Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Recreation staff at the Hilyard Center. City Manager Ruiz concluded by reporting that he had visited the Fleet crew recently and thanked the crew for its hard work. He invited interested councilors to contact him if they wished to tour the Fleet Shop. Ms. Ortiz noted the passing of former Lane County Commissioner Chuck Ivey. B. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(2)(i) The council entered into executive session in accordance with Oregon Revised Statute 192.660(2)(i). Mayor Piercy adjourned the executive session and convened the council in regular session. C. WORK SESSION: City Manager Annual Performance Review City Manager Ruiz said the City had a good year in 2009. The organization had succeeded in correcting some long-standing structural imbalances, had stabilized its core funding, and was now living within its means while continuing to invest in the future. City Manager Ruiz noted the many good discussions the Budget Committee and council had in regard to the latter topic, particularly in areas such as downtown public safety and climate and energy planning. City Manager Ruiz thanked the City’s executive team and acknowledged that it was a relatively young team but he believed it was doing outstanding work individually and collectively. He also commended the work of the organization’s division Managers, a talented group charged with carrying out the policies developed by the executive team. City Manager Ruiz also commended the many employees throughout the organization who stepped up to the City’s financial challenges and sought new and innovative ways to balance the budget. City Manager Ruiz deferred councilors to his self-evaluation, included in the materials provided to the council. City Manager Ruiz thanked the council for its hard work during the previous year and said it provided good guidance to him and the staff, and that was appreciated. He thought the organization was moving the community in the ways the council wanted. Mayor Piercy thanked the Manager for his leadership of City staff and his work with and for the council. She thought he had been very successful in the past year. Mayor Piercy appreciated that City Manager Ruiz had set his own goals as Manager. She also appreciated that he had worked with the council on setting and achieving its goals, which made the council feel more successful in doing what it needed to do. She thanked the Manager for his focus on economic development and the triple bottom line. She wanted the organization to hone in on that work and establish specific benchmarks and partners so the council felt the community was making progress. Mayor Piercy expressed appreciation for the Manager’s value of bringing people with different points of view to find a way forward to a solution, which was a value she shared and which she thought critical for the community. Mayor Piercy believed the values that went into the budget process were important and MINUTES—Eugene City Council July 26, 2010 Page 4 Work Session