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<br />Ms. Teninty previewed the agenda for the upcoming community forum. Councilors asked questions <br />clarifying the information to be presented and offered suggestions for changes, including a suggestion from <br />Ms. Bettman for the addition of an open-ended question regarding the public’s criteria for selecting a model <br />and elimination of the small group sessions. Speaking to the latter suggestion, Ms. Teninty indicated the <br />consultant team would attempt to minimize the use of small groups but would use some small group formats <br />in order to hear from more people. She said that participants would also fill out surveys at the end of the <br />event and could express their thoughts through that instrument. Mr. Hacker expressed support for not <br />showing the public the criteria but rather asking them an open-ended question regarding what they thought <br />important in a site. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman suggested that it was not necessary to solicit public comment on the project values as those <br />would be used by the council and she did not envision a productive discussion would ensue. She thought <br />input on the other two major topics was more needed. Mayor Piercy suggested that starting with a <br />discussion of values would help engage people and they could use the values as a filter for the other <br />decisions they would be asked to make. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor concurred with the remarks of Ms. Bettman with regard to the value of an open-ended question <br />and the elimination of the small group sessions. <br /> <br />Ms. Teninty suggested the consultant team refer to the project values in the opening remarks and solicit <br />written feedback on them. There was council concurrence. <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 8, 2006 Page 8 <br /> Work Shop <br />