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not much discussion about the meaning of the objectives or there was a difference of opinion as to their meaning. Mr. Carlson said that staff had reviewed the four objectives remaining on the list at the end of the meeting and attempted to flesh them out with suggestions for the types of activities that might be undertaken. The four outstanding objectives were: Strengthen relationship with University of Oregon $ Address the needs of the most vulnerable $ Out-of-school recreation and educational opportunities for youth $ Ensure effective and efficient local government $ Mayor Torrey solicited a first round of council comments. Mr. Meisner was disappointed with how the four remaining objectives were translated by staff. Referring to action priorities 1 and 2 under the heading of out-of-school recreation and A educational opportunities for youth on page 477, he said he would never know from reading the @ first priority regarding funding that one of the councils interests was an examination of how the = City could avoid paying for regional, non-City programs. That was not well-conveyed. Referring to the second priority regarding the extension of library services to low-income residents inside Eugene school districts, Mr. Meisner said that was not intended to be a City expense, but rather a cost that was covered in partnership with nonprofit organizations. That was not captured in the staff materials. Referring to the action priority on page 479 of the council packet, Evaluate the A concepts and models of public-private competition and privatization, Mr. Meisner said the council @ did not discuss public-private competitions, but rather public-private partnerships. That also was not captured. He did like the brevity of the document. Mr. Kelly was not prepared to take action on the goals at this time given that the time for the item had been reduced from one hour to one-half hour. He asked that another session be scheduled. Mr. Kelly indicated interest in adding to the objective on strengthening the relationship with the University by including coordination between University planning, City planning, and the east campus neighborhood. Mr. Kelly also wanted the City to actively look for new opportunities to use University expertise and acknowledge where that was already occurring. He cited the Joint City of Eugene-University of Oregon West University Neighborhood Task Force and the business climate survey operated by the University of Oregons Planning, Public Policy, and Management Program = as examples. é Mr. Pap hoped the council had the opportunity to read the memorandum from facilitator Sue Diciple. He appreciated her attempts to keep the council from bartering goals and her attempts to keep it focused on finding consensus. He suggested that the council schedule a half-day session to continue the process with new City Manager Dennis Taylor. Ms. Nathanson said that the memorandum from the facilitator was honest, and it was probably as difficult for her to write as it was for the council to read. She did not feel good about how the process came out. Regarding the objective related to strengthening the relationship between the City and the University, Ms. Nathanson said her interest in suggesting the objective was in creating a MINUTESEugene City Council March 12, 2003 Page 8 C Work Session