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. Ms. Hofmann said that a subcommittee of the task force had worked for six months on the issue of alcoholi~ and vagrants and this had led to recommendations for working with local jurisdictions to provide funding for court-mandated treatment and a proposal for a pilot project for transportation of intoxicated people to detoxification centers. Ms. Hofmann said the final recommendation of the task force was that the Mayor and City Council recognize the work of all the agencies and volunteers that work with the homeless. Councilor Lindberg said that the task force was in the process of establishing a work program for the summer months and would report to the council again in September. Responding to a question from Councilor Smith, Mr. Lindberg said that the council would be holding a brief public hearing at its June 27 meeting on the report of the task force. He said that he hoped the council would accept the recommendations of the task force as policy. He hoped the council would also discuss a budget for the work of the task force. Councilor Holmer noted that his father had worked with the homeless during the depression. Mr. Holmer praised the compassion and realism of the task force's report and expressed hope for implementation of the recommendations. Councilor Obie commended Mr. Lindberg and the task force and asked if there was a need for the council to hold a public hearing on the report before addressing the question of adopting this as policy. Ms. Hofmann said she knew of members of the public who hoped to comment on specific recommendations in the report at the public hearing. e Councilor Schue praised the excellent balance in the report of concerns for vagrants and concerns for the health of the community. She felt nolding a hearing to allow comments from those involved with the vagrancy issue in the community was appropriate. Councilor Hansen said that the report was excellent. He expressed some concern with some of the recommendations, particularly those that might infringe on free speech activities or restrict use of common areas. Councilor Lindberg said he would be interested in a response from the City Attorney's Office on these issues. He felt the task force had tried to be sensitive to these concerns. Councilor Obie said he would also like information from the City Attorney's Office on the ability to have those who are incarcerated perform work in the community. Tim Sercombe, City Attorney's Office, said that there was no legal barrier to requiring community work in lieu of a sentence, but that the cost of monitoring such service was often prohibitive. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 22, 1983 Page 8