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Suggested Changes: ? #2 Facilitate government efficiency ? #8 Strive for focus ? #7 Rewrite Ms. Teninty clarified that “transparency” referred to transparency of the process surrounding the project. The council agreed that the consultant team would rewrite #7 of the project values to reflect the input that had been received in regard to the need for city hall to be reflect inclusivity and access to government as well as welcoming to the public and a place where people could meet their friends before going to an event. Ms. Bettman suggested the wording “maximizes or supports public access to the public’s representatives and city government.” 5. Forum Preview Ms. Teninty reported that people could sign up to participate in the forum at www.eugenecityhall.com. The forum was scheduled to occur on March 23 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Ms. Teninty previewed the agenda for the upcoming community forum. Councilors asked questions clarifying the information to be presented and offered suggestions for changes, including a suggestion from Ms. Bettman for the addition of an open-ended question regarding the public’s criteria for selecting a model and elimination of the small group sessions. Speaking to the latter suggestion, Ms. Teninty indicated the consultant team would attempt to minimize the use of small groups but would use some small group formats in order to hear from more people. She said that participants would also fill out surveys at the end of the event and could express their thoughts through that instrument. Mr. Hacker expressed support for not showing the public the criteria but rather asking them an open-ended question regarding what they thought important in a site. Ms. Bettman suggested that it was not necessary to solicit public comment on the project values as those would be used by the council and she did not envision a productive discussion would ensue. She thought input on the other two major topics was more needed. Mayor Piercy suggested that starting with a discussion of values would help engage people and they could use the values as a filter for the other decisions they would be asked to make. Ms. Taylor concurred with the remarks of Ms. Bettman with regard to the value of an open-ended question and the elimination of the small group sessions. Ms. Teninty suggested the consultant team refer to the project values in the opening remarks and solicit written feedback on them. There was council concurrence. MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 8, 2006 Page 8 Work Shop