Posted by Kevin Matthews on August 08, 2000 at 13:31:45:
Dear SEN Board,Following are the transcribed notes from our goal setting brain storming session at the June 2000 board meeting.
I think it would be good to make some more progress with these tonight. If you have a chance to read through them again, perhaps think about which of these goals you are personally excited to work on, which are particularly important to you, and why, and any you have objections to, and why.
I don't think we need to resolve the whole goals picture at once. And I think this list even in its raw form points towards a few good areas of focus. Our goal for tonight can mainly be to start editing and prioritizing for the long, and maybe to outline a specific actions for the short term.
Overall, I personally think the initial list we came up with is excellent, and I'm looking forward to working together on this stuff.
Best wishes,
Kevin
* ___________ * ___________ * ___________ *Southeast Neighbors Goal Setting - 2000.0613
LONG TERM GOALS- Request City Council to permit neighborhoods to come in early on PUDs
- Use matching grant program for neighborhood improvements
- Recommend policy on Urban Growth Boundary and urban reserve issues
- Increase citizen involvement in land use issues
- Achieve full cost recovery on new development
- Harness volunteer networks for neighborhood improvements
- Build GIS system for land use planning and evaluation
- Enhance parks in southeast Eugene
- Improve play opportunities in southeast Eugene
- More Kidsports events in southeast Eugene
- Improve quality of new development through design review, etc.
- Inventory natural features for preservation
- Improve trail head amenities (for less trash)
- Preserve and enhance neighborhood livability
- Direct local economic development toward local small business
- Promote sustainable systems and lifestyles
- Promote neighborhood cleanliness, for pets, etc.
- Understand what's going on in southeast Eugene
- Slow traffic, reduce negative traffic impacts
- Reduce crime in neighborhood
- Provide input to City traffic engineering (esp. at Albertsons) (ref. Gary McNeel, 682-8451)
- Support traffic improvements via TransPlan
SHORT TERM GOALS- Stop South Park PUD
- Overall traffic improvements - Citizens Committee Citywide
- Save Amazon Headwaters
- Investigate traffic infraction warnings system
- Neighborhood Party
- Expand awareness of Southeast Neighbors
- Use web effectively for Southeast Neighbors Communications
- Raise money for SEN to do good stuff
- Review info and impact of Spring Knoll Phases II and III
- Neighborhood Newsletter
- Collect member email addresses - 100%
- Establish neighborhood computer buddies
- Signs at 33rd and Hilyard about 'Cars for Sale'
- More frequent neighborhood mailings
- Identify more resources for neighborhood activities
- Plan a 6 month+ events calendar
- Include non-resident neighbor members
- Tugman Park landscaping
- Spencer Butte Middle School skate boardery
Citizens Nature Project! http://www.NatureProject.org/nature.html
Neighbors Forum! http://www.SoutheastNeighbors.org/sen_forum.html
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Kevin Matthews, matthews@artifice.com
541-345-7421 vox, 541-345-7438 fax, P.O. Box 1588, Eugene, OR 97440