council and the Arts Commission. He noted that the first meeting of citizens around the Ferry Street Bridge issue will be happening the very near future, and he will be keeping his eye on that project. Ehrman said she is trying to balance her life between her work (Public Defend- er) life and her Council commitments. She has foresees no changes in her career at this time, but if one should occur it would most likely take her out of Eugene. She does not anticipate running for a third term. Next year she might take an extended vacation to Europe. Schue shared that last year had been a good one for her family. She had a new granddaughter and a new daughter-in-law. She and her husband both have an interest in legislation, so they are both deeply involved in the current legislative session. Bennett stated that one important item for him this year was to gain additional wisdom, that is to sit down and take stock of how issues affect him and others, and that he hopes to be able to make a better case for his point of view. He said that his business is such that he carries certain type of baggage and that he hopes to be able to make an objective appraisal of serving on the Council and being a real estate developer at the same time. Miller discussed the activities and events in which his family is involved. He mentioned that he scheduled family time as well as work time so that the two are in balance. He said he felt his family is handling his transition and schedule changes very well. Boles started by discussing his background and how he arrived in Eugene. He is a experimental psychologist by training and has also done consultant work in the public sector. In 1976 he moved to Eugene to work at the U of O. Since that time he has been involved in many community activities most recently including the City Budget Committee. He said he is proud to be on the Council and that we can solve problems as a city. During his tenure on the Council he has learned that if no one hears you, it doesn't matter if you're right. He wants to work on transition from neighborhood group participant to the Council policy making role. He said he was interested in the creative process and had developed a software package several years ago called "Brainstormer" which was a way to look at how ideas are created and processed. Further, he said that he hopes to be able to reduce the tension between the "alternative community" and the business community, and underlined his position which is not blind opposi- DRAFT COUNCIL GOAL SESSION PAGE 2