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- e e possible goals of such a merger. He said staff has prepared a list of seven objectives, the main focus of the objectives being that Eugene continue its involvement in the Jobs Training Program. He said staff is requesting that the council approve or amend the objectives and direct staff and the EPIC to continue to work toward a merger. He stated that Mr. Ball is the council representative to the EPIC and has reviewed the objectives. In addition, Mr. Beyer said the JCED has reviewed, and generally agrees with, the objectives. In response to a question on Objective 3, Mr. Beyer said the discussion of the PIC's has been to have a partnership on an equal basis rather than on a representational basis. Ms. Schue questioned why equal weight should be given to the Cities of Eugene and Springfield. Mr. Gleason said the people on the PIC are not confined to the service delivery area; therefore, some overlap does occur. He said the actual representational split is a metropolitan focus and a balance of county (rural) focus. He said that it is really a metropolitan issue as opposed to the City of Eugene or Springfield. He added that there is a distinction between the metro- politan and the county foci and needs. Mr. Ball said the lines are indistin- guishable in determining jOb training strategy in the metropolitan area and that the rural/urban dichotomy is more important. He stated that there is no longer a council representative on the EPIC and that he sits on the commission as a business person. Mr. Ball felt the process has been encouraging and that room exists for consolidation of services. He said the PIC's and the staffs have been working together successfully toward the merger. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Wooten, to approve the merger objectives as presented and to direct staff to forward the objec- tives on to the PIC's and to proceed with merger discussions. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. Mr. Gleason said a key ingredient will be how tightly the merger is tied to the economic agenda, stating that the PIC's and the old CETA program had previously failed because the program did not relate to the jobs being created. He said this will form the metropolitan focus of the program. VI. RESULTS OF BALLOTING FOR INTERVIEWEES TO FILL CITY COUNCIL SEAT Mayor Keller announced the following results of the balloting to select inter- viewees to fill the City Council seat for Ward 3: Joyce Nichols 7 Paul Gilbertson 6 Debra Ehrman 5 David E. Munz 2 George V. Stathakis 2 Mayor Keller recommended that interviews be scheduled for the three individuals who received the most votes. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 8, 1984 Page 8