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e Ms. Schue said Eugene and Lane County had presented a united front before the State Transportation Commission hearing on the 126 access program. Mr. Rutan announced that this week CCED would host the Trade and Economic Development Commission of the State Legislature. D. FY89 Social Concern Mayor Obie asked councilors whether they still favored identifying one major social concern for FY89. He said staff had suggested addressing the issue of housing. Ms. Bascom said she thought staff presented a good proposal. Mr. Bennett said housing was an important issue, but he preferred choosing a newer issue. He said he thought council support was needed in the areas of youth and ~rugs and child care. He said housing had been chosen because of other City work being done in the area and because of low start-up costs. Mr. Miller suggested identifying two foci--one for this year and one for next year, which he said could allow more lead time and better results. e Ms. Schue noted the shortage of funds, even for worthy projects, and she asked about specific proposals in the areas of concern mentioned by Mr. Bennett. Mr. Bennett suggested establishing a council committee on the issue for one year, in order to support and make visible existing efforts of others, in issues such as early intervention programs in child care. Mr. Rutan asked about the objectives of the committee and said he favored encouraging attention in order to generate additional private support and to improve programs through spending time and attention on them. Ms. Wooten said a work plan could address issues that might vary from year to year. She suggested, for example, using the Legislative Committee or working with State agencies and the League of Oregon Cities on networking. She said she saw the committee1s role to be one of facilitating, encouraging media attention, examining the issue in context of other goals and/or budget, or providing assistance with grant-writing or other in-kind contributions. She said the work plan needed to have goals and to be evaluated, and she added that committee membership could rotate annually according to issues and interest. Mr. Holmer suggested have a council committee sort out and delegate responsibility in a specific recommendation. Ms. Wooten agreed, adding that the committee could bring back a recommendation for an issue, a work plan, and an objective means of evaluating efforts. e Ms. Bascom said she was not eager to address a new issue each year, but she would agree to council consensus. She also said she saw the City as a facilitator for social programs, and she did not think it should move in on Federal or State areas. MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 7, 1988 Page 6