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- M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Black Angus Restaurant October 26, 1990 4 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Emily Schue, Robert Bennett, Ruth Bascom, Shawn Boles, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green (after 4:25 p.m.), Freeman Holmer, Roger Rutan. FACILITATOR: Sharon Thorne. The special Eugene City Council meeting of October 26, 1990, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. Sharon Thorne reviewed the agenda for the two days of goal-setting and summarized the purpose as being to outline the major priorities that will guide the council's work for the next year. I. REVIEW OF PAST YEAR e A. Public Safety Ms. Ehrman reported that she had received positive feedback from the community on the new public safety concepts. She was particularly pleased with progress made in the West University and Whiteaker neighborhoods and applauded the successful elimination of "the Gut." Ms. Bascom and Mr. Bennett shared her opinion that the City had been successful in the public safety area. Mr. Green attested to the success of traffic patrols. ( B. Economic Development Ms. Ehrman had difficulty quantifying results in this area. Mayor Miller saw a need to prepare for whatever happens in the national economic arena. Mr. Bennett shared Mayor Miller's concern that a recession could be coming. Ms. Schue was uneasy about whether the City is making the right decisions in the area of economic development. On the other hand, Mr. Rutan viewed Eugene's economy as increasingly strong according to the indicators and was optimistic about the future. Mr. Bennett identified issues relating to the urban growth boundary as an important area for council attention. He encouraged the council to consider its definition of the urban growth boundary carefully and to determine how to make development and zoning work within that definition. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1990 Page 1 Goal-Setting Session ..-