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e said some fire prevention issues were included in the report, but she thought that expanding the committee1s authority to other areas of public safety would contribute to the loss of effectiveness that Mr. Gleason warned of. She said the task forcels primary concern was crime prevention, with education and information about fire prevention as a secondary focus. Ms. Wooten said the task force had indicated from its outset that it did not want to be a police review board. She added, however, that task force members had interpreted the department-advisory role as a IIdemotion.1I She said the task force wanted the ongoing committee to be able to consider policy issues and to make recommendations on them to the council, and that was the reason for the inclusion of an annual report to the council. She said she hoped the council would remain open to hearing research and policy issues that pertained to basic public safety. Mayor Obie thanked the Crime Action Task Force for its work. He said he hoped the task force would not view the committee's role as a demotion. He said the task force had completed its work, and that would not be diminished by allowing the new committee to take over. He said the task force had brought the knowledge level of the community and the council to a new high, as attested by the awards presented at the recent public safety ceremony. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to accept the Crime Action Task Force final report and consider implementation of those recommendations that apply to the city of Eugene. Roll call vote; the motion carried 8:0. e Mayor Obie thanked the task force and staff for their time and said he e~pected the work to have a positive impact on the community. He asked whether the council wanted to discuss or to take action today on the ongoing advisory committee. Ms. Schue noted that the library board had been appointed by the Mayor and occasionally presented issues to the City Council, but most of the time it worked primarily with library staff. She said she favored a similar arrangement with the Police Department, and if the committee perceived a problem that belonged at the council level, she expected it to be presented to the council. She suggested changi ng the proposal to have the commi ttee appointed by the Mayor rather than by the City Manager. Mr. Holmer suggested changing Item 6 to provide a report at least annually, in order not to restrict the number of reports. He added that he agreed with Ms. Schue1s suggestion for appointments. Mr. Miller suggested allowing the committee to determine its meeting schedule. Ms. Ehrman said she understood Items 1 through 6 to be suggestions, not directions from the council. Ms. Bascom said she supported Option two because her experience with the Bicycle Committee showed that most work was done by staff, and rather than considering the role a demotion, she hoped it would be seen as a vehicle to ensure that the recommendations were carried out. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 11, 1987 Page 5