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Ms. Andersen emphasized the need to plan for opportunities that might arise. She said that the City needed to ensure that the data it currently had regarding City space needs was comprehensive and current. Mr. Meisner said that he did not want the City to do another study of facilities. Mr. Kelly said that he was concerned about the relative level of effort spent on such a study, and wanted to ensure that the information was collated to a degree sufficient to give the council context for a discussion if an opportunity arose. Ms. Andersen said that staff would revisit existing studies to ensure the assumptions behind them were valid. She said that currently staff did not have a comprehensive picture of the existing situation. Mr. Torrey raised the issue of the River Road/Santa Clara area and asked if it was addressed by the goals. He said that it was important that the City be actively involved with the County and residents on issues related to the area. Ms. Nathanson shared his concern. The council briefly returned to a discussion of the phrase "sustainable community growth and change." Mr. Farmer said that the council could consider antonyms to the word to discover an alternative, such as "wise community growth and change," "intelligent community growth and change," or "smart growth and change." Mr. Farr suggested "responsible community growth and change." The council took a straw vote on an alternative to sustainable; Mr. PapS, Mr. Farr, and Ms. Nathanson favored "responsible," while other councilors favored "sustainable." The council agreed to include the work on the goal and to revisit the issue at a future work session on the concept of sustainability. 4. Next Steps--Goal Implementation and Monitoring Ms. Helphand reviewed next steps in the goals process. The meeting adjourned at 2:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jim Johnson City Manager (Recorded by KimberlyYoung) MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 13, 1999 Page 7 9:30 a.m.