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e Mr. Miller said a subcommittee might address three or four long-term goals, and objectives could vary each year. He also said the legislative schedule might allow two issues to be addressed if appropriate. Mr. Rutan said he agreed with the subcommittee idea, and he suggested that direction be put into areas where impact would be measurable, or at least would make a difference. He said he thought it was important to focus on one or two key areas that would have an impact. Mayor Obie said he agreed with Ms. Bascom about the large number of issues and about whether the council had extra time available. He asked what the efforts were intended to accomplish. e Mr. Holmer said he was concerned about whether the council was glvln9 adequate attention to the social infrastructure of the community. He said he saw a need to devote time to examining whether a gap existed in the total City program. Ms. Wooten said she did not mean to imply that the City undertake direct service delivery, and she did not necessarily think accomplishments could be measured in terms of resources, but she wanted to address ways of leveraging council influence to create responses by others, whether through money, resources, legislation, private-sector response, or some other means. She added that she thought it was essential to pursue a social focus and she supported Mr. Holmer's comments regarding balance in the council's view of the community. Ms. Ehrman said she favored a tie-in with an issue like liThe Gut.1I She said she thought citizens felt that it was up to the community to provide alternative activities for youth. She said she agreed with Mr. Bennett that housing was not her first choice of an issue, but she noted that programs already existed and that it might be a good issue to start with. She suggested that the issues of vagrancy and transients were related to housing, and she added that another issue could be chosen for the future. Ms. Schue said she felt that all social service providers should be contacted and that none should be left out or overlooked. Mr. Miller volunteered to serve on a subcommittee to look at options. Mr. Holmer noted that The Independent Sector, a Washington-based organization, was exploring private ways of addressing social concerns, and he suggested focusing attention on private efforts and services now being provided. Mr. Holmer moved to authorize the Mayor to appoint a committee to develop a process proposal and recommendations. e Mayor Obie appointed Mr. Bennett, Mr. Miller, and Ms. Wooten to a committee for developing a social concern process proposal and recommendation. The three councilors agreed to serve, and Ms. Wooten MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 7, 1988 Page 7