CC Minutes - 04/11/11 Work Session

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Ms. Taylor had attended the retirement party for Ron Chase of Sponsors and commended the many things he had done for the community. Ms. Taylor reported on the work of Lane Workforce Partnership, saying that the organization had relocated to 2510 Oakmont Way. The partnership was collaborating with Lane Community College, the State Employment Office, the Job Corps, and Lane Independent Living Alliance. The partnership was ready to help its clients with a variety of things, such as r6sume writing and job searches. She found the facility welcoming and its employees eager to help and commended the fact that the partnership was focused on getting people ready for the jobs of the future. Ms. Taylor said the partnership also had youth internships and offered job retraining and skills assistance. Ms. Taylor said she and Mayor Piercy attended the opening of the Jazz Station, a cooperatively operated jazz performance venue run by the Willamette Jazz Society. City Manager Jon Ruiz reported he would make his annual budget presentation on April 27. City Manager Ruiz encouraged residents to review the most recent edition of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce's Open for Business magazine, which was about arts and business. He noted that the magazine mentioned www.eugenea,oao.com a new web site dedicated to listings of community events sponsored by the Lane Arts Alliance. Mr. Clark reported that he had lobbied in Salem on behalf of the City's bill to create alcohol impact areas. Mr. Clark said he continued to work with Mr. Poling on the issue of dividing the Cal Young neighborhood organization. He had been unable to attend the joint meeting of the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhood organizations but had worked with the two groups on ideas for the SNAP grant. Mr. Clark had attended the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce's Regional Prosperity Initiative on April 1 as well as the groundbreaking for the downtown Bennett project. Mr. Clark announced that the House and Senate Committees on Redistricting would hold a public hearing on legislative and congressional redistricting in Eugene at 10 a.m. on April 16 at the Knight Library at the University of Oregon. Mr. Clark concluded his report by saying he had also attended a town hall meeting held in the Santa Clara area by Senator Chris Edwards and representatives Nancy Nathanson and Val Hoyle. B. WORK SESSION: City Manager Evaluation Follow -up The council was joined by Human Resources Director Alana Holmes and Performance and Development Manager Denise Smith. Ms. Holmes noted the distribution of an amended Attachment C, First Amendment to Employment Agreement. Ms. Smith called the council's attention to the revised City Manager Proposed Performance Review Ratings (Attachment A) and City Manager Performance Review Compensation Adjustment (Attachment B). Councilors asked questions clarifying the information reflected in the attachments and voiced general support for the work done by staff. MINUTES— Eugene City Council April 11, 2010 Page 4 Work Session