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e I. Status of Lincoln School Ms. Ehrman noted that little progress has been made on Lincoln School rede- velopment and asked for an update on the status of that project. J. Radar Watch Mr. Boles noted that he appreciated the copies of Radar Watch that were in- cluded in the council packet; this is an example of the types of services that citizens may have to take more responsibility for in the future. II. EUGENE DECISIONS WORKSHOP BRIEFING Barbara Bellamy, City Manager's Office, briefed the council on the process to be followed for the Eugene Decisions workshops. She noted that the environ- mental scan "Trends and Issues" report serves as background information to assist the council and the community in planning for the future. Ms. Bellamy said that information for Eugene Decisions will be gathered in three ways. The annual Community Survey is now being conducted; the results of which should be available to the council by early August. Mr. Boles asked that staff make available the results of last year's survey in order to com- pare the two documents. Information is also being collected through newspa- e per questionnaires published in The Register-Guard and What's Happening. Ms. Bellamy said that the reaction from citizens who have been asked to at- tend the focus group session at the workshops has been very good; this is a reflection of the interest in this community around this process. Referring to the open house questionnaire, Mr. MacDonald suggested that the section which offers an opportunity for input be large enough to allow citi- zens to write in suggestions. Ms. Bellamy provided an overview of the format of the community workshop and said that the purpose of the workshop is two fold: to get input from citi- zens and to inform and educate the public about the decisions to be made. Workshop participants will be asked to brainstorm ways to solve the problem in four ways: 1) reducing services; 2) maintaining services, 3) expanding services and identifying new revenues; and 4) providing services differently. Regarding the open house questionnaire, Ms. Bascom said that the breakdown of services is confusing; specifically, affordable housing (listed under devel- opment services) has been separated from homelessness (listed under social services). She voiced concern that the way the questionnaire is formatted overemphasizes the "crisis management" approach to dealing with this social problem. Mr. Boles responded that the format of the questionnaire is de- signed to elicit certain responses and acknowledged that dealing with homelessness requires a multi-pronged approach. However, the format is a sketch of the current organization of services. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 24, 1991 Page 3