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Eugene City Council Retreat <br /> February 25-26, 2005 <br /> • Decide on a specific option for a downtown civic center, recruit partners, and <br /> .begin working toward financing and constructing <br /> • Captured as "Launch Neighborhood Initiative" (with detail) <br /> o Invest in -our neighborhood associations to more effectively vet city policy <br /> <br /> . discussions <br /> o Similar to citizen police academy -neighborhood program to encourage- <br /> new community members to be involved in government process <br /> o Outreach to communities of color <br /> o Neighborhood preservation initiative <br /> ¦ Park safety <br /> ¦ Minimize conversion away from residential uses <br /> ¦ Regulate and focus infill <br /> ¦ Others (Goal 1,2,3,4,5,6) <br /> o Adequate funding for neighborhood organizations <br /> o Strengthen neighborhood associations, especially regarding Planning <br /> Department and Eugene Police Department issues (Goals 1,2,3,5,6) <br /> • Re-staff Fire Station #9 <br /> • Site and begin to plan a community park(s) in the River Road/Santa Clara area <br /> (Goal 4) <br /> • Homeless community -are we doing all we can to encourage people to homes <br /> • Provide a coordinated service/information service center for the homeless - <br /> Homeless issues (Goal 2) <br /> • Develop and pursue alternative transportation projects in lieu of West Eugene <br /> Parkway (Goal 1,2,4,4,5) <br /> • Support Farmers Market <br /> • Review and research all economic development practices for cost-benefit ratio <br /> before adoption (Goal 2,3,5,6) <br /> • Develop an economic strategy, not necessarily an "economic development" <br /> strategy -maybe an "economic prosperity" strategy <br /> • Reach an acceptable solution on transportation issue in West Eugene -start <br /> something in 12 to 18 months (Goal 2,3,4) <br /> • Restore street lighting program for neighborhoods <br /> • City Council position on racial profiling -work session -talk about race? Do we <br /> have a resolution Can we update? <br /> • Invest in steps toward community policing. <br /> • Prevention of bicycle theft (Goal 1) <br /> • Improve and measure response to property crime <br /> • Identify the few historical buildings site (Shelton-Johnson McMurphy house) that <br /> City should support and figure out a strategy to "sustain them" -doesn't mean <br /> they are the only things worth preserving in the community (Goal 3) <br /> • Increase police funding for staffing -officers and support staff <br /> • Internal staff committee on sustainability goals in each department and evaluate <br /> (Goal 6) <br /> • Review City government practices for ways to increase equity and transparency <br /> and implement (Goal 5) <br /> Management Partners, Inc. 20 <br /> <br />