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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Dinner/Work Session <br />BJ's Restaurant--44 East 7th Avenue <br /> <br />March 6, 1989 <br />5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Ruth Bascom, Rob Bennett, Shawn Boles, Bobby Green, <br />Freeman Holmer, Emily Schue. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Roger Rutan, Debra Ehrman. <br /> <br />The work session of the Eugene City Council was called to order by Mayor Jeff <br />Miller. <br /> <br />I. SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />Laurie Swanson, Director of the Southern Willamette Private Industry Council <br />(SWPIC), explained that Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County used to operate <br />separate job training programs. Then, about four years ago, the three <br />jurisdictions decided to pool the job training resources, and SWPIC was <br />formed. SWPIC's annual budget is about $4 million, 90 percent of which comes <br />from funds that are part of the Federal Job Training Partnership Act; the <br />other ten percent is primarily a mix of State and Federal funds. <br /> <br />Stewart Tittle, President of the SWPIC Board of Directors, briefly reviewed <br />the semiannual report. He described some of SWPIC's activities over the past <br />year, as well as some of the programs it expects to operate in the future. <br />He also mentioned that SWPIC is considering its organizational options. <br />Currently, it contracts with Lane County for personnel, fiscal, and risk <br />management services. To keep operating expenses at a minimum and to make the <br />best use of its funds, SWPIC is considering other organizational options, <br />such as contracting for services from another organization (public or <br />private), renegotiating the contract with Lane County, or forming an <br />independent non-profit organization. Mr. Tittle said a decision is expected <br />in May. He said the City Council would be kept abreast of this issue. <br /> <br />Ms. Swanson mentioned that changes at the Federal level will result in <br />significant changes to the way services are delivered to welfare recipients <br />in Lane County, beginning in 1990. One change will be to allow for the <br />provision of employment training to welfare recipients; this will allow them <br />to acquire job skills and begin an employment path toward economic <br />self-sufficiency, rather than simply taking the first minimum-wage job that <br />comes their way. In response to a question, Ms. Swanson said there will be <br />additional funds associated with these Federal changes regarding welfare <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br /> <br />March 6, 1989 <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />