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occurred in response to distribution of a flyer that was similar to other guides encouraging responsible behavior. Mr. Mason said complaints and police e redeployment had followed the cruisers to their new location, and several businesses along West 11th had hired private security staff. He added tha t some restaurants in the area were closing early in order to avoid the messes and vandalism caused by cruisers. Mr. Mason said several other cities that had passed anti-cruising ordinances included Phoenix, Arizona; Los Gatos, Walnut Creek, and Los Angeles, California; Newark, Delaware; Greensville, South Carolina; and Georgia had a statewide ordinance. He also noted that Everett and Renton, Washington recently had passed ordinances, and he said Salem was considering an ordinance in order to prevent spillover from Portland. Mr. Mason said the success of ordinances varied depending on police tactics and the size of the city. He added that in several cities, including Portland, the media publicity over passage of the ordinance effectively had dispersed most cruisers from problem a rea s. Mr. Mason added that some relocation of cruising apparently had occurred in Portland after passage of the ordinance, but the relocation was creating no enforcement problems, and the City was saving IIliterally thousands of dollarsll in regular and overtime wages. He said regular patrols for staffing the IIGutll on Friday and Saturday nights during the previous 12 months had cost the City of Eugene about $25,000, not including overtime, signing, or disruptions to residents and businesses. Mr. Mason added that the IIGutll currently was patrolled by traffic enforcement officers, and as a resul t, attention to other traffic enforcement problems had suffered greatly. Responding to Ms. Ehrman's question, Mr. Mason said as many as six or seven officers sometimes were assigned to the "Gut" between 9 p.m. and 2 or 3 a.m. on e busy weekend nights during the summer. He added that weather was an important factor in determining the amount of "Gut" activity. Ms. Wooten asked about the extended history of cruising in Eugene. Mr. Mason said cruisers had been active on Willamette Street since the 1940s and 1950s. Ms. Wooten asked about the typical number of cruisers on a fall weekend night. Mr. Mason said City staff about five years ago had measured 12,000 passes through the intersection at 29th and Willamette from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ms. Wooten asked whether similar numbers were cruising on West 11th. Mr. Mason said the cruisers had not relocated to West 11th completely and immediately, but during subsequent weekends, activity at Willamette Street had been declining almost to nothing. He said the number of cruisers had been diminished by the relocation. He added, however, that he was concerned about the activity returning to Willamette Street next spring and summer. Ms. Wooten asked what activities would be available to youth if cruising was displaced as a traditional activity. Mr. Mason said other cities with ordinances had experienced no perceptible increases in activity elsewhere within the city. He added that the relocation of cruising in Portland had been so small that it was causing no problems for police. Mr. Bennett said he recently had visited Portland and had noticed large gatherings of youth in the parking lots there. Mr. Mason said Portland police e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner/Work Session November 16, 1987 Page 2