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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Minutes - 02/25/05 GS MINUTES Eugene City Council Goal-Setting Session Valley River Inn, Rogue Room February 25-26, 2005 10:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: George Poling, Jennifer Solomon, Betty Taylor, David Kelly, Gary Papd, Bonny Bettman, Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor. Mayor Kitty Piercy called the goal-setting session of the Eugene City Council to order. Julia Novak of Management Partners, Incorporated, facilitated the session. Retreat Goals · To improve the effectiveness of the governing body · To build a working relationship between members of the governing body and the City's executive staff · To identify important goals and strategies for the City of Eugene to accomplish in the ensuing two years Vision and Goals Statements Vision and Goals The Council considered the existing Vision Statement and Council Goals and reflected on how they could/should be changed. The council and executive staff also assessed what the City is doing well with regard to each goal and what could be better. Existing Vision Statement Eugene is a regional center for education, culture and commerce, and a comfortable attractive and affordable place to live and work. We value the variety of our safe, livable neighborhoods and the beauty of our landscapes. We respect the perspectives and lifestyles of our active and diverse citizenry. We strive to provide sound, open government and to deliver effective, efficient services. Reflections on Vision Statement · Recreation is not mentioned · Economic development is not mentioned · No sense of future - should be more forward-looking · Leading with "regional center" - should be more about neighborhoods · "Citizenry" is not inclusive enough MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 1 Goals Setting Session · Want to be inspired · Welcoming · Concept of neighborhoods should be highlighted Existing Council Goals 1. Safe Community: A safe community where people feel secure and respected. 2. Sustainable Community Development: A community that retains a high quality of life and a healthy economy, effectively links land use and transportation planning, and successfully manages growth and change in the urban environment. 3. Healthy Natural and Built Environment: A community that conserves and enhances the natural environment and provides an attractive and healthy place to live. 4. Accessible and Thriving Culture and Recreation: A community that offers a wide variety of oppor- tunities for positive cultural, recreational and educational development for all. 5. Effective, Accountable Municipal Government: A local government that works openly and respect- fully with and for everyone in the community. 6. Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources: A local government whose ongoing financial re- sources are based on a fair and equitable system of taxation and other revenue sources and are ade- quate to maintain and deliver municipal services. Reflections on Goals · Welcoming - where does it fit? · Partnerships · Triple bottom line emphasis should be a consistent filter for all decisions o Sustainability o Social equity/human capital o Economic prosperity · Sustainability has become a loaded word · Equity - add to efficient and accountable local government · Neighborhoods, families and kids should be emphasized Assessment on Goals Safe Community + · Crime Downtown crime impression · Low crime/high perception of safety · Very low rate of violent crimes · Low criminal crime rates · I don't fear walking through any neighborhood in Eugene · Low violent crime rate · Generally low crime Addressing issue of ;;racial profiling" - internal Community Policing/Neighborhood complaint procedure, PERF, ICMA Study MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 2 Goals Setting Session + · Addressing increased Fire staffing levels Park safety Human Rights Commission Work Public Safety Building Chief Welcoming · Great new chief © · Ensure the City is welcoming to all · Made good start at community policing · Everyone feels welcome and safe in · A police chief that seems to know what Eugene we need to do · Not all populations feel safe or secure · Chiefs commitment to community · Some minority community or people policing don't feel welcome - worse after 9/11 Department is trying to be transparent and Bicycles can't be parked safely involved in the community Keep working on these issues -- once again we Pedestrians are not respected by drivers need to acknowledge where we've been before we can ask all to move forward Most routine Eugene Police Department work is Narrow view of public safety very well done and professional Parks, amenities, skate parks, etc. Staffing Fire and EMS Fire Station development Inability to fund Hobson Study recommenda- tions Meth Lack of accountability and transparency Unrealistic expectations of level of service Confidence · Like to have public confidence in fairness of police re: racial profiling · Community members of color and other minorities often do not feel welcome · Many in Eugene fear and distrust the EPD · Perception of the Police Department is not good Safe - not really, communities feel this is only for the privileged few and higher incomes Inadequate (real or perceived) Police and Fire coverage Staffing · Need more officers · Police staffing · Understaffed and resourced police department relative to service expecta- tions · Ratio of security rookies to seasoned vets is worsening MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 3 Goals Setting Session Sustainable Community Development + · Works with local environmental, transportation We don't often consider how our decisions and economic development organizations affect jobs or job opportunities or at best it's the last consideration Downtown Economic Development Strategy · Downtown revitalization and redevel- · Commitment to realistic and practical opment economic development · Strides being made downtown - growth · We have no economic strategy and development · ORI, Tate, Aurora downtown Capital Improvement Plans Subsidies for large firms that may not stay in the City Hospital siting Still have too many empty buildings and too few people downtown Presence of U of O is stabilizing influence Nodal development still only an idea We've made some good strides in transportation Sustainability principles not applied or utilized funding - Lack of implementation or enforcement of strategies to achieve this goal Infill and redevelopment is occurring Continues to portray as perceived anti-business attitude Lots of sustainable practices Sometimes indistinguishable from ~no growth" Trying to balance quality of life with economic Council staff decisions seldom go through development sustainability filter City organization making good intentional We keep ignoring the link between transporta- progress on sustainability tion and land use City administration and staff doing an Imbalance between growth demands and reality admirable job on operational and building vs. available space and infrastructure environ issues Planning often is reactive and piecemeal, not proactive and coordinated or comprehensive No unity of thought on what growth is and how it should happen Healthy Natural and Built Environment + · Parks Acquisition vs. Maintenance · Parks, Recreation and Open Space · Acquisition vs. maintenance with · Variety of parks and open space limited resources · Open space acquisitions · Lack of balance between desired out- . POS bond projects comes and available resources (cost vs. · POS bond issue benefit) MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 4 Goals Setting Session + · · Great parks system · City owns more land than it can care · Support for Parks and Open Spaces for or manage - wouldn't it be better to · Wonderful proactive open space acqui- sell some off and use for other priori- sition but mostly years ago ties? West Eugene Wetlands Santa Clara Community Park Wetlands We need better strategies to get a hospital in the core Wonderful riverfront and off street paths Stuck forever without Goal 5 competition We have many resources to achieve this We are squandering our resources Lead by example on sustainability practices Losing key natural resources parcels to development Encouraging progress downtown We need a better plan to maintain our parks and open space The highest quality of life, safe, clean, diverse - City has no teeth when it comes to dealing with welcoming! companies that pollute the environment Failure to protect headwaters Not enough care for natural environment (broad population) pesticides, toxins West Eugene Parkway We need a better plan for financing the $90M backlog Sometimes goes beyond accepted state and federal guidelines Accessible and Thriving Recreation and Culture + · Increased service delivery with partners Financing: · Recreation is in "Bucket 4" in the budget process · Pay for play access issue · Accessibility more low-income pro- grams for all of Eugene · Lack of affordability of recreation · Recreation programs increasingly unaffordable for many · Need to make Cuthbert more accessible to community groups · Does not provide adequate funding for full achievement · Accessibility limited by economic means · Programs/services not available for all Physical availability Recreational facilities are not equitably MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 5 Goals Setting Session + · distributed City working towards accessibility for all Arts: · Lack of resources to support the arts · Arts · Not enough emphasis on arts - plenty on sports Great accessibility in our services Taking care of existing parks safety Loss of most adult recreation programs Performing Arts: Need to either really invest in pool facilities or · Hult, etc. get out of the business · Hult, Art Museum · Worlds greatest City of arts and out- doors Bike and pedestrian trails Lack of coordinated working/packaging of cultural entertainment options PROS Comp plan update Building some fine parks Great venues Library programming is good - like branches Use available resources (local volunteers) to aid in making opportunities available Do a lot with little resources Variety of services One of the best cities in the country - lots to do for everyone Effective, Accountable Municipal Government + · Technology Homeless · Technology is used to stretch limited dollars ·More and more information readily available on City Web site · Good at using Web fore more informa- tion and services Accreditation Effort to define some common visions · Public Works Accreditation · Accreditation programs in Public Works and Fire ICMA Performance measurement recognition Make us more effective Good intentions Clear goals and policy direction Talented hard working staff Low level of trust between elected and staff- a sense of no credibility MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 6 Goals Setting Session + · Good working relationship between staff and Neighborhood empowerment Council Diversity programs Balance: · Struggle to balance conflicting needs and values · Listen too much to the squeaky wheel · Not equitable and negligible checks and balances Process: Neighborhood empowerment · Strong emphasis on civic engagement and public process · Lots of resources are committed to process · Lots of opportunity for public process · Support for open and accountable government · Allows opportunities for %itizen" input on most projects Feel like a culture of secrecy in planning and design Inclusive connected city services We don't seem to measure our progress against certain goals City Web site - much info is hard to find and very out of date A government that is perceived as on %ne side" of community discussion Certain groups and individuals have more and easier ways than others Need to acknowledge where we've been before people can buy into supporting local govern- ment Process: · Process, process, process... · Process is used to trump decisions · Civic engagement · Large portion of community not en- gaged · Effective community engagement and participation in discussions · Need to design alternative ways to engage community MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 7 Goals Setting Session Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources + · Telecom Over-reliance on serial bond issues · Telecommunication fees · Telecom tax resolved PERS Reform We're not good at saying no - City can't be all things to all people Local option gas tax Unable to comment State tax limitation - needs state wide fix Community resources in needs of schools first - we need to help them resolve financing - no one can get bonds passed Balance budget with some reserves Unfunded O&M in several areas - street maintenance, parks, recreation, etc. Staff has done well on finding operational Pavement preservation efficiencies in many areas Has used new and creative ways for funding Street preservation funds still inadequate sources People who can need to be willing to pay for Limited resources services A little progress regarding road maintenance City doesn't live within it's means - always revenue seeking revenue growth - priorities are skewed Very substantial imbalance between available resources and service demands Concern that the tax and fee well is not bottomless We keep postponing the inevitable talk of tax reform or big cuts Failure to find new sources of revenue Limited progress on a long term alternative funding source Unable to develop long-term ongoing and stable funding sources Next Steps · Solicit statements from Council for vision statement (inspirational ideas) · Consider and be prepared to discuss triple filter concept · Mayor Piercy and councilors Ortiz, Solomon and Pryor will come back at a process session with new ideas to consider · Need agreement on how organization will use/apply the vision · Outcome focus and measurement Issues and Priorities MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 8 Goals Setting Session Each member of the governing body identified the priority issues they wished the governing body to consider as priority issues for the coming year. After all ideas were generated, there was an opportunity to take certain items off the table by placing a ;;veto" dot on the item - any item that received three or more ;;no" votes was removed from consideration in the ensuing priority discussion. The complete list of all items generated is provided at the end of this document as Attachment A. Items removed were: · Support economic development opportunities that help retain and expand existing businesses and recruitment of new businesses · Develop plans for a transportation center with links to LTD Station, U of O, train station, Airport · Downtown circulating fixed rail street car · Restore community centers · Enhanced council support · Free parking downtown · Work with partners (Lane County and Springfield) in developing a strategy to make the metro area a destination point for tourism/conferences and conventions · Complete the buildable land inventory and integrate it into an economic develop- ment/sustainability/enterprise zone strategy The following items were retained for consideration in the prioritization process: Priority Issue Facilitate the development of a hospital in Eugene's central core Identify a permanent funding source for street maintenance Conclude discussion on City Hall/Police Building · Get a plan · Decide if/when to take to voters · Anything else on ballot? Continue planning with other governments for a Civic Center for 8th Street area Complete and consider police department reviews and implement appropriate changes External police review and civilian oversight General tax reform and new revenue sources to adequately fund City services Launch neighborhood initiative · Encourage new community members to get involved in government process · Outreach to communities of color · Invest in associations to more effectively vet policy discussions · Strengthen associations - especially with Planning & Police · Adequately fund neighborhood