CC Minutes - 11/08/06 Work Session

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“Rewrite section 4 on page 44 to remove references to the Lane County Local Govern- ment Boundary Commission pending a City Council work session after the first of the year.” Ms. Bettman declined to accept the friendly amendment. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to amend section 4, as follows: “Rewrite section 4 on page 44 to remove references to the Lane County Local Govern- ment Boundary Commission pending a City Council work session after the first of the year.” In response to a question from Mr. Papé, Mr. Kelly assured him that the word ‘pending’ would not delay the document itself. Ms. Bettman believed annexation issues and the boundary commission were intertwined and so should be discussed at the same time. She opposed the amendment. The motion to amend passed, 5:2; Ms. Taylor and Ms. Bettman voting in opposition. The main motion, as amended, passed unanimously, 7:0. Mayor Piercy acknowledged that the first item of the agenda had run over its scheduled time. She recommended that the last topic, a Report on the Sister City Trip, be postponed. All were amenable to this change. B. WORK SESSION: City Council Priority Issue – Strengthen and Promote Community Arts and Outdoors Assets City Manager Taylor introduced Community Relations Manager Jan Bohman. Ms. Bohman stated that the council priority issue acknowledged that Eugene’s unique combination of cultural, recreational, and natural resources were the city’s greatest strength and that they provided a foundation for a sustainable economic development strategy. She reported that the City aspired to accomplish two major benefits: 1) that some sustainable economic activity would develop through increased tourism and commerce; and 2) that the community’s livability would improve through improvement to access to arts and outdoor activities. Ms. Bohman stressed that this was an interdepartmental effort. She noted that key projects included the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan (PROS), the resource assessment for both arts and outdoors th activities, the Cultural Policy Review (CPR), the major celebration of 100 years of parks, the upcoming 25 anniversary of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts (HCPA), preparation for the 2008 Olympic Trials, and several other projects. She opined that the outcome of the PROS levy was a good indication of how much Eugeneans valued outdoor resources and how much they were willing to support them. Ms. Bohman said one key activity that the staff team worked on was the marketing plan. She related that the City contracted with Funk/Levis and Associates to help staff work on the plan. They had invited approximately 50 stakeholders to provide input. They were now beginning to work on implementing the MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 8, 2006 Page 9 Work Session