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Mr. Kelly asked the manager to give feedback on the council as a group. Mr. Johnson said it was difficult to evaluate the council as a whole but he believed it was working well together most of the time. He emphasized the importance of the council's and the organization's image in the community and said the council should be careful about the image it projected as it went about doing its work and as councilors worked individually with each other. Mr. Johnson said he expected some of the relationships to change in the year to come, given the major projects to be undertaken, particularly charter review. Ms. Helphand suggested both the council and the manager give each other feedback on performances throughout the year. Addressing a question from Mr. PapS, Mr. Johnson said department directors should be included in the management team as they are intimately involved in implementing the the council's directives. Mr. Farr encouraged the manager's feedback to individual council members and the council as a group. Mr. Meisner moved, seconded by Mr. Farr, to grant the City Manager a one step pay increase, based on the merits of the current evaluation. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Meisner noted that there were no changes in the other terms of the City Manager's contract with respect to compensation. Mr. Meisner asked the council to give feedback on the appraisal documents while it was fresh in their minds. Mr. Johnson asked Human Resources Director Lauren Chounaird to contact council members in a week to gather feedback. Mr. Rayor urged the council to ensure that the manager's evaluation process remained as public as possible. Mayor Torrey asked the council to entertain a question from Mr. Rayor about the matching grant program for after school programs. Mr. Rayor said it was his understanding that the council direction on the matching grant program set the amount of the program at $150,000 through a request for proposals (RFP) process. He said he has been informed that $75,000 of the amount was a sole source project. Mr. Johnson recalled that the council discussed the Boys and Girls Clubs, but added that if there were multiple groups in the community who wished to start boys and girls clubs then it was not a sole source. He said the RFP process might render only one applicant. He said he would review the language for the motion and provide clarification. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Minutes--Eugene City Council July 26, 1999 Page 6 5:30 p.m.