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City of Eugene, Oregon <br />City Council Retreat <br /> <br /> <br />Assessing Performance/Status of Existing Priority <br /> <br />Neighborhood Initiative <br />What has gone well… What could go better… <br />?? <br /> Final action plan a good start Initial action plan missed the mark <br />?? <br /> Increased communication tools, i.e. Like Charlotte’s “Neighborhood <br />newsletters Cabinet” approach <br />?? <br /> One of Three specifics is underway Tensions between neighborhood <br />(Opportunity Siting) desires and City policies (i.e. density) – <br />? <br />creates challenges <br /> Pleased to see the way the <br />? <br />organization is collaborating with Be pre-emptive on planning issues – <br />various groups of organized neighbors balance in showing plans not as a <br />? <br />done deal – want input, get it up front <br /> Doing a better job listening and <br />without the Council having to say go <br />collaborating with neighbors – not just <br />back to the neighbors <br />announcing our “solutions” <br />? <br />? <br /> Working on how these partnerships <br /> Neighbors being invited into City Hall <br />work is appropriate – roles are <br />conversation <br />understood <br />? <br /> Dedicated staff really help (kudos to <br />? <br /> Could have gone to NLC earlier <br />Steve Norris) <br />? <br />? <br /> Need to recognize/establish NLC’s <br /> Good start <br />legitimacy if we are going to use them <br />? <br /> Seeing staff give neighborhoods more <br />? <br /> We (Council) need to won fleshing out <br />options – good beginning <br />the priorities <br />? <br /> Congruence with NLC and staff <br />? <br /> Neighborhoods is not the same thing <br />approach <br />as public involvement – they work <br />together but are not interchangeable <br />? <br /> Active associations do strengthen the <br />City’s communication avenues <br /> <br />City Hall Complex <br />What has gone well… What could go better… <br />?? <br /> Spent focused time on this Bond issue timing suggests we did not <br />? <br />embrace this as a priority <br /> Public input going in the right direction <br />? <br />? <br /> Doing this also costs political capital for <br /> Outside team is exemplary <br />elected officials <br />? <br /> Bonds not only funding mechanism <br />? <br /> Funding mechanisms are “interesting” <br />here <br />– saving for it, need more conversation <br />? <br /> Pleased with our investment here – <br />about funding as a reflection of support <br />quality outreach process <br /> <br />Management Partners, Inc. 5 <br /> <br />