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In the near future, Mr, Dahl said that the commission intended to concentrate on substance abuse among youth, He said the commission is gathering e information from local professionals in the area of substance abuse and is correlating this information, He said that the commission had learned that there may be some Federal moneys for work against substance abuse, Mr, Dahl said that the commission had tried to make its activities supportive of the council's priorities and agenda through three major ways, The fi rst was in the area of economic development with the Job Faire; the second was the downtown mall with the survey and help the commission has given the Crime Action Task Force; and third was the commission's work on public safety through its involvement with substance abuse among community youth, He asked commissioners for questions or comments, Ms, Wooten asked if the commi ssi on does fo 11 ow-up on the Job Faire to determine how many people are placed. Mr, Dahl said that the commission had followed up this question through the Youth Advisory Council, Council members sa i d that many young people had gotten jobs, part i cul arly South Eugene students since the event is held at South Eugene, Mr, Rutan asked Mr. Dahl if the commission was involved with School District 4-Jls CoSAC program. Mr, Dahl responded that the commission is just beginning its involvement in this issue, Ms, Wooten noted that CoSAC is represented on the Crime Action Task Force, as is the Youth Commission, Mayor Obie asked what the chances were of rotating the Job Faire to allow other schools to take advantage of the opportunity it provided, Mr, Dahl said that the commission had discussed this possibility, The commission is looking at alternative locations, Mayor Obie complimented Mr, Dahl on the Youth e Fairel s success, Mr. Ta He 1 said that the Intergovernmental Relations Division had been a tremendous boon to each one of the commissions. He said he would like to ensure that he recognized them Dn behalf of the Presidents Council and the individual commissions for an outstanding job, Mr, Taitel said that for the first time the Presidents Council had established a program calendar for the coming year. He said that the commissions had conducted a joint meeting for new member ori entat ion, The counci 1 had sponsored a resolution through the Ci ty Manager to the State of Oregon recommending the withdrawal of State funds to South Africa. He said that the council had started a program of quarterly evaluations of all commissions' act i vit i es and tightened up attendance requirements for members and alternates, The counci 1 intended to continue program streamlining with heavier linkage to the City Council IS programs and agendas, The council would also like to see a closer link with the Joint Social Services, The counci 1 is reviewing its bylaws with the intent of revising them, Mayor Obie thanked Mr. Taitel for his work on the Aging Commission and the Presidents Council, e MINUTES--City Council Dinner Meeting September 8, 1986 Page 8