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e e e Mr. MacDonald requested that the revisions to the goals and policies be pro- vided in legislative format. Several councilors expressed concern that there could be a perception that the City Council is deciding the results of the Eugene Decisions process prematurely. Mr. Nicholson shared this concern, stating that the City Coun- cil is establishing goals regarding Eugene Decisions which were not estab- lished at the beginning of the process. Mr. Boles said that during Round 2, last November, the City Council provided the community with examples of what would happen if there were no additional revenues. The sample strategies were crafted from the existing policy on service priorities, which was adopted by a previous council. If no addition- al revenue is authorized, the City Manager is bound by these service priori- ties in developing a reduction proposal for council consideration. If the City Council wishes to change the process by which such a reduction proposal would be developed, a new policy needs to be in place. If no policy is in place, the council would have to wait until the community expresses its pref- erence for no additional revenue sources before providing direction on how service reductions would be approached. He said that by acting now, the council can respond to questions from the public about what the council would do if no additional revenue is approved. Mr. Nicholson agreed that thoughtful consideration on these issues should be taken. Mr. Gleason said that the most significant changes in the strategies over the past four years reflect a desire to develop long-term sustainable service systems with measurable outputs. Regarding the service level priorities for General Fund services in attach- ment 4, Mr. Gleason said that if animal control is included under Priority 1, less police officer time is needed. Mayor Miller said that services in service level 1 would be done regardless of other General Fund service reductions. In response to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Gleason said that the City has its own Municipal Court because it raises enough revenue to support its operations and the City can schedule police officer appearances to minimize the cost of overtime. Mr. Boles stated that the committee distributed items included in "economic diversification," previously identified as service priority 2, among the various service levels. Regarding service level 2 policies on capital asset maintenance, Mr. MacDonald expressed a desire to examine the data on the justification for allocation of resources to various activities. Mr. Wong said that the cur- rent capital budget supports health and safety standards. He said that maxi- mizing preservation of eXisting assets would require a $4 million general MINUTES--Eugene City Council 5:30 p.m. April 6, 1992 Page 3