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people without telephones. He said that staff could provide the council with information on the differences in responses between those two groups in a shod memorandum. Ms. Taylor said that sometimes people do not answer their telephones and allow answering machines to pick up, which further restricted the types of survey responses. She had reservations about telephone surveys for that reason. She suggested that a mailed survey could be done with lots of publicity. Mr. Johnson agreed that the responses were of those who choose to took the survey, creating a natural bias. He said that the council needed to balance the cost of the survey against the results; in this case, the survey was being used to inform the council about trends, and should not be used to make decisions about, for example, budget allocations. Mr. Torrey encouraged the council to use common sense and their own background with the community when interpreting the survey results. 2. City Service Issues Mr. Johnson provided the council with statistics on the use of City services such as 9-1-1 call taking, aircraft landings and airport users, Permit and Information Center user numbers, building permits issued in 1998, parkland acres maintained, parking enforcement calls for stored and abandoned vehicles, etc., and reminded the council that the ongoing City work load needed to be kept in mind while it discussed goals. · Financial Stability Administrative Services Department Director Warren Wong reviewed the Financial Stability Section in a document provided to the council entitled City Service Issues. Mr. Lee expressed concern that the budget did not accommodate community policing and the council should be clear about that fact. Mr. Wong acknowledged that current and projected funding levels were not sufficient to implement the City's plans for community policing. He added that the Public Safety Coordinating Council (PSCC) had formed a finance subcommittee to work on funding public safety. Responding to a question from Mr. Lee, Mr. Wong said that funding for operations and maintenance were included in the parks bonds. Mr. Lee pointed out that the operating funds for the library would expire with the levy in four years. Mr. Torrey said that the City was faced with that issue for every levy. Mr. Lee said that he merely wanted to highlight those issues so councilors were cognizant of the fact action must be taken in the future. Responding to a question from Mr. Torrey, Mr. Wong said that State subventions to Eugene totaled $1.5 million currently. · Ongoing Implementation Priorities Mr. Johnson reviewed ongoing implementation priorities for major City projects, outlined on page 2 of City Service Issues. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 22, 1999 Page 3 5:30 p.m.