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<br />grouw..s. The matter of detoxification center could ,be handled.,.by one committee and the study j'
<br />committee could continue in an advisory capacity to staff for implementation.
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<br />City Manager said there are some questions regarding someof.the alternatives suggested as
<br />compared to present practices on which staff sees .no sOlutions"at this point. They would
<br />most pleased to have the committee work.in,an.advisory..capacity.withstaff to try to find
<br />a solution that would be administratively possible. and philosophically desirable. He felt
<br />the detoxification center. was. a regionaLproblem.which should..have . city participation.
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<br />Mr. Platt indicated that the implementation of the report should be concurrent with
<br />operation of a proposed Oregon Criminal Law revision now before the legislature. It
<br />was felt the City should have a balanced and well thought out code, when and if the State
<br />passes its new code.
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<br />Mr. Neil McNaughton, chairman.of..the.committee.on alcoholism,said.he,concurred with the
<br />suggestions for implementation of a.detoxificationcenter,.and.would.welcome city partici-
<br />pation at this point.
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<br />Mr. Mohr suggested perhaps another committee could.beappointedfor the purpose of public
<br />education. An advisory commission could.talk about the problems of ,implementation.
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<br />Mrs. Campbell felt the Council should move.on this report, and that Eugene should become
<br />a leader in this field. Judge Rodman, explained that , although ',noLmentioned . in.. the report,
<br />New York City has implemented such a plan. He had telephoned.the director of that city,
<br />who was quite enthusiastic, and said they had had no major problems.
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<br />There was further discussion about. possible problems of implementation and changes ln duties
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<br />suggested that Council. action should be to:
<br />A.9<:f?pt the report unanimoll~Iy
<br />Ask the City Manager t'o provide staff. assistance.to come back
<br />with recommendations or comments as to the implementation of the report
<br />Consider the direction as far as support ofa.detoxification center
<br />Ask the committee to continue to serve in an advisory capacity to staff
<br />Thank the committee very much for a good report
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<br />Mr. Mohr moved seconded by Mr. Williams that the Council follow the action set forth
<br />by the Mayor.
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<br />Mrs. Kathleen Newcomb, 3580 High, member of the League of Women Voters Correction Committee,
<br />asked .who would have jurisdiction of the jail if the city went out of. the jail business.
<br />Mayor Anderson said this was one of the things that would have to be considered in the
<br />implementation phase.
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<br />.' Resolution, Camp Adair - Lane County Council of the Poor requested the Council to consider a
<br />3/3/71 resolution supporting their position that, rather than turn Camp Adair over to the U.S. Inter-
<br />national University of San Diego, it support the Council of the Poor in its request to use
<br />the facilities for housing, educational, vocational, recreational and social needs.
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<br />Mike Toben, 2465 Roosevelt Boulevard, explained that Camp Adair is an abandoned air force
<br />base near eorvallis, and that the Council of the Poor has submitted a plan to develop the base
<br />for the people of Oregon, particularly as an educational facility for the poor people.
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<br />Marty Levine, 92 West 15th, said he had investigated this transfer to the International
<br />University, and could find no valid reason for them to receive this property ,as a gift. He
<br />suggested the Council give additional support to the government to withhold transfer, pending
<br />additional investigation. This transaction would not be beneficial to the people of the
<br />State of Oregon.
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<br />Mary Johnson, 2620 Potter, explained reasons the Council of the Poor needed the property, and
<br />that its use by the Council of the Poor for housing would ease some of the housing problems
<br />in the city of Eugene. .
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<br />Councilman Williams felt this was a two-part question,
<br />requesting HEW or the Federal Government to reconsider
<br />As far as turning this property over to the COlincil of
<br />City Council policy has been dispersal of housing, and
<br />would be a move in the direction of creating a ghetto.
<br />poor.
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<br />the first part being a resolution
<br />transfer of the property to the. USIU.
<br />the Poo~t, Mr; Williams pointed out that
<br />this use by the Council of the Poor
<br />He felt'thjs would be a mistake for the
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<br />Mr. Mohr felt Mr. Williams comments were pertinent.
<br />,ation of the the transfer to the University might be
<br />was not the language of the proposed resolution.
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<br />He agreed that a request for reconsider-
<br />useful. However, he pOIDTIted out that
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<br />Mr. Teague agreed with Mr. Williams
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<br />viewpoint, and was not in favor of giving this property
<br />He did feel, however, that the City was not in a position
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<br />Mr. Mohr .explained that this would be an identifiable issue for the Council.
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