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. c. Department of Public Safety Ms. Wooten noted that the Budget Committee had addressed the Juvenile Unit, or the Cops-In-Schools Program. Mr. Miller raised the issue of Community Affairs. Ms. Wooten requested more information about the effectiveness of the Juvenile Unit, about use of guns, and about whether civilians could be used at a lower cost, before revisiting the issue. Ms. Ehrman said that issue was related to Community Schools. Ms. Wooten said playing fields also were a related issue. Mr. Miller expressed concern about impacts that affected part of the city versus those that affected the entire city. He requested more information about the impact of cuts to Community Affairs and the Juvenile Unit on perceptions of crime. Mr. Gleason said he thought it would provide the greatest benefit to the community, and Public Safety staff would prefer, to concentrate scarce resources on prevention through the Career Criminal Unit, the Juvenile Unit, and Community Affairs, rather than on increasing direct response personnel. He added that he believed the Juvenile Unit had been very successful in diminishing problems. e Ms. Bascom said the Budget Committee previously had received a report on the Juvenile Unit. She also said the value of the water safety team had been stressed at the recent Public Safety awards ceremony, and she suggested that the Budget Committee receive information about the water safety team. Mr. Miller asked whether the full cost of the Juvenile Unit could be shifted to the school district, adding that the program served only a portion of the community. Mr. Gleason said he did not believe a shift in costs was possible because of other program costs and lack of consensus on the 4J school board. He added that the Juvenile Unit currently operates at two schools, Churchill and South Eugene high schools. d. Non-Departmental Mr. Wong said the six-year financial forecast and council policy predicted annual growth of $200,000 in Beginning Working Capital I and that growth would be eliminated under the proposal, for a six-year impact of $1,200,000. e. Exclusions e Mr. Wong said impact statements had been prepared for all of the programs listed on the second page of the service rankings, but not all of those services had been included in the proposed Strategic Financial Plan. The services not included in the plan were described on the second page of the memo from Mr. Wong, dated January 27, 1988, on the subject of the Strategic Financial Plan, and included 1) the Hazardous Materials Response Team; 2) Animal Control; 3) Wading Pools; 4) PSAP Equipment Replacement Reserve; 5) Southern Willamette Research Corridor; and 6) MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 1, 1988 Page 6