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e for dealing with the issue. E. City Code Review Ms. Ehrman said that her ward held a meeting on a conditional use permit. The new owner of the Campbell House on Pearl Street wants to convert the property into a bed and breakfast inn. She added that the City Code is vague and the City Attorney's Office may be asked for a definition and evaluation of the pertinent sections. II. WORK SESSION: EUGENE DECISIONS Barb Bellamy, City Manager's Office, said the purpose of the work session is to give the council an opportunity to continue its discussion about the process and have questions answered and concerns addressed. She noted that Ed and Susan Weeks were present to provide further information and analysis of the survey data presented on July 27. Ms. Bellamy reviewed the Eugene Decisions process to date, saying it was initiated by the council after hearing an annual forecast of the City's financial situation for the next five years. She noted this was the first time that the City has taken a comprehensive look at funding for all General Fund services. The council committee's goal was to create a community- supported, multi-year, comprehensive and sustainable service and funding strategy for the General Fund. Ms. Bellamy said that the process has produced e a wealth of information on which the council can base its plan. Ms. Bellamy described the steps taken through the process. The first of these was the process design, followed by an environmental scan, the development of preliminary strategies, the community surveys and workshops, and detailed strategies. Ms. Bellamy said the council is about to embark on the last step and plans to develop a final service and funding strategy by the end of August. Staff will then develop a phasing plan for implementation of the strategy over the next two or three years. The council committee has not developed a time line or phasing plan for the council's approval. Ms. Bellamy referred to a memorandum distributed to the council on July 27 that describes the Council Committee on Eugene Decisions' proposed process for August. She asked that the council complete and return the "Councilor Score Sheets" distributed on July 27 by August 3. The sheets will be compiled and included in the August 7 council packets. Ms. Bellamy reviewed the process proposed by staff and said that the Council Committee discussed the council's concern with regard to council consensus on the final strategy. She said the committee suggests that the council strive for consensus, after having set a time limit for reaching unanimous support for the final strategy. Mayor Miller clarified that the council would follow its regular voting e MINUTES--City Council Work Session July 29, 1992 Page 2 11':30 a.m.