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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: City Council Goal - Enhance Understanding of Race Issues and <br />Improve Race Relationships Action Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: May 14, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: Human Resource and Risk Services Staff Contact: Lauren Chouinard <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5663 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />The purpose of this work session is to review the proposed revised action plan for the council <br />goal on race. Continuing the council’s work on race issues was identified by the council as one <br />of 10 goals for 2007 and 2008. The council is asked to approve or modify the proposed action <br />plan. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />In February 2007, the City Council met to develop goals for the community. Out of that session <br />emerged ten goals. The goals and executive leads for each issue are: <br />1. Neighborhood Empowerment – Renee Grube <br />2. City Hall – Jim Carlson <br />3. Hospital – Dennis Taylor <br />4. Police Initiative – Bob Lehner <br />5. Arts and the Outdoors – Renee Grube <br />6. Transportation Initiative – Kurt Corey <br />7. Race – Lauren Chouinard <br />8. Homeless Initiative – Angel Jones <br />9. Sustainability Initiative – Susan Muir <br />10. Downtown Initiative – Randy Groves <br /> <br />The expectation from the council was that the City Manager would develop recommended action <br />plans for each goal and return to the council for discussion, input, and adoption of the plans. <br /> <br />As an outcome of a meeting in 2006 between the mayor, City Council and members of the <br />communities of color, the council established an ad hoc group called the Community Committee <br />(CCR) on Race to provide input for this action plan. The CCR’s recommendations are included <br />in the revised action plan and are also presented as Attachment B. <br /> <br />The race action plan was developed by a staff team and is included in the template format as <br />Attachment A. This action plan identifies outcomes for the priority, progress to date, action <br />steps, resources needs, and an option for evaluation. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070514\S070514B.doc <br /> <br />