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e continue meeting with car clubs in an effort to instill leadership and supervision among cruisers. She also suggested Police Services consult the commission about moving the gut to West 11th Avenue. She said one option is to designate a specific parking lot for cruising activities to minimize harassment and littering. . Ms. Schue said she agrees with Ms. Wooten that the issue needs to be revisited. She said she has also received several telephone calls from people complaining about property damage and vandalism. Ms. Schue said the problem of the gut must come to an end. She said she understands the community's youth need a place to socialize. However, she said the community has rights as well. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, to reconsider the ordinance. Ms. Wooten asked if the motion eliminates the possibility of staff amendments. Ms. Schue said that is not the intent of her motion. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0. I. Metro Partnership Standards e Mayor Obie reminded the council of his announcement at the process session that the Metro Partnership has set as a minimum performance standard for 1988 the recruitment of 100 jobs and two business announcements. He said it costs the community $17,000 a year to support one unemployed person. In addition, it costs $5,400 to retrain people for new jobs. He said Spectra Physics, which started with 150 employees, now has 700. Aster Publishing began with 20 employees and now has 150. He said the $500,000 it costs to fund the Metro Partnership is not unreasonable when compared to the costs of supporting and retraining unemployed workers. Mr. Bennett asked if the Metro Partnership has other important objectives other than goal-setting. Mr. Holmer said circulating the community's name is one of the objectives the partnership has set toward strengthening the local economy. He said there needs to be additional measurements of activity other than new jobs and businesses. However, he said he hopes the partnership maintains its focus on the creation of new jobs and the expansion of existing job opportunities. Mayor Obie pointed out there are five objectives outlined by the partnership's review committee. Ms. Wooten asked if the self-monitoring goal includes an audit by an outside agency. Mayor Obie replied that it does not because of a potential for abusing the audit. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 9, 1988 Page 4