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City of Eugene, Oregon <br />City Council Retreat <br /> <br /> <br />Retreat Goals <br /> <br />? <br /> To affirm the Council’s priorities for the upcoming year <br />? <br /> To articulate what it means for an item to be a Council priority <br />? <br /> To continue to work on improving the effectiveness of the governing body <br />? <br /> To continue to build a successful relationship between members of the governing <br />body and the City’s Executive staff <br /> <br />The Best Thing… <br /> <br />Everyone was asked to identify “The Best Thing…” or at least a really good thing that <br />happened since the last City Council Retreat: <br />? <br /> 2008 Olympic Trials are coming to Eugene <br />? <br /> Peace Health Medical Center permit approved <br />? <br /> Stuck with our 8 Goals <br />? <br /> Re-staffed Fire Station #9 <br />? <br /> Home Depot in my neighborhood <br />? <br /> Finished Goal 5 after 14 years <br />? <br /> Goal 5 expanded to include the upland area <br />? <br /> Chambers reconsidered <br />? <br /> Opened 2 Fire Stations <br />? <br /> The Fire Department was accredited <br />? <br /> 20-106 passed! <br />? <br /> Oakway Center Traffic Signals <br />? <br /> No “new” references (i.e. New City Manager, New Mayor, New Council, etc.) at <br />the State of the City – we have our sea legs <br />? <br /> Susan Muir in place <br />? <br /> Jason Mak in place <br />? <br /> Improved a lot of streets – better pavement <br />? <br /> $2M Brownfield’s Grant for Downtown & $1.2 M SAFR Grant <br />? <br /> Opening the parallel runway at the airport <br />? <br /> Work on Sustainable Business Initiative <br />? <br /> Establishing Enterprise Zone <br />? <br /> Completed New Park & Recreation and Open Space Plan <br /> <br />Management Partners, Inc. 2 <br /> <br />