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efforts. Chief Tallon reiterated that there was a political element to the redesign effort. Mr. <br />Johnson acknowledged that the majority of the effort would be internal. The council agreed to add <br />the item to the secondary list. <br /> <br />The council agreed to retain Address prevention of hillside fire danger, which staff proposed to <br />drop as an action priority and make a work plan item under another action priority, as an action <br />priority for further ranking. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly suggested that the strategy related to public safety facilities be combined with the <br />strategy related to other facilities in the goal area Effective, Accountable Government. There was <br />no objection. <br /> <br />Sustainable Community Growth and Change <br /> <br />The council discussed a concern expressed by Mr. Fart regarding the staff recommendation to <br />drop the action priority Foster affordable housing, including Iow-income subsidized housing. Mr. <br />Farmer indicated that staff considered that priority part of its ongoing work program and suggested <br />that it be dropped unless significant new resources were to be added to the effort. After a straw <br />poll, the council agreed to retain the item. <br /> <br />Mr. Fart left the meeting at 10 a.m. <br /> <br />Responding to an objection from Ms. Bettman regarding the wording in the action priority Promote <br />additional housing downtown and provide stability to neighborhoods adjacent to downtown, which <br />was a change from the initial text in the priority, Mr. Farmer suggested text modeled on the <br />following possible wording: Promote additional housing downtown and provide stability in <br />surrounding neighborhoods by preserving the existing housing and residential uses. The council <br />concurred. <br /> <br />Responding to a concern expressed by Mr. Kelly regarding the narrowness of the scope of an <br />action priority related to the Growth Management Study, Mr. Johnson suggested the wording <br />Prioritize and implement next steps in Growth Management. Nodal development would be an <br />associated work plan item. There was concurrence. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Meisner, Ms. Bettman recommended that work plan item <br />related to code enforcement be included in the goal area Effective, Accountable Municipal <br />Government. There was concurrence. <br /> <br />The council agreed to add the action priority, Collaborate with Lane County to better coordinate <br />and streamline service defivery in the River Road/Santa Clara area, to the secondary list. <br /> <br />Healthy Natural and Built Environment <br /> <br />There were no changes in this goal area. <br /> <br />Accessible and Thriving Culture and Recreation <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 3, 2001 Page 2 <br /> Goals Setting Session <br /> <br /> <br />