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e e e Cathy Hudspeth, 3510 Onyx Street, No.7, urged the council to approve the public safety long-range plan. Jan Gund, PO Box 5328, spoke as a member of PSAC and past member of the Crime Action Task Force. She highlighted the role of community service specialists' as very important within the plan and said that by adopting this plan, Eugene would be placing itself well ahead of other communities with respect to meet- ing the changing needs for public safety provision. Ron Chase, 1775 West 14th Avenue, speaking as a member of PSAC, urged the council to postpone approval of the plan until its modification to include the development of an operational plan for the social services described; inclusion of a Latino-Hispanic Task Force; and the identification of funding for all components of the plan, including the impact funding would have on other City services. Teri Ciacchi, 752 Jefferson Street, stated that she supports the shift in thinking regarding public safety inherent in the plan, but felt that the $43,000 in the plan should be directed to the social service agencies, rather than to public safety. She urged the council not to approve the plan in its present form. Denise Schadegg, 1774 Alder Street, said that she supports the plan in con- cept, but recommended that budgeting for social service agencies be further developed before accepting the plan. Carol Rucker, 3710 Potter Street, testified in opposition to the plan. She said that the funding being contemplated should be redirected to serve the needs of the homeless population in the community. Wayne Ford, 1020 Fillmore Street, said that he supports the philosophy of a proactive approach to public safety, but urged the council to define more fully the parternerships outlined in the plan before its adoption. John English, 1670 I Street, Springfield, identified himself as a Eugene business owner and voiced support for the networking component of the plan. He concurred with those who spoke before him on the need to include funding for the plan and suggested that the public safety money which is currently budgeted for the Community Safety Quarterly publication and Looking Glass might be alternative funding sources. Robert Oritz, 341 East 12th Avenue, speaking on behalf of White Bird Clinic, expressed his support for many elements of the plan, but encouraged the coun- cil to consider the inclusion of social service funding as an integral ele- ment. Kevin Hayden, 2650 Agusta Street, speaking as chair of the Homeless Action Coalition, urged the council not to endorse the plan until all funding issues have been resolved. He also asked the council to consider filling the PSAC vacancy with a representative of the low-income population. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 1991 Page 6