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· An acoustics project was completed at the Hult Center, funded largely by private donations and partly by patron user fees. Mr. Carlson commented that this represented "alternative methods of getting things accomplished," such as volunteer programs or private fund-raising. · A downtown space plan had been developed. · Voters approved the new downtown fire station. The design was underway, the funding portion had been completed, and the City owned the property. · The funding plan and timeline for moving the Eugene Police Department out of"the basement" had been developed. · Regarding the financial plan, the City was now using a multi-year financial plan. Mr. Carlson related that staff had gone through the exercise twice to date. He felt that, should the PERS problem be resolved, resources may become available to make progress on some of the problems. · A non-property tax funding source for the operation, maintenance, and preservation of the transportation system had been approved, though not without some controversy. This represented a major piece of work over the last two years. Mr. Carlson said that this work continued, with the consideration of a local gas tax on January 27. He noted that this had been done in cooperation with the City of Springfield. Mr. Carlson reminded the council that the 2001-2002 goals statements were not changed from the 1999-2000 goals. He felt that this was because they were broad and, as such, could last for some time. He commented that, from these goals, the council had chosen 22 action priorities and that staff had encouraged council to pare the list down. He related that council had still ended up with 72 work plan items and 141 target dates. He conveyed staff sentiment that there was perhaps too much detail in the process. He expressed hope that in the next goal-setting process the focus would be on action priority levels that are outcome-based. He encouraged council to judge staff on the outcomes and performance rather than the methodology by which outcomes were achieved. Mr. Meisner agreed that the breadth of the goals may be too detailed. He said that the goals are outside what the City was already doing, and should be considered as an extra effort. He expressed concern, at a time when budgets are being cut, about the feasibility of adding on to goals. He stressed that, while commendable, providing services for those residing outside of city limits may not be advisable at this time. He also felt that some goals were not complete and "on target" as indicated in the report. Ms. Nathanson expressed disappointment in the work of the Public Safety Coordinating Council (PSCC). She felt that the work of the PSCC should be a future topic of discussion. She requested specific responses to the following questions: · Re: Page 3, hillside fire danger: Should building and roofing materials be looked into for the purpose of consideration for code changes? Has Planning and Development done any work on this item? MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 13, 2003 Page 8 Work Session