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e e e Mayor Miller suggested that the phrase "when required for the preservation of health, safety, or quality of life in the community" be included at the end of the first sentence and the rest of the description be deleted. Mr. Nicholson said that Mr. Boles' suggestion implies that the City is in a critical situation. He suggested that the word "existing" be replaced by the word "essential." The council unanimously agreed to add the phrase "so as to optimize their life" to the end of the first sentence of the description of service level 2. The council unanimously agreed to move the second sentence in the description of service level 2 priorities to the description of service level 5 priori- ties. Mr. Nicholson requested a vote on his suggestion to replace "existing" with "essential." He questioned whether it was more important to maintain servic- es at the existing levels. Mr. Boles said that he would support Mr. Nicholson's suggestion only if the council was willing to specifically list the essential assets. Mr. MacDonald disagreed with Mr. Nicholson's sugges- tion. He said that if the City has an asset, it should maintain it responsi- bly. He said that if the City does not have adequate funding, it cannot maintain it. Mr. Ehrman stated that a listing of essential assets would be necessary to make the change meaningful. However, she expressed hesitance at doing so since it would seem to prematurely decide the outcome of the Eugene Decisions process. Mr. Gleason stressed that this document will change over time. He emphasized that the council may be transitioning services over a long period. He stressed the importance of the long-term impacts of the policy. Regarding the description of service level 3 priorities, Mr. MacDonand ques- tioned the inclusion of the words "and enhance." In response to a question from Mayor Miller, Mr. Wong said that eliminating those words would not pre- clude the City from engaging in proactive activities. Mr. Robinette suggest- ed that the word be changed to "improve." Mr. Gleason stated that service level 3 priorities will most likely receive less of a percentage of the Gen- eral Fund than it does currently. Ms. Ehrman stated that metro area planning should remain in service level 3. Mr. Boles agreed. He stated that orderly community growth requires planning. Mr. Gleason added that metro area planning is required by State statute. The council agreed to retain metro area planning in service level 3. Ms. Bascom and Mr. Rutan disagreed with this decision. In response to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Boles said that the servic- es under service level 4 were chosen based on the council goals and community input. He added that there was discussion about developing only four service levels, but that these services seemed to be of a higher priority than the others. MINUTES--Eugene City Council 5:30 p.m. April 6, 1992 Page 5