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<br />Morrow, Mr. Gleason, Ms. Andersen, Mr. Schutz, and Mr. Meeks, with Mr. <br />4It O'Connor acting as facilitator. <br /> <br />Using a snow card brainstorming technique, the groups considered the external <br />conditions facing the City. Group A generated a list of opportunities and <br />grouped them under the following general categories: <br /> <br />Quality of life and environment <br />Citizen involvement and commitment <br />Cultural diversity <br />Partnerships <br />Social services <br />Community and council leadership <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />Group B developed the following general categories of threats: <br /> <br />Economy <br />Making decisions <br />Capital and infrastructure <br />Quality of life <br />Population changes <br />Public attitude <br />State and Federal issues <br /> <br />4It <br /> <br />Next, the groups used the same technique to generate lists of the organiza- <br />tion's internal strengths and weaknesses. Group A listed the following cate- <br />gories of weaknesses: <br /> <br />Time constraints <br />lack of diversity <br />Complexity <br />Resource issues <br />Communications <br />Institutional constraints <br />Decision-making <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />Group B listed the following categories of strengths: <br /> <br />Talent <br />Integrity <br />Processes <br />Relationship to other organizations <br />Commitment <br />Facil ities <br />Economy <br />Communication <br /> <br />Each group identified what it considered key issues made apparent during the <br />SWOT process. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />June 3, 1991 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />