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Work Session: Eugene Counts Update
Meeting Date: July 21, 2010 Agenda Item Number: B
Department: Central Services/City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Terrie Monroe
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: (541) 682-5412
ISSUE STATEMENT
This work session provides an update to the council on the progress of the Eugene Counts work
stemming from the April 26, 2010, work session, and a preview of how it will feed into the Eugene
Counts online dashboard that will launch this fall.
BACKGROUND
At the February 2009, Mayor and City Council Retreat, the council adopted a method of goal setting and
accomplishment that has come to be known as Eugene Counts. This approach features a foundation of
council goals that are activated by concrete community-informed outcomes, strengthened by rigorous
and transparent monitoring of progress toward achieving those results, and kept relevant by an ongoing
commitment to listen broadly to the community.
Using information from the Eugene Counts public engagement effort as well as varied sources such as
the community survey, neighborhood survey, and downtown safety and development discussions, the
council developed a set of concrete outcomes reflecting current community priorities for each of the five
council goals. The council approved those outcomes at the April 26, 2010, work session, which set in
motion the next phase of work on Eugene Counts, including the development of strategies to achieve the
outcomes, measures to track progress, and a dashboard to engage the community in ongoing dialogue
about the City’s performance.
COUNCIL OPTIONS
This work session is informational, presenting to council some of the strategies that support achievement
of the Eugene Counts outcomes and the inaugural set of measures, as well as a preview of some features
that will be incorporated into the online dashboard. No action is needed at this time.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
No recommendation at this time.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Terrie Monroe
Telephone: (541) 682-5412
Staff E-Mail: terrie.e.monroe@ci.eugene.or.us
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