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e Other councilors expressed their preference that the hiring of the three traffic officers proceed as planned. Mr. Miller noted that traffic-related problems are a concern for officers and for the City.s Public Safety Advisory Committee. He said he sees this as a minimum stage as the City begins a process of addressing law enforcement concerns in the community. Mr. Holmer suggested commit themselves to traffic enforcement. issue. that the councilors proceed with this action but also a broader view which considers law enforcement and Ms. Bascom also supported immediate action on this Mr. Boles suggested that councilors proceed with this proposal and direct staff to prepare a memorandum which addresses composite cost associated with intensified enforcement of traffic regulations. Ms. Schue added that she'd like to see statistics which relate enforcement levels to accident frequen- cies. Mr. Gleason felt it might be instructive for councilors to have a half-hour work session with City traffic enforcement and engineering staff to answer related questions. Mr. Miller noted that a certain amount of lead time is necessary to hire additional traffic officers. e Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, that City staff be directed to proceed with hiring three additional police offi- cers to handle traffic enforcement and that a half-hour work session be scheduled with City traffic-related staff to dis- cuss the proposal. Roll call vote; motion passed 7:1, with Councilors Bascom, Rutan, Bennett, Boles, Ehrman, Green, and Holmer supporting the motion and Councilor Schue opposing it. Ms. Schue said that she was not necessarily opposed to the idea, but she preferred to have additional information before making a decision. T. Work Plan for Committee on Committees Mr. Boles asked if staff intended to draft a work plan for the council's Committee on Committees. Mr. Miller said he expected this committee to meet soon. Mr. Gleason added that he expected this to occur in two steps: 1) preparation of a draft for committee review, followed by a draft statement of goals and targets to go to councilors; and 2) development, consideration, and adoption of a work plan by councilors. Mr. Boles expressed his concern about the number of work sessions tentatively planned for councilors. II. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LINCOLN SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGARDING RFP Mr. Gleason introduced Jan Bohman of the Eugene Development Department, who briefly reviewed the history of this issue for councilors. She noted that councilors had directed staff to work with an advisory committee in develop- ing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the former Lincoln School that maximiz- es public and non-profit-oriented uses and minimizes the City's financial e MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 1, 1989 Page 5