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Eugene City Council Retreat <br /> February 25-26, 2005 <br /> Most routine Eugene Police Department Narrow view of public safety <br /> work is ve well done and professional <br /> Parks, amenities, skate arks, etc. Staffin Fire and EMS <br /> Fire Station development Inability to fund Hobson study <br /> recommendations <br /> Meth <br /> Lack of accountabilit and trans arenc <br /> Unrealistic expectations of level of service <br /> Confidence <br /> • Like to have public confidence in <br /> fairness of police re: racial profiling <br /> • Community members of color and <br /> other minorities often do not feel <br /> welcome <br /> • Many in Eugene fear and distrust <br /> the EPD <br /> • Perception of the Police- <br /> Department is not ood <br /> Safe - not really communities feel this is <br /> only for the privilege few and higher <br /> incomes <br /> Inadequate (real or perceived) Police & <br /> Fire Covera e <br /> Staffing <br /> • Need more officers <br /> • Police staffing <br /> • Understaffed and resourced police <br /> department relative to service <br /> expectations <br /> • Ratio of security rookies to <br /> seasoned vets is worsenin <br /> Sustainable Community Development <br /> Works with local environmental, We don't often consider how our decisions <br /> transportation and economic development affect jobs or job opportunities or at best <br /> or anizations it's the last consideration <br /> Downtown Economic Development Strategy <br /> • Downtown revitalization and Commitment to realistic and <br /> redevelopment practical economic development <br /> • Strides being made downtown - • We have no economic strategy <br /> growth and development <br /> • ORI, TATS, Aurora downtown <br /> Capital Improvement Plans Subsidy's for large firms that may not stay <br /> in the Cit <br /> Hospital Siting Still have too many empty buildings and <br /> too few people downtown <br /> <br /> Management Partners, Inc. 3 <br /> <br />