Eugene City Council Retreat <br /> February 25-26, 2005 <br /> • Push Arts and Outdoors -market as Eugene tourism theme (Goal 6) <br /> • Latino Businesses - Need a chamber for Latino business owners to help them <br /> with business questions <br /> • Active government involvement in Sister City program <br /> • Sister City program to encourage revitalization of program also to add a Mexican <br /> Sister City <br /> • Finish Goal 5 (Natural Resource Study) and initiate and make progress on <br /> roundtables upland wildlife habitat study (Goal 2,3,4) <br /> • Help downtown (Goal 2,3) <br /> • Take advantage of recently authorized programs (Urban Renewal Districts, <br /> MUPTE, etc.) to redevelop or continue redevelopment of the downtown area <br /> • Find a new method to finance substandard street upgrades <br /> • Continue implementation of Downtown Plan (Goal 2,3) <br /> o Explore partnerships <br /> o What can we do around Courthouse? <br /> o Center Court? <br /> o Hole next to it? <br /> • External Police Review and Civilian oversight (Goal 1,5) <br /> • Reprioritize maintenance and preservation before new building for capital budget <br /> categories (streets, parks, facilities) (Goal 1,2,3,4,5,6) <br /> • Purchase valuable open space <br /> • Sustainability advisory committee or commission to engage the public <br /> • Make safety and preservation of existing parks as big a priority as new ones <br /> (Goal 1,4) <br /> <br /> Management Partners, Inc. 21 <br /> <br />