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--- -- . M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Council Chamber--Eugene City Hall December 10, 1990 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom, Shawn Boles, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green, Paul Nicholson, Roger Rutan, Kaye Robinette. The regular meeting of December 10, 1990, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by Councilor Emily Schue. I. PUBLIC FORUM Paul Scott, 148 E 38th Street, speaking on behalf of the American Lung Asso- ciation, responded to the City's recent decision not to implement a tobacco industry licensing program. He spoke about the health hazards associated with tobacco usage and said that it is the role of local government to pro- vide guidance to minors about the use of drugs in our society. He urged the council to act immediately to either 1) restrict tobacco vending machines to e locations where minors are not allowed or require public machines to be oper- able with tokens only or 2) to implement a mandatory licensing program for the tobacco industry, the cost of which should be passed on to the consumer. Tom Melia, 3395 Kincaid Street, and Cathy Maedl, 2510 Tyler Street, spoke jointly about the City's recent decision to discontinue contracting for cus- todial services with the Supervised Work Experience and Employment Program (SWEEP), a vocational branch of laurel Hill Center which provides employment opportunities for people with psychiatric disabilities. Mr. Melia indicated that the bidding process which was used to determine the cost effectiveness of private versus in-house custodial services was unfair because the bid specifications on which SWEEP was asked to bid were different from those which were used to make the ultimate decision. Ms. Maedl spoke about the social impacts that this decision would have on the City's commitment to employ people with disabilities. They urged the City to review the bid anal- ysis again before making a final decision. II. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Lunch Work Session Minutes of September 12, 1990; Dinner Work Session Minutes of September 17, 1990; and Financial Planning Work Session Minutes of October 1, 1990 - MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 10, 1990 Page 1