associations · Park safety · Minimize conversion away from residential uses · Regulate and focus infill Continue implementation of Downtown Plan · Explore partnerships MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 9 Goals Setting Session Priority Issue · What can we do around Courthouse · Center Court · Hole? Take advantage of recently authorized programs (Urban Renewal Districts, MUPTE, etc.) to redevelop or continue redevelopment of downtown Find a new way to finance substandard streets Initiate conversation with Union Pacific regarding plans and potential disposition of rail yard in Ward 7 · Economic Development · Parks · Crosswalks · Bike Paths to other neighborhoods Develop strategy to help the homeless in Eugene Site and begin to plan a community park(s) in the River Road/Santa Clara area Re-staff Fire Station #9 Support Farmers Market Develop and pursue alternative transportation projects in lieu of West Eugene Parkway Reach an acceptable solution on transportation issues in West Eugene: start something in 12 - 18 months Develop an economic strategy, not necessarily an "economic development" strategy, but maybe an "economic prosperity" strategy Review and research all economic development practices for cost benefit ratio before adoption Restore street lighting program City Council position on racial issues - work session to talk about race Invest in steps towards community policing Improve and measure response to property crimes - including bicycle theft Increase police funding for staffing (officers and support staff) Identify the few historical buildings/sites (Shelton-Johnson-McMurphy House) that the City should support and figure out a strategy to "sustain" them Complete natural resource study and initiate and make progress on roundtables upland wildlife habitat study Sister City Program · Encourage revitalization · Add Mexican Sister City Active government involvement in Sister City program Latino business owners - need resources for Latino business owners - to help with business questions Push "Arts and Outdoors" as marketing theme for Eugene tourism Review City Government practices for ways to increase equity and transparency and implement Internal staff committee on sustainability goals in each department and evaluate Make safety and preservation of existing parks as big a priority as new parks Sustainability advisory committee or commission to engage the public MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 10 Goals Setting Session Priority Issue Purchase valuable open space Reprioritize maintenance and preservation before new building for capital project categories (streets, parks and facilities) Debriefing Performance The following items were identified as potential discussion items for a structured debriefing. Due to time constraints, the group was unable to have the discussion. · Bond measure · Mayor's Economic Development Committee recommendations · Park, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan · Santa Clara land swap Day One Debrief What Went Well? What Could have been better? Grateful to have conversations we would not Disappointed with process - don't want to just have at a regular meeting reinforce things we are already doing - want to focus more on unique council goals (x2) Dinner was good! Things got vetoed that are important and unique Think it can be helpful to state positions on Need to really focus on some key things issues - foundational for important work Even if obvious to move from 1 to 39 potential goals is very positive See some new initiatives on the list Pleased to get a sense of new members Very helpful! Opportunity to get to understand one another Good to know some items we are spending lots of time on are in fact priorities Very beneficial to staff Culling process was interesting - good to know people don't like things; not just that something died for lack of support Good for council and executives to mix in a different session Appreciated start time to accommodate individual schedules Issues and Priorities Revisited MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 11 Goals Setting Session Each member of the governing body was provided with 12 "dots" to indicate their highest priority items for potential inclusion on the final list of priority issues. Votes Priority Issue 6 Facilitate the development of a hospital in Eugene's central core 6 Identify apermanentfunding source for street maintenance 7 Conclude discussion on City Hall/Police Building · Get a plan · Decide if/when to take to voters · Anything else on ballot? 1 Continue planning with other governments for a Civic Center for 8th Street area 6 Complete and considerpolice department reviews and implement appropriate changes 2 External police review and civilian oversight 3 General tax reform and new revenue sources to adequately fund City services 7 Launch neighborhood initiative · Encourage new community members to get involved in governmentprocess · Outreach to communities of color · Invest in associations to more effectively vetpolicy discussions · Strengthen associations especially with Planning and Police · Adequately fund neighborhood associations · Park safety · Minimize conversion away from residential uses · Regulate and focus infill 3 Continue implementation of Downtown Plan · Explore partnerships · What can we do around Courthouse? · Center Court · Hole? 3 Take advantage