Item 4C: Adoption of Resolution on FY12 CAFR

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City Council Vision and Goals The City Council adopts goals that provide major policy direction for budget allocations and service delivery. The City Council adopted the following vision and goals in 2009. City Council Vision Value all people, encouraging respect and appreciation for diversity, equity, justice, and social well-being. We recognize and appreciate our differences and embrace our common humanity as the source of our strength; Be responsible stewards of our physical assets and natural resources. We will sustain our clean air and water, beautiful parks and open spaces, livable and safe neighborhoods, and foster a vibrant downtown, including a stable infrastructure; and Encourage a strong, sustainable and vibrant economy, fully utilizing our educational and cultural assets, so that every person has an opportunity to achieve financial security. City Council Goals Safe Community A community where all people are safe, valued, and welcome. Sustainable Development A community that meets its present environmental, economic, and social needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Accessible And Thriving Culture And Recreation A community where arts and outdoors are integral to our social and economic well-being and are available to all. Effective, Accountable Municipal Government A government that works openly, collaboratively, and fairly with the community to achieve measurable and positive outcomes and provide effective, efficient services. Fair, Stable And Adequate Financial Resources A government whose ongoing financial resources are based on a fair and equitable system of revenues and are adequate to maintain and deliver municipal services. City Hall Planning One of the major planning efforts currently under way in the City of Eugene is the City Hall transition. In spring of 2011, the City Council directed the City Manager to develop and implement a transition plan for moving all remaining City services out of the City Hall by summer of 2012 and to develop a phased approach to building a new City Hall at the current site utilizing available resources. This goal was accomplished with the Police Department moving to a recently acquired and remodeled facility at 300 Country Club Road, Human Resources and Risk Services Divisions moving to a leased space in the recently completed Woolworth Building, the Municipal Court moving to a leased space at the Roberts Building, and the City Council and the City Manager’s office moving to a leased space at the Lane County Public Safety Building. In the summer of 2011, the City Council expressed general approval to proceed with the staff-presented plan for reaching a final decision on the two primary options being considered for the City Hall: the new building option and the major renovation option. Rowell Brokaw Architects prepared a study of the new building strategy options, while Poticha Architects prepared a report on the major renovation strategies. Both reports contain cost models detailing the elements and assumptions that make up the cost model for each option. Upon review of the final reports, the City Hall Advisory Committee (CHAC) reached two overarching conclusions: Either the new building or major remodel option could be successful, depending on what the City wanted to accomplish; Additional analysis is needed, particularly for the new building option, to flesh out opportunities, challenges, benefits and risks associated with various construction options. 6