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been lost. He did not know where the City could have secured other funds to make the needed <br />corridor improvements. Mr. Torrey said that while it was unpleasant to drive in the corridor now, <br />in a year the community would be glad. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr said that after listening to the discussion and considering that Ms. Bascom made the <br />recommendation, he was prepared to support the motion. He acknowledged it was in the back of <br />his mind that the bridge should be named after Ms. Bascom, but he was willing to defer to her <br />and also wished to recognize the congressman's efforts. <br /> <br />Mr. Torrey asked the council to take unanimous action on the motion, pointing out that "Ms. <br />Shelton would never know." <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that she liked Representative DeFazio and knew how hard he worked. She <br />believed Representative DeFazio would continue to work for alternative modes of transportation <br />without the honor of having a bridge named after him. She wanted to postpone the decision to <br />give other people more time to express an opinion. <br /> <br /> The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. <br /> <br />3.WORK SESSION: NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM REVIEW AND MISSION <br /> <br />Planning and Development Department Co-Director Lew Bowers referred the council to several <br />mission statements posted on the meeting room wall which were developed as a part of the <br />Neighborhood Program redesign effort. He said that staff was seeking input from the council on <br />those mission statements, with the intent to return to the council in early 1999 with some <br />programmatic options for the program redesign. The posted mission statements included the <br />existing statement, a staff-drafted statement, and a statement developed by involved <br />neighborhood leaders. Mr. Bowers said that, in addition, the council, councilor-elects, and mayor <br />responded to a questionnaire regarding the program. The results were compiled and distributed <br />prior to the meeting in the form of a document entitled Analysis of City Council Survey on <br />Neighborhood Program--November 1998. Staff had grouped statements around emerging <br />themes and then prioritized the themes in terms of level of importance. <br /> <br />Mr. Bowers reviewed the analysis of the survey results and noted conflicts between responses <br />where they existed and concurrence between responses where it existed. Regarding the first <br />theme identified by staff, "Input," Mr. Bowers requested direction from the council as to whether <br />the intent of the program was to seek input on citywide issues or neighborhood issues. <br />Regarding the second theme identified by staff, "Neighborhood Improvement," Mr. Bowers <br />requested direction from the council as to whether it perceived a shift in emphasis from input and <br />communication to a new emphasis on neighborhood improvement, or a dual emphasis. <br />Regarding the third theme, "Forums," Mr. Bowers said there was strong agreement that <br />neighborhood organizations were forums to facilitate discussion. <br /> <br />Mr. Bowers said that the neighborhood leaders' mission statement included additional program <br />purposes, including 1) educating neighbors on public process, City services, and elections; and <br />2) identifying and advocating neighbors' position on land use, transportation, public safety, and <br />social services. He asked the council if it thought those were primary program purposes. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 25, 1998 Page 4 <br /> 11:30 a.m. <br /> <br /> <br />