of recently authorized programs (Urban Renewal Districts, MUPTE, etc.) to redevelop or continue redevelopment of downtown 1 Find a new way to finance substandard streets 3 Initiate conversation with Union Pacific regarding plans and potential disposition of rail yard in Ward 7 · Economic development · Parks · Crosswalks · Bike Paths to other neighborhoods 4 Develop strategy to help the homeless in Eugene 3 Site and begin to plan a community park(s) in the River Road/Santa Clara area 6 Re-staff Fire Station # 9 1 Support Farmers Market 2 Develop and pursue alternative transportation projects in lieu of West Eugene Parkway 5 Reach an acceptable solution on transportation issues in lZffest Eugene: start MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 12 Goals Setting Session Votes Priority Issue something in/2 /8 months 2 Develop an economic strategy, not necessarily an "economic development" strategy, but maybe an "economic prosperity" strategy 1 Review and research all economic development practices for cost/benefit ratio before adoption 0 Restore street lighting program 4 City Councilposition on racial issues work session to talk about race 1 Invest in steps towards community policing 1 Improve and measure response to property crimes - including bicycle theft 3 Increase police funding for staffing (officers and support staff) 0 Identify the few historical buildings/sites (Shdton-Johnson-McMurphy House) that the City should support and figure out a strategy to "sustain" them 3 Complete natural resource study and initiate and make progress on roundtables upland wildlife habitat study 0 Sister City Program · Encourage revitalization · Add Mexican Sister City 2 Active government involvement in Sister City program 1 Latino business owners - need resources for Latino business owners - to help with business questions 6 Push "Arts and Outdoors" as marketing theme for Eugene tourism 1 Review City government practices for ways to increase equity and transparency and implement 1 Internal staff committee on sustainability goals in each department and evaluate 2 Make safety and preservation of existing parks as big a priority as new parks 5 Sustainability Advisory Committee or Commission to engage the public 1 Purchase valuable open space 1 Reprioritize maintenance and preservation before new building for capital project categories (streets, parks and facilities) After completing the "Consensus Minus Two" process considering any item that received at least four affirmative votes, the following priority issues were agreed upon: · Launch neighborhood initiative · Conclude discussion on City Hall/Police Building · Facilitate the development of a hospital in Eugene's Central Core · Complete and consider Police Department reviews and implement appropriate changes · Push "Arts and Outdoors" as a theme for Eugene · Re-staff Fire Station #9 · City Council position on racial issues · Develop a strategy to help the homeless in Eugene The following preliminary action plans were fleshed out for new priority issues. Develop a strategy to help the homeless in Eugene MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 13 Goals Setting Session · Review work of Council Committee on Homelessness and Youth · Articulate current situation and trends · Develop options · Inventory of services for homeless and those who interact with the homeless · Talk with local organizations that already interact with the homeless · Talk with the homeless · Look at other successful strategies · Balance displacement alternatives · Identify and be willing to commit funds to the issue · Work with the legislature to address at a regional level · Strategies for dealing with those who are homeless by choice · Help for homeless families - preventative solutions before they lose their homes · Look at successes regarding homeless youth - Portland; State Commission · Get outside expert assistance to help shape our strategy · Winter camp - toilets and water for homeless - humane alternative to moving the problem around town. · Address homeless teenage girls' unique situation and identify housing for them · Billing issue with EWEB reconnect fee · Recognize that different strategies will be required for: o Homeless due to economics (where most resources are available) o Homeless youth (some resources exist) o Homeless by choice (mentally ill) who will not accept services We will know we are successful if... · We are doing something · One life at a time · Reduction in panhandling complaints · Some place to take people other than jail · Build on strategies that are already moving in the right direction Push "Arts and Outdoors" as a Theme for Eugene · Develop an inventory of existing arts and outdoor opportunities o Identify gaps o Conduct SWOT analysis · Develop a strategic plan for cultural services · Complete the Parks and Open Space Master Plan · Identify potential synergies to exploit · Look at who has resources - financial and expertise · Look at how this niche crosses different opportunities, including economic development; expand how we look at various issues - use as a filter for decision making and gauge for prioritizing · Conclude arts walk at a night club · Consider helping Actors Cabaret and Lord Leebrick Theater and others MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 14 Goals Setting Session · Identify eco-tourism and arts-tourism opportunities · Promote to potential partners (including the County) in a non-threatening way · Central logo for "Arts and Outdoors" · Central way to help partners who have needs for permits, etc. We know we are successful if... · When we can say we did things like this because of this new filter: helped Lord-Leebrick get a permit; acquired property; acquired parking · Do our stakeholders feel like their lot has improved? · Use survey to focus and measure - are new people doing things? · Benchmark a year out - did we accumulate the inventory and complete the GAP analysis? · Downtown is the place people think to go · Jacobs Gallery people are happy! Launch Neighborhood Initiative · Encourage new community members to get involved in process · Outreach to communities of color · Invest in associations to more effectively vet policy discussions · Outreach to associations with newsletters including items on how the City works · Strengthen associations - especially with Planning and Police · Adequately fund neighborhood associations · Park safety · Minimize conversion away from residential uses · Regulate and focus infill · Work with Neighborhood Leaders Council (NLC) · Go beyond existing associations · Articulate what is a successful association · Websites - City help fund development and link to all · Support newsletters · Training for neighborhood leaders · Official recognition to NLC · NLC communicate back to associations · Help neighborhoods access City departments · Invest in neighborhood newsletters in lieu of department publications · Neighborhood summit · Funding for associations? Newsletters? · Hook Santa Clara issue into this · Alternative dispute resolution strategies · Look at neighborhood preservation and integrity of neighborhoods as a decision-making filter o Physical infrastructure and o Physical evolution of neighborhoods · Identify neighborhood issues on community calendar · Park safety - commitment to this to keep neighborhoods safe and secure MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 15 Goals Setting Session · Standards for regulations and focusing infill · DHPA Plan - re-look at the recommendations with this filter - may be conflicting · Alternative to Neighborhood Refinement Plan We know we are successful if... · Downtown neighborhood has an increase in home ownership and commercial vacancy rates de- crease · Less contentiousness around development applications · Higher levels of satisfaction on a wide variety of City programs · Percent of population covered by refinement plan less than 20 years old · Each home is in an association (and knows it) Each association meets criteria for healthy association · Community views associations as an effective tool for impacting decisions that affect neighborhoods · Neighborhoods have influence in decisions - tangible requirement for neighborhood input and buy- in · Resolution of outstanding chronic neighborhood issues · Reduced call for service on park-related crime Conclude Discussion on City Hall/Police Building · Rules out Sheriff/Police co-location · Includes potential space for different jurisdictions (small scale, EWEB, LCOG) · Consolidate existing City functions in one place · City facility for City services - could contain some rental space but it is not a regional government center · Creative financing okay to consider · Renovation is on the table · Police could be in a separate facility We know we are successful if... · Bond measure passes · Consolidation of functions in one location Next Steps · Workplans for each priority issue will be brought back to the council · Council Subcommittee on vision and goals will take their work back to council at April process session (if time allows) · Put final 8 priority issues on agenda for March 7 Appendix A - List of potential priority issues considered · Captured as ;;Facilitate the development of a hospital in Eugene's central core" o Hospital siting in urban core preferably (at this time) at EWEB site (goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and6) o Get a hospital sited in the core and south of Willamette River o Site hospital MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 16 Goals Setting Session o Completion of last year's hospital goal (goals 1, 2, and 3) o Continue efforts to locate a hospital in the council approved "incentive zone" - this is a re- inforcement of last year's one and only goal/priority · Captured as "General Tax Reform and new revenue sources to adequately fund city services" o New source of revenue - tax reform o General tax reform proposals for adequate city service funding (possibly result in proposal to voters) (goals 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6) · Captured as "Initiate a conversation with Union Pacific regarding plans and potential use for the rail yard in Ward 7" o Can we have a conversation with UP; what are their plans? We could use this land for eco- nomic development, parks, crosswalks - bike paths to all neighbors in Ward 7 o Union Pacific brownfield planning if opportunity is there · Captured as "Complete and consider police department reviews and implement appropriate changes" o Complete Police Department review and implement changes to reduce perceived problems and promote good community relations (goals 1 and 5) o Consider resolution of various EPD related studies and Police Commission work; take ap- propriate action (goals 1, 5, and 6) · Captured as "Identify a permanent funding source for street maintenance funding" o Work with Springfield, other cities and Lane County to develop a successful funding strat- egy for funding our street maintenance backlog (goals 6 and 3) o Identify funding sources and confirm these sources to address ongoing street maintenance back log (goals 2, 5, and 6) o Solve our road funding crisis to at least 75% of the way - if we need $9M/year, let's get to 7+M/year - TUF o Reduce backlog of preventive maintenance o Develop a permanent funding solution for road preservation projects and eliminate exces- sive gas taxes · Captured as "Conclude discussion on City Hall/Police Building" o Conclude discussion on City Hall/Police Building - get a plan, then decide when we'll take it to the voters and look at what else will be on ballot o Replace City Hall and consolidate City services (goals 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6) o Involve public in discussion of sustainable City office facilities; reach basic conclusion for work in 2006 (goals 1, 2, and 5) o Get agreement on City Hall/Police structure process · Captured as "Continue planning with other governments (County, State, Fed, LCOG, EWEB, School District) for a Civic Center for 8th Avenue area" · Decide on a specific option for a downtown civic center, recruit partners, and begin working toward financing and constructing · Captured as "Launch neighborhood initiative" (with detail) o Invest in our neighborhood associations to more effectively vet city policy discussions o Similar to citizen police academy - neighborhood program to encourage new community members to be involved in government process o Outreach to communities of color MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 17 Goals Setting Session o Neighborhood preservation initiative · Park safety · Minimize conversion away from residential uses · Regulate and focus infill · Others (goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) o Adequate funding for neighborhood organizations o Strengthen neighborhood associations, especially regarding Planning Department and Eugene Police Department issues (goals 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6) · Re-staff Fire Station #9 · Site and begin to plan a community park(s) in the River Road/Santa Clara area (Goal 4) · Homeless community - are we doing all we can to encourage people to homes? · Provide a coordinated service/information service center for the homeless - Homeless issues (Goal 2) · Develop and pursue alternative transportation projects in lieu of West Eugene Parkway (goals 1, 2, 4,,and 5) · Support Farmers Market · Review and research all economic development practices for cost-benefit ratio before adoption (goals 2, 3, 5, and 6) · Develop an economic strategy, not necessarily an "economic development" strategy - maybe an "economic prosperity" strategy · Reach an acceptable solution on transportation issue in West Eugene - start something in 12 to 18 months (goal 2, 3, and 4) · Restore street lighting program for neighborhoods · City Council position on racial profiling - work session - talk about race? Do we have a resolution we can update? · Invest in steps toward community policing · Prevention of bicycle theft (Goal 1) · Improve and measure response to property crime · Identify the few historical buildings site (Shelton-Johnson-McMurphy house) that City should support and figure out a strategy to "sustain them" - doesn't mean they are the only things worth preserving in the community (Goal 3) · Increase police funding for staffing - officers and support staff · Internal staff committee on sustainability goals in each department and evaluate (Goal 6) · Review City government practices for ways to increase equity and transparency and implement (Goal 5) · Push Arts and Outdoors - market as Eugene tourism theme (Goal 6) · Latino businesses - Need a Chamber of Commerce for Latino business owners to help them with business questions · Active government involvement in Sister City program · Sister City program to encourage revitalization of program also to add a Mexican Sister City MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 18 Goals Setting Session · Finish Goal 5 (Natural Resource Study) and initiate and make progress on roundtables upland wildlife habitat study (goals 2, 3, and 4) · Help downtown (goals 2 and 3) · Take advantage of recently authorized programs (Urban Renewal Districts, MUPTE, etc.) to rede- velop or continue redevelopment of the downtown area · Find a new method to finance substandard street upgrades · Continue implementation of Downtown Plan (goals 2 and 3) o Explore partnerships o What can we do around Courthouse? o Center Court? o Hole next to it? · External Police Review and Civilian oversight (goals 1 and 5) · Reprioritize maintenance and preservation before new building for capital budget categories (streets, parks, facilities) (goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) · Purchase valuable open space · Sustainability advisory committee or commission to engage the public · Make safety and preservation of existing parks as big a priority as new ones (goals 1 and 4) Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager (Recorded by Kimberly Young) MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 25-26, 2005 Page 19 Goals Setting Session