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e the Federal government to provide systems for social justice. She said that in the future social justice will have to be provided by local people of conscience who make it a high priority. Ms. Zwillinger said one of the most important issues for young people in the 1990s would be gang activity. She suggested the council should continue to support the Coalition for the Prevention of Gangs and might sponsor the labor and/or materials for a City graffiti removal youth group. She said another issue of. concern was the need for alternative recreation. She said the City has addressed this need through the formation of the Skateboard Task Force. She suggested there is a need for expanded recreational programming through the Parks Department. Ms. Zwillinger said another issue for young people would be youth homeless- ness. She suggested that the council's social goal on homelessness should include young people without homes. She said other major issues for youth are teenage pregnancy and multicultural education. She suggested the council should continue to support the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. She suggested that educational awareness and sensitivity training for City staff, especially Public Safety staff, should be considered. Ms. Zwillinger said that a final issue which would be of concern to youth in the 1990s was basic skills training and labor market readiness. She said that the Community Response Team had helped to address this issue. Ms. Dunn said the Presidents Council had prepared a list of thank-you's and e recommendations for the City Council. She said her first thank-you was for the Skateboard Task Force. She recommended the City budget reflect alternative recreation for youth. She said recreational alternatives would provide not only an outlet for the recreational needs of youth, but might also serve to intervene between youth, and drug and gang activity. Ms. Dunn thanked the council for increasing the Joint Social Services fund and recommended a cost-of-living increase. She thanked the council for its support of the clearing of vegetation along the Willamette River and for the increase of patrols in this area. In addition, she thanked the council for the Community Response Team. She said their presence and the presence of summer playground programs increased the use of parks during the summer by women and children. Ms. Dunn recommended that Public Safety staff be allowed to accompany women victims of domestic violence home and remain with them for more than the presently allotted 20 minutes. Ms. Dunn thanked the Mayor for taking the initiative to hold the Mayor's Town Hall Forum on Minorities. She said it has been commonly perceived by the minorities community that the City is not easily accessible and she suggested that the Mayor's forum may have helped ease this concern. She suggested the council should provide permanent funding for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration. She said the celebration is very important to both minorities and others and sends the message to the community that the City cares about human rights. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 20, 1989 Page 6 Dinner/Work Session --------