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e L. Ethics Committee Investigation Mayor Miller said the Ethics Committee has postponed their investigation until December. II. CENTURY COUNCIL PRESENTATION Sara Katz, one of the national coordinators for the Century Council's Five- City Model, gave background information on the Century Council. She said it had been organized by the Distilled Spirits and Wine Industry to combat two issues: drunk driving and sale of alcohol to minors. It is patterned after a successful program in the United Kingdom. Ms. Katz said former ambassador to Mexico John Gavin was selected as Execu- tive Director for Century Council activities. The industries have set aside $40 million to launch a three-year program that includes components dealing with national point-of-sales advertising materials; legislative reform, tar- geting seven states which do not have automatic revocation laws; and the five-cities model. The last component entails developing model pilot programs in five cities: Fresno, California; Omaha, Nebraska; Champaign, Illinois; Columbia, South Carolina; and Eugene, Oregon. Criteria for selection of cities included: manageable population size; presence of unique challenge (Eugene is the only e city in a liquor-controlled state); presence of a university; and community leadership support. Ms. Katz said the target date for implementation was November 1, 1991. She said the group would be working with a wide range of interests and included a coalition of people from the University, the Oregon Restaurant Association, Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), Chambers of Commerce, City officials, the media, hospitals, large employers, and community groups. Evaluation includes a six-month test period to measure results in changing public attitudes, with a bench-mark study at the end of the year. There will also be an evaluation to see if there has been a reduction in drunk-driving arrests and fatalities. Ms. Katz introduced guests who supported the program: Mike McCallum, Oregon Restaurant Association; Pete O'Rourke, Regional Manager for the OLCC; Jim Horton, Eugene Department of Public Safety; Barbara Kousky, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers; and Gerard Moseley, Vice Provost, University of Oregon. Responding to a question from Mr. Rutan, Ms. Katz said the council needed assistance from City government in the form of endorsement and cooperation for program implementation. Mr. Boles asked for further detail on budget expenditures. Of the $40 mil- lion, $2.5 million is earmarked for the five-cities program, the balance will be used for National point-of-sales advertising and targeting the legisla- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 23, 1991 Page 3 Lunch Meeting