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e Mayor Obie asked Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Director Ev Hall for his opinion of the proposals. Mr. Hall said the department was delighted with the work already done and was moving forward with the recommendations. He said having the committee reporting to the department would be ideal and would allow working closely together to improve the community. He added that the department would welcome the committee and hoped to have a good working group. Mayor Obi e noted that a consensus seemed to favor Option two with the modifications suggested above. He directed staff to prepare a resolution. Ms. Wooten said she favored taking action as soon as possible, so that momentum in working with the department was not lost. Mayor Obie said he was not ready to decide today on the advertising process for committee appointments. He added that he felt committee positions should be advertised in the same way as they were for other committees. Ms. Ehrman agreed. Mr. Gleason said a resolution would be presented to the council on February 23. III. SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT SWPIC Council Representative Roger Rutan introduced the item. SWPIC President Chris Pryor and SWPIC Executive Director Laurie Swanson presented the semi- annual report on the progress of the private industry council, the Federally funded employment-training program for Lane County. He reviewed goals set forth by the council: e 1) To better serve the eligible Lane County population. Mr. Pryor said the $5 million in Federal funds allowed the council to serve only a fraction of the eligible population. He also said the council wanted to knock down employment barriers such as child care and literacy. 2) To stabilize the level of funding. Mr. Pryor said all funding now received was Federally mandated and was subject to budget actions. 3) To create new job opportunities. Mr. Pryor said job opportunities and economic development "fit like two pieces in a jigsaw puzzle." He noted that the private industry council had supported economic development and that of $320,000 spent by private industry councils last year in Oregon, Lane County had spent $280,000. He said that investment directly or indirectly had resulted in several hundred jobs in the county. Mr. Pryor said strength in economic development came through local control, and he said the strong partnership was helpful in providing better quality jobs, training, and employment for Lane County residents. Ms. Swanson said the SWPIC had served about 1,200 people so far during this fiscal year, with 634 of those being Eugene residents. She said the summer youth employment program also served about 500 people, including 236 residents of Eugene. She said the private industry council this year had worked with 237 employers and was making progress in being accepted by employers. She noted that several outstanding contractors also worked with the council, as did local schools and colleges. She also noted that the dislocated worker program was one of the top ten programs in the country. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 11, 1987 Page 6