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a <br /> <br /> C. LAND USE PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT 28 <br /> Introduction <br /> <br /> VI. PUBLIC SAFETY 33 ~I <br /> <br /> A. COURT 33 <br /> B. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND 9-1-1 SERVICES 34 ~ As the State's second most populous metropolitan area, Eugene-Springfield serves as the economic, <br /> C. POLICE AND ENFORCEMENT 35 recreational and cultural center for the southern Willamette Valley and much of southwestern Oregon. <br /> D. FIltE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE 37 The metropolitan area population is now more than 200,000. The regional economy is diversified, with <br /> emphasis on technology, timber, education and service industries. <br /> VII. YOUTH 39 <br /> The City of Eugene operates under a home rule charter providing for acouncil/manager form of <br /> A. EDUCATION FUNDING 39 government. The offices of the mayor and city councilors are nonpartisan, with the mayor elected at large <br /> B. FUNDING FOR PREVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUTH 39 and one councilor elected from each of eight city wards. <br /> D. AFTER SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAMS 39 <br /> 40 ~ In the past decade as a result of property tax limitation measures, specifically Measure 5 in 1990 and <br /> E. HOMELESS YOUTH Measures 47150 in 1996/1997, the City has gone through a number of budget reduction processes. In the <br /> early 1990's as a result of Measure 5, Eugene went through an extensive 18-month process to evaluate <br /> VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 41 City services and potential budget cuts. The City identified and made $5.3 million in budget cuts through <br /> eliminating services and personnel reductions. As a result of Measure 50, which did not pass in Eugene <br /> A. POLLUTION, SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING 41 or Lane County, the City cut an additional $8.7 million in services in fiscal years 1998 and 1999. <br /> B. WATER AND ENDANGERED SPECIES 44 <br /> The City's revenue has not kept pace with the service needs of the community since then. In fiscal year <br /> 49 2002 and again in 2003 service levels were again reduced and General Fund reserves have been tapped to <br /> IX. GENERAL GOVERNMENT forestall deficits that were projected to occur in five of the'next six years. <br /> A. BUSINESS LICENSING 49 Despite the fiscal challenges faced by the City, Eugene has to date maintained an "AA"bond rating from <br /> B. CONTRACTING 49 Moody's Investor's Service. That rating is a positive reflection of the management and performance <br /> C. LABOR - ~ 49 history of the City. It is supported by the fact that a large percentage of the City's citizens rate City <br /> D. LIQUOR LICENSING 50 services positively, and demonstrates that the City is attempting to strategically address'the fiscal and <br /> E. LIBRARY 51 service issues facing the community in this decade. <br /> F. PUBLIC RECORDS 51 <br /> G. SMOKING BAN AND TOBACCO REGULATION 53 <br /> H. USE OF THE INITIATIVE PROCESS, ELECTION REFORM 54 <br /> X. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 55 <br /> - ~ <br /> INDEX 58 <br /> i <br /> City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2005 Session iii City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2005 Session 1 <br /> <br />