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improve and expand collaboration between neighborhood associations and the City. An additional <br />neighborhood planner was hired to develop neighborhood- based plans. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark commented that he heard frequently from neighborhoods about land use planning. He asked if the <br />neighborhood planner would be measuring the priorities and goals of a broad section of a particular <br />neighborhood, not just those who participated in the association. Ms. Weiss responded that staff had been <br />discussing an equitable system for developing neighborhood plans that did not begin with one neighborhood, <br />leaving the others behind. She said the system would allow neighborhoods to take the initiative to move <br />forward with their plans and there would be readiness components that required involvement of a broad <br />cross-section of the neighborhood, particularly during the early phases of issue identification. The tools for <br />that were still being developed. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said many constituents had remarked that neighborhood groups who spoke on behalf of the <br />neighborhood actually had differing levels of participation in the organization. He was interested in the true <br />representative nature of the voices that were being heard and assuring that services being delivered were <br />truly desired by a large cross-section of the neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka saw the goal as twofold: strengthen and support neighborhood associations and involve <br />neighborhoods earlier and more effectively in the land use process to preserve and protect their livability. <br />He hoped the initiative would continue to pursue those two goals. <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy hoped neighborhood residents felt that the last neighborhood summit drove actions and priorities. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka agreed that the summit should result in actions by the City. He asked if the neighborhood plans <br />were considered refinement plans and carried any legal weight. Ms. Weiss said that issue was being <br />grappled with and while a refinement plan might be one of the tools that was needed to implement <br />neighborhood priorities, the planning process might identify other venues for implementing priorities. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka noted that refinement plans were expensive and time-consuming, but a plan without any legal <br />teeth did not have much value in terms of protecting the livability of a neighborhood. He hoped staff would <br />investigate what resources would be required to develop refinement plans for neighborhood associations and <br />bring that information back to the council. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman stated that the City had been discussing the issue for some time. She said an early suggestion <br />was to ask neighborhoods to identify problem areas and develop smaller refinement plans that targeted those <br />areas instead of doing a refinement plan for the entire neighborhood. She said it was a good idea to bring <br />neighborhoods into the land use process at an earlier point but not all neighborhoods would be able to <br />participate. She said the City should have policies in place to protect people’s homes and neighborhoods. <br />She pointed out the cost of appealing a land use decision and said that should be waived for neighborhood <br />associations so that money was not an obstacle. <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy said while the City tried to reach out to the broader neighborhood, it was important to recognize <br />those people who did put their time and energy into neighborhood activities. She commended neighborhoods <br />for modeling and sharing new ideas with each other and encouraged them to also seek things that were <br />shared by all neighborhoods. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 8, 2008 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br />
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