Item 2A: Approval of City Coucnil Minutes

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Ms. Bettman asked if the Council Chamber could be isolated from the rest of the building. She thought if it could be separated it could be put to a bid, sold, and possibly moved. Ms. Cooper presented the public involvement process. She stressed the importance of meaningful and appropriate involvement at each phase. She listed the public participation core values, as follows: . To seek a public voice in things that affect lives. . It includes the possibility to influence the outcome. · Everyone has a voice, including thc decision-makers. · It facilitates involvemcnt of those atlected by the outcome. . The public needs to decide how they will participate. · The public is provided information on which to base decisions. · The public needs to know how they intluenced the outcome. Ms. Cooper provided an overview of Public Participation Spectntm and Tools, an attachment included in the council packet. She next reviewed the Public Involvement Draft Plan Phase 2 .... Development. She underscored the teanl's desire to initiate the process as soon as possible. Regarding Component 1, she said the first step would seek to develop a list of 40 to 50 people in the community to engage in a stakeholder process, providing them with an overview of the issues and hoping to gauge their level of interest in the existing building or moving to a new structure. She indicated that Component 2 - Community Forum was the primary way to exchange information and vet the resulting decision. She reviewed the Community FonuJl Model. She notcd that money had to be part of the equation. Mr. Kelly thought the recruitment criteria spoke against having an "average" person at the forum. Ms. Cooper replied that it was important to select names carefully. She noted that a person did not have to meet all of the criteria, rather the criteria served to identify thc areas of high interest. Ms. Kennedy underscored that this was to give direction to what would be fleshed out in November 2006. She asked if the ideas that had been presented were things the council would like to see developed for future consideration. Mayor Piercy expressed concern about the parts of Eugene that remained disengaged. She said it would be important to figure out how to engage and move the people. She noted that the Bethel area was a sizable block that would vote against any money issue. Ms. Cooper indicated that there was a wide range of levels of public relations. She likened the public outreach to cars and said they could provide the "Lambergini" of campaigns should the elected officials desire it. Mayor Piercy responded that she would not want the cheapest model for a campaign but wanted to ensure the model that was being rolled out was sustainable. Ms. Cooper commented that the team would look at how well this process tied into the Neighborhood Initiati ve. She wanted to ensure this process helped to build know ledge of how to work with the City. Mr. Pryor remarked that the greatest complaint on public processes was that they lacked sincerity and that the decision looked like it had already been made. He wished to stress to the public that the decision had not been made at this point. Ms. Cooper commented that some decisions would likely have to be made initially. MINUTES-Eugene City Council Workshop October 19, 2005 Page 9