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e Mayor Miller said that any plan developed by the task force should include a goals statement and should be measurable over time. The task force should identify strategies for achieving the community's short-, medium-, and long- range goals. Mr. Boles reiterated that the issue of life-cycle costing should be folded into the task force discussions. He suggested that haulers should be re- quired to provide, rather than encouraged to provide, greater public informa- tion, and emphasized that setting and maintaining customer preparation stan- dards for recycling will be critical to the success of the recycling program. At the council's request, a memorandum will be prepared by the City Attor- ney's Office about legal issues related to customer rate setting. (The council took a ten-minute break.) III. WORK PLAN REVIEW A. Council Goals Mr. Boles offered suggestions for the format of the upcoming goals session. Recognizing that many of the council's goals will be affected by the Eugene Decisions process, he suggested that the council use this year's work plan as a template for developing its goals for the upcoming year. e Mr. Rutan supported this suggestion and said that if councilors have work program items or goals to add, they should notify the council of these items before the goals session. Mr. MacDonald noted that Goals II and III, dealing with the downtown and the library respectively, are winding down this year and may need to be changed. Mayor Miller suggested that the council officers schedule a pre-goals-setting session as they have done in the past to discuss the meeting format and other issues. He acknowledged that the City's financial strategy will dictate much of the work program. He hoped to avoid the perception in the community that an issue is not important to the council if it is not listed as one of the council's major goals. Mr. Nicholson said that the council should consolidate those goals that are a part of the Eugene Decisions into a single goal. B. Other Work Program Issues Mr. MacDonald said that the Metro Plan update should be included in the sec- tion titled "land use planning issues." Mr. Boles agreed. Ms. Bascom noted that Eugene will need the cooperation of the other jurisdictions to undertake a comprehensive Metro Plan update and suggested that this be listed as a Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) issue. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 23, 1991 Page 6 Dinner Meeting