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III. NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION PROGRAM UPDATE Mr. Kinnison offered the staff report and reviewed the Significant Events—2005 to Date including: Neighborhood Empowerment Initiative (NEI) identified as Council priority since 2005. Office relocated from Community Development to Planning and to a “public” space on the ground floor of Atrium. Neighborhood Matching Grant Program reinstated in 2007 (funding not identified past FY2010). Staffing changes included creation of two neighborhood planner positions, internal consolidation of positions and program management turnover. Current staffing included a Program Coordinator, Neighborhood Planner and Program Manager. Mr. Kinnision reviewed Program Services: Funding Neighborhood Improvements. Facilitating Communication. Providing Information and Facilitating Delivery of Services. Neighborhood Based Planning. Building Neighborhood Capacity. Neighborhood Empowerment. Looking Ahead. Mr. Lawless thanked Mr. Kinnison for the message he offered. He agreed it was time to look at land use implications of the overall process and try to mature them. Responding to a question from Mr. Carroll, Mr. Kinnison said the consultant used a variety of outreach methods including targeted interviews with City staff, neighborhood leaders and community groups, as well as a web based survey from which they identified missed opportunities for linkages between non-profits organizations, community groups and neighborhood associations. The program was supporting community mediation services to do targeted mediation in the Amazon neighborhood which provided another way to link with a community group. Mr. Carroll opined neighborhoods were not only geographic areas but also communities of interest and asked how the City was approaching those communities of interest. Mr. Kinnison said neighborhoods boundaries provided a framework for action and a way to resolve issues that resounded through all neighborhoods, citing collaborating with Police Chief Pete Kerns and the Eugene Police Department (EPD) Crime Prevention Unit as examples. Ms. Beierle said the Implementation Team had discussed Recommendation #4,Develop a three- pronged approach to community organizing, and the difference between neighborhoods, neighborhood associations, and interest based versus issue based organizing. Responding to a question from Mr. Hledik, Mr. Kinnison stated it was challenging in larger neighborhoods to encourage participation and keep people involved. Any changes would need to be carefully implemented to maintain leadership capacity in the new configuration. Guidelines MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission June 29, 2009 Page 4