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social service clubs like the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs as a part of a deeper and broader engagement of the <br />community, along with churches and synagogues and people who were downtown in the evenings. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said that outcomes related to current conditions—less crime, greater access—might not be <br />suitable in the long-term and he would prefer terminology that described a destination or end result instead <br />of a never-ending outcome. He was not certain how clean water fit as an outcome under sustainable <br />development. He suggested moving measures related to adequate and well-maintained infrastructure to the <br />category of sustainable development, instead of fair, stable and adequate financial resources. That would <br />reflect the high value of infrastructure. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked how staff proposed to reach out to such a large segment of the public, which could be <br />expensive. Ms. Monroe said one of the budget strategies for this year was to rely less on outside consultants <br />and build capacity within the organization to take on those types of projects. As many internal resources as <br />possible would be used to facilitate the public sessions. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said the Shape Eugene’s Future process was quite successful in engaging the community and <br />could be a model. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor said the council’s most important decision would be deciding on goals. He did not feel he was <br />ready to discuss outcomes as part of the public process because he was concerned that his opinions would be <br />given greater weight because he was a city councilor. He said the technical and professional perceptions of <br />those inside the City organization and external perceptions from the public would be very helpful to the <br />council’s deliberations, coupled with the measurable realities of available resources and regulatory or <br />statutory requirements that could not be modified. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka felt the process was going in the right direction and pleased to see linkages between the budget <br />and outcomes and strategies. He emphasized the importance of broad public involvement and innovative <br />outreach strategies. He agreed with Mr. Pryor about the council delaying a discussion of outcomes and <br />measures until input from internal and external sources was available. <br /> <br />Ms. Ortiz said an important outcome for her was the ability of the public to understand the budget process <br />and the source and use of funds. She wanted to see information gleaned from the council’s conversation on <br />race used to inform public outreach efforts to involve a more diverse cross-section of the community. She <br />hoped information could be linked to school web pages to encourage the participation of high school <br />students. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling said a linkage to Lane Community College would also be important to involving young people. <br />He agreed with Mr. Pryor and Mr. Zelenka about waiting for public input on outcomes. He suggested <br />making brief presentations at the board meetings of various community organizations as an outreach <br />strategy. <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy said some of the goals would need more details, such as whether the goal related to homelessness <br />meant fewer homeless people or greater shelter capacity. She said sustainable development outcomes that <br />had gained support in the community included reduced carbon emissions. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor felt public participation would be effective if it stayed at the value or policy level and did not <br />become too involved in the minutia of specific strategies. He said if the public was simply asked to identify <br />their priorities without any guidance, the result would be a list of whatever issues were uppermost in their <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 26, 2009 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />