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Mr. Brown questioned why outcomes only addressed downtown development. He felt that outcome was too specific <br />and excluded development elsewhere in the community. <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy reminded the council that during its goal-setting discussion it was focused on downtown development. <br />Mr. Ruiz added that other development activities would continue to occur; the outcomes were reflective of what the <br />community had identified as priorities. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor concurred that it was appropriate to identify downtown development as a specific outcome because <br />downtown was the community’s common area and emerged as a focus area in the community survey. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark was concerned that the outcome related to job creation was too narrow and related only to the joint elected <br />officials’ regional economic development strategy work. He said the outcomes should be viewed from the broader <br />economic perspective of increasing the tax base through use of policy to increase property values. He said higher <br />property values as a tax base would allow the City to afford those things it wished to do on an ongoing basis. <br /> <br />Goal: Accessible and Thriving Culture and Recreation <br />? <br /> Accessible to all incomes <br />? <br /> Preserve strength in arts and outdoors <br />? <br /> Invest in arts and culture as an economic engine <br /> <br />Mr. Clark suggested that the first outcome could include a strategy that allowed greater flexibility for developing <br />undeveloped City-owned park land, including through the use of volunteers. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor suggested that accessibility should relate to socio-economic status, not just income. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling reflected that the council’s conversation about accessibility discussed the affordability of some events, <br />which was why the outcome was related to income. <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy agreed with Mr. Poling’s comments that the council’s concern related specifically to access to cultural <br />events during difficult economic times. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor withdrew his suggestion. <br /> <br />Goal: Effective, Accountable Municipal Government <br />? <br /> Transparent and interactive communication <br />? <br /> Public engagement that involves the community broadly <br />? <br /> Stronger partnership between government entities <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy determined there were no comments and the outcomes were accepted as proposed. <br /> <br />Goal: Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources <br />? <br /> A long-term sustainable budget <br />? <br /> New or expanded revenue sources <br />? <br /> Accessible and transparent financial information <br /> <br />Mr. Clark was concerned that the outcome related to new or expanded revenue sources would enshrine the intent to <br />raise taxes in some way. He was agreeable to an outcome of finding sustainable revenue streams, such as increasing <br />property values and thus property tax revenue. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 26, 2010 Page 4 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />