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Kelly noted there was no motion language included on the agenda though the agenda item summary (AIS) suggested the council could approve it. City Manager Taylor indicated that if the council was comfortable with the plan, adoption at the present meeting would expedite the plan. Mr. Kelly commented that there were a few things he could "quibble with," but because there were points at which the plan would return to check in with the council, he felt it could move forward as a draft. Mr. Kelly recommended inclusion of venues from the private sector when identifying community partners. Ms. Bettman echoed Mr. Kelly's comments. She wanted to focus on the enhancement of livability in Eugene. She did not believe the primary goal to be an increase in tourism. Regarding the timeline, Ms. Bettman said the historic intent of council goals had been to take on something achievable within a councilor's lifetime on the council. Because of council turnover, she pointed out that this was a two-year threshold. She felt the implementation became almost regional and would take the goal beyond being a council goal. She wished to see a more focused effort; one that leveraged the most benefit with the investment that made sense for Eugene and one that maximized the assets Eugene already had. She approved of the marketing strategy, but had concerns that the City was joining the efforts of the County. She did not want to see a council goal "get co-opted." Mr. Poling also had some questions about the timeline but recognized the magnitude of the project the City faced. He agreed that it would be nice to compress the timeline and said it would be beneficial to fold some of the City's efforts into a regional effort. He averred that private involvement was an important piece of the goal. He cited a recent youth soccer tournament that brought people from all over the United States to the area. He underscored the importance of involving all of the private venues to find out what events they were planning so that the City could build upon them and try to blend in some of the activities of the natural surroundings and the local talent. In this way, he felt people would have something else to participate in other than their specific event. Mr. Poling, seconded by Ms. Solomon, moved to approve the proposed "Arts and Out- doors" Action Plan. Mayor Piercy called for further questions and comments. Mr. Pap6 surmised that the council liked the way the plan was organized but was less favorable to the timeline. He asked that it be compressed if possible. City Manager Taylor commented that staff saw working with all of the City's partners, both intergovern- mental and private, as integral to the process. He averred that the cross-departmental work provided an additional focus and more work to consider. He heard, however, council feedback to get the work out faster and provide specific steps that were achievable within a councilor's lifetime as well as development of a longer term strategy so that the "Arts and Outdoors" focus would be maintained. Mr. Pap6 remarked that he looked forward to something with an 18-month time span that would be carried on into the future. MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 13, 2005 Page 3 Work Session