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. . VI. PRESENTATION OF THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EUGENE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT - COMMITTEE (memo, report distributed) Mary Hudzikiewicz, outgoing chairperson of the Eugene Citizen Involvement Committee, reviewed the report submitted. She noted the results of the citizen opinion questionnaire had been given the Council earlier in the year. The Citizen Involvement Committee has continued to monitor citizen involvement in the Zoning Code update, area refinement plans, special studies and other land use planning issues. Ms. Hudzikiewicz point out the committee's continued cooperative efforts with neighborhood organizations, MAPAC, and Lane County and Springfield citizen involvement advisory committees. She said a joint meeting of metro area citizen involvement body chairpeople did not occur during 1981/82, but thp. new chair- people are committed to having a meeting this year. Minutes of each committee's work are exchanged. The CIC continues to examine the refinement plan process and to develop sugges- tions for making the process less time-consuming and painful. The committee is also participating in the develop~ent of a community perspec- tives curriculum for primary and secondary schools and intends to keep working with School District 4J to complete the project. One of the most significant accomplishments of the Citizen Involvement Committee this year, according to Ms. Hudzikiewicz, was the development of a series of e informational pamphlets regarding the planning process for sale or distribution to citizens. Four pamphlets are nearly ready to be printed and are designed to be easily understood by citizens. The CIC also continues to receive and develop recommendations for updating Eugene's Citizen Involvement Program. The CIC has provided increased opportun- ities for citizen awareness of and participation in land use planning and related processes. The committee has identified areas where public education is needed and has initiated action. It has also recommended techniques for improv- ing opportunities for citizen involvement. VII. CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION re: MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING PROVISION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS AS AUDRESSED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION POLICY (memo, background distributp.d) Ms. Hudzikiewicz said the Eugene Citizen Involvement Committee was asked by the City Council to look at membership and voting provisions of neighborhood organ- izations. Following extensive review, the CIC made the following recommendations: 1) neighborhood groups should be asked to review their charters within the next year and yearly thereafter; 2) a model charter with alternative provisions should be developed; and 3) the Neighborhood Liaison staff, in consultation with the CIC and the Neighborhood Leaders, should develop supplemental guidelines to the Recognition Policy. . MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 30, 1982 Page 7