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Mr. Kelly passed. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor passed. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey reported that he had attended a meeting regarding the Job Faire, and participated <br />in a discussion of the importance of providing a skill center for young people who do not plan to <br />go to college. He suggested the youth leaders discuss the topic and provide feedback to the <br />council. <br /> <br /> C. Work Session: Neighborhood Services Redesign <br /> <br />Beth Bridges, Planning and Development Department, provided an overview of the Neighborhood Redesign <br />Subcommittee's recommendations for the Neighborhood Services Redesign. She identified the following <br />policy issues for council discussion: 1) the definition of an active neighborhood; 2) discussion of <br />neighborhood boundaries; and 3) the newsletter policy and the issue of who was responsible for the contents <br />of the newsletters. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lee moved, seconded by Ms. Taylor, to direct the City Manager to implement the <br /> suggested definition of active neighborhood associations. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said that neighborhood associations were one of the best ways to get public involvement and build <br />community. He supported the motion, and thanked the staff and neighborhood leaders involved in the <br />redesign subcommittee. He said that the subcommittee had done great work. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner generally supported the recommendations. Regarding the recommendations for minimum <br />attendance at general meetings, he questioned the inclusion of the executive committee members toward that <br />minimum count, because otherwise he believed that general meetings would consist of the same people as <br />executive committee meetings. <br /> <br /> Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Ms. Taylor, to amend the motion by revising the <br /> recommendation regarding attendance at general meetings as follows: "Conduct a <br /> minimum of four general meetings annually. Three of the four meetings must have a <br /> minimum of ten members in attendance, not counting executive committee members." <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said that given the council had more than doubled the program budget, he wanted an outcome in <br />the form of increased citizen involvement, with different and more people. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly noted that the size of executive committees varied from association to association. His <br />organization, for example, had as many as ten to fifteen people on the executive committee because it was a <br />"come one, come all" situation. Mr. Meisner said that he understood that, but reiterated he wanted to ensure <br />that the associations attracted more, different people. <br /> <br />Ms. Nathanson agreed with Mr. Meisner, but said that Mr. Kelly's point raised an issue of what constituted <br />an executive committee. She said that having an open executive committee meeting was one thing, but <br />calling everyone who attends the meeting members of the executive committee was another. She asked if the <br />City distinguished between an elected executive committee and the members of the public who happened to <br />attend that meeting. Ms. Bridges responded that the executive committee members were elected by the <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 23, 2000 Page 4 <br />Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />