Laserfiche WebLink
<br />ATTACHMENT A <br />Council Strategic Priorities Action Plan <br />Launch Neighborhood Initiative <br /> <br /> <br />At the February 2005 retreat of the Eugene City Council, launching a “Neighborhood <br />Initiative” was identified as a council priority issue. A staff team developed a draft action <br />plan to provide a framework for defining the objectives and outcomes the council <br />envisioned when identifying this priority issue. The draft action plan was presented to <br />Council at the August 10, 2005 work session. Based on comments and specific direction <br />provided at the work session, staff has prepared a revised draft Action Plan. <br /> <br />The focus of the revised plan is on creating and sustaining Strong Neighborhoods, with <br />an emphasis on building partnerships motivated to collaboratively problem-solve and <br />develop solutions that benefit a broad representation of the community. <br /> <br /> <br />A.Planning horizon and focus <br /> <br />Action Plan Focus: To build Strong Neighborhoods by developing community <br />leadership and working collaboratively with residents to achieve the delivery of City <br />Services and Neighborhood Priorities. <br /> <br />The focus is further defined by the following key objectives: <br /> <br />? <br /> Enhance effective public engagement activities. <br /> Facilitate involvement from <br />the broader community, including under-represented individuals, by diversifying <br />public engagement activities. When residents are engaged as partners and are <br />seen, and see themselves, as part of the solution, then a collaborative relationship <br /> <br />is possible. <br /> <br />? <br /> Support neighborhood involvement in problem-solving. <br /> Facilitate effective <br />neighborhood associations through leadership training opportunities, improved <br /> <br />communications, and providing resources based on individual association needs. <br /> <br />? <br /> Focus service delivery to better meet neighborhood-identified needs and <br />priorities. <br />This objective will be met by focusing on the following guiding <br /> <br />principles: <br /> <br />Listen to the people <br />o <br /> <br />Build on strengths & assets <br />o <br /> <br />Identify and respond to community/neighborhood vision and priorities <br />o <br /> <br />Create Partnerships <br />o <br /> <br />Maintain Ongoing commitment to Strong Neighborhoods concept <br />o <br /> <br />Collaborate & use existing resources <br />o <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />