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City Mission: <br />Consistent with Council direction, Governmental <br />Services staff lead the organization in aligning City work with community values and <br />priorities. We support elected officials, promote an informed, involved electorate, work <br />with integrity to ensure City government is open, effective, accountable and inclusive, <br />and ensure organizational performance is measured and documented. <br />2001 -2002 Vision and Goals Statements <br />Eugene is a regional center for education, culture and commerce, and a comfortable, <br />attractive and affordable place to live and work. We value the variety of our safe, livable <br />neighborhoods and the beauty of our landscapes. We respect the perspectives and <br />lifestyles of our active and diverse citizenry. We strive to provide sound, open <br />government and to deliver effective, efficient services. <br />SAFE COMMUNITY - A safe community where people feel secure and <br />respected <br />• Prioritize and implement next steps in Community Policing <br />• Address prevention of hillside fire danger <br />• Enhance readiness for major emergencies <br />• Improve street safety <br />SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY GROWTH AND CHANGE - A community that <br />retains a high quality of life and a healthy economy, effectively links land <br />use and transportation planning, and successfully manages growth and <br />change in the urban environment <br />• Prioritize and implement next steps in Growth Management <br />• Increase the supply of low- income housing throughout the city <br />• Promote a variety of additional housing in the downtown core and <br />provide stability to downtown and neighborhoods adjacent to downtown <br />by preserving existing housing and residential uses <br />• Create and implement economic development policies to maintain and <br />generate family wage jobs for local residents <br />• Adopt a new downtown plan and begin implementation of the greater <br />downtown vision <br />HEALTHY NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT - A community that <br />conserves and enhances the natural environment and provides an <br />attractive and healthy place to live <br />• Develop and implement modified practices and regulations that are <br />responsive to the results of the Environmental and Regulatory Practices <br />reviews and which assure local compliance with Endangered Species <br />Act (ESA) 4(d) rules <br />• Acquire, develop and maintain parks and open spaces <br />ACCESSIBLE AND THRIVING CULTURE AND RECREATION - A <br />