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- Mayor Keller summarized the direction of the council as supporting Ms. Wooten's proceeding with this matter, with the fiscal restraint expressed by some councilors, Ms. Wooten said that she would report back to the council within a month. B. Vagrancy Task Force Councilor Lindberg referred to a note that councilors had received from a citizen concerned with knowing who would be helped by the efforts of the Vagrancy Task Force. Mr. Lindberg responded that the task force hopes to help all those affected by the vagrancy problem, including residents, business people, and service providers, as well as vagrants. He said that the issue was also raised in the note of whether it was the City's role to take responsibility for vagrancy problems. Mr. Lindberg responded that the City could serve as a catalyst to foster the efforts of the many groups already taking responsibility for work on , the problem. He said the task force was currently assessing services available and might develop recommendations for a summer demonstration project. He noted that this would involve some reallocation of funds but no new expense to the City. He added that a portion of the Civic Emergency Fundcoul d be used for social services but that there was no recommendation at this time for such use. Councilor Lindberg noted that the Whiteaker neighborhood had expressed concern that it might become a "receptacle" for vagrants. He said that one project being contemplated by the task force would involve working with affected neighbor- hood organizations and asking them to propose solutions to the problem. He added that a report to the council from the Vagrancy Task Force will be made in the next few months. e C. Joint Parks Committee's Motion on School District-Owned Parkland Councilor Schue said that the Joint Parks Committee had met this morning to discuss the relationship between the City and the 4-J School District regarding sChoollparkland coordination. She said that the City had purchased land next to several school sites to develop parks cooperatively with the district and that the committee had discussed how to coordinate changes resulting from contemplated sale of some of these school sites by the district. Councilor Ball read a motion adopted by the Joint Parks Committee for referral to the counci 1, "We move to recommend to the City Council that we di rect the Mayor to write a letter to the School District 4-J Board and Superintendent, urging them not to take any action on the disposition of these properties which they have declared excess until we can have a direct policy-making meeting between the board and the City Council to discuss a coordinated policy on public trust assets." Mr. Ball said it was hoped that such a meeting could be set up at the earliest convenience of both bodies. He felt that, in light of the coming elections, if the meeting were held before the elections, the 4-J candidates could be asked to sit in on the discussion. D. Convention and Visitors' Bureau Brochure e Councilor Smith displayed a copy of a tourism brochure developed by the Convention and Visitors' Bureau to market Eugene for tourists. She said that 100,000 copies would be distributed through travel agents, seminars, and the airlines that serve Eugene. Mayor Keller noted that he had met with the President of Republic Airlines and that the firm was an enthusiastic participant in this promotional effort. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 13, 1983 Page 2