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Eugene City Council Retreat <br /> February 25-26, 2005 <br /> 6. Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources: A local government whose <br /> ongoing financial resources are based on a fair and equitable system of taxation <br /> and other revenue sources and are adequate to maintain and deliver municipal <br /> services. <br /> Reflections on Goals <br /> • Welcoming -where does it fit? <br /> • Partnerships <br /> • Triple bottom line emphasis should be a consistent filter for all decisions <br /> o Sustainability <br /> o Social equity/human capital <br /> o Economic prosperity <br /> • Sustainability has become a loaded word <br /> • Equity -add to efficient and accountable local government <br /> • Neighborhoods, families and kids should be emphasized <br /> Assessment on Goals <br /> Safe Communit <br /> Crime Downtown crime impression <br /> • Low crime/high perception of safety <br /> • Very low rate of violent crimes <br /> • Low criminal crime rates <br /> • I don't fear walking through any <br /> neighborhood in Eugene <br /> • Low violent crime rate <br /> General) low crime <br /> Addressing issue of "racial profiling" - Community Policing/Neighborhood <br /> internal complaint procedure, PERF, ICMA <br /> Stud <br /> Addressin increased Fire staffin levels Parks Safet <br /> Human Ri hts Commission Work Public Safet Buildin <br /> Chief Welcoming <br /> • Great new chief 0 Ensure the City is welcoming to all <br /> • Made good start at community Everyone feels welcome and safe <br /> policing in Eugene <br /> • A police chief that seems to know Not all populations feel safe or <br /> what we need to d.o secure <br /> • Chief's commitment to community Some minority community or <br /> policing people don't feel welcome -worse <br /> after 9/11 <br /> Department is trying to be transparent and Bicycles can't be parked safely <br /> involved in the community <br /> Keep working on these issues --.once Pedestrians are not respected by drivers <br /> again we need to acknowledge where <br /> we've been before we can ask all to move <br /> forward <br /> <br /> Management Partners, Inc. 2 <br /> <br />