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e At 10 a.m., the council recessed for ten minutes. Ms. Thorne said that staff has recommended that the council choose the Stra- tegic Planning Approach for this process. The council agreed that this would be the most appropriate approach for the City to take at this time. In order to maximize public acceptance of the alternative scenarios, Mr. MacDonald emphasized the importance of involving a large cross section of the public in scenario development. Mr. Creighton agreed that it would be impor- tant to capture all the major philosophies that exist within the community in the first round of creating scenarios, so that citizens would not feel ex- cluded from the process. He noted that there may be a need for more than one round of scenario development--conceptual scenarios in the first round and more-detailed scenarios in subsequent rounds. He also noted that it is like- ly that some scenarios would foreclose the ability to chose other options in the future. Ms. Bellamy walked through the various phases of the planning process and asked for council feedback into the process design. She highlighted the activities involved in each planning phase and the degree and types of public involvement which are being proposed. The process is divided into four basic phases. e Phase I: Phase II: Phase III: Phase IV: Planning the process Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? Ms. Bellamy noted that the City's long-range plans embody the community goals for the future; it may be necessary to alter the long-range plans after this strategic planning process has been implemented so that it becomes consistent with the City's vision. Ms. Bellamy said that the environmental scan analysis anticipated as part of Phase II of the program would look at how external trends, such as demograph- ic and population changes, would impact the City in the future. Responding to a question from Mr. Boles, Ms. Bellamy said that part of the environmental scan would include an evaluation of the current and anticipated physical resource needs and an examination of carrying capacity. Regarding community involvement, Mr. Moore emphasized the importance of being clear about which decisions are to be made by the council and which decisions are to be made by the community. By design, this process allows the City to provide the community with certain information and then asks the community to identify any gaps that might exist. Mr. Boles emphasized the importance of the data-gathering process, noting that the scope of the entire process will be limited by the City's ability to gather sufficient and accurate information. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Strategic Planning Process March 2, 1991 Page 5