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Mr. Kelly said that he had been very impressed by the work done by the staff with the community on different neighborhood parks. People had real ownership of the parks, and he appreciated the staff s work with the public. Speaking to the remarks made by Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Kelly said he had no sense yet of the scope of the other measures that might be on the ballot. He suggested that the staff give the council a "straw man" in the form of a reasonable array of bond measures and related time lines. Mayor Torrey suggested that staff postpone its evaluation of Ayres Road until people had time to get used to the improvements. Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department Director Angel Jones discussed the department's progress on the work plan activities under the goals Healthy Natural Built Environment and Accessible and Thriving Culture and Recreation. Returning to the subject of parks financing, Mr. Rayor asked if the City had some way of finding out what other agencies were going to offer the public in terms of bond measures. Mr. Johnson said that he could put the issue on the agenda for the next meeting of the chief executive officers of the three local jurisdictions. He added that the City had some idea of what School District 4J had planned; the district was contemplating offering voters a $120 million bond for facilities improvements. Mr. Kelly asked if the 20-37 programs would be presented in a unified way and if they would be in the next Recreation Guide published by LRCS. Ms. Jones said there would be a concentrated marketing effort for those programs and they could be included in the tabloid. She noted that the City was only funding a part of the programs offered by the organizations in question and it would need to look at effectiveness of using the guide as a marketing tool, because the contact would normally be Recreation staff. Ms. Jones noted further that staff was considering the guide from an overall effectiveness viewpoint. Mr. Kelly suggested the public was used to finding youth and recreation programs listed in the guide. Ms. Jones said that was a very good point and she would follow-up. She noted that the City was working to get Lane Community College to list all the programs there were available in a one-stop, comprehensive list. All the agencies were acting independently at the current time. Mr. Kelly hoped that the results of the review of service delivery and gaps would be provided to the council. He suggested that prior to coming to the council with a plan, staff provide a memo with observations and conclusions and laying out broad policy areas for the council to consider. He thought it would help move the process forward. Ms. Jones agreed. She was hoping to present the council with a recommendation of how the existing service gaps could be funded and who would deliver those services, but in the meantime she could provide the complete inventory to the council. Mr. Kelly reiterated his request for a summary of what the staff learned. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 28, 2001 Page 6 Goals Process Session