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e Ms. Bascom pointed out that the City does not have to rely on the infusion of additional public money to increase public safety. The community could privatize some of the public safety operations and seek additional assistance from volunteers. Mr. MacDonald agreed that the City should examine new ways to meet its public safety needs. When referring to a sales tax, Mr. Green said that it should be made clear that this refers to a local sales tax, not a state sales tax. The council discussed the possibility of combining the two enhancement strat- egies into a single package and using Councilor Boles' strategy as the other enhancement package. Mr. Nicholson pointed out that Councilor Boles' strate- gy is not simply an enhancement strategy, rather it is an integrated strate- gy. It is important to maintain consistency between the three types of strategies as decided upon by council when it was first developing the pro- cess. After lengthy deliberation, the council agreed to include $.7 million of enhancements for Cultural Arts/Tourism in enhancement strategy 1, as outlined in Councilors Boles' sample strategy. It also agreed to drop the "social services" emphasis from enhancement package 2, which would then emphasize: 1) the Public Safety Long-Range Plan, and 2) affordable housing. Mr. Gleason reminded the council that the next stage in the process, building community consensus, will be very challenging. e The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m. - (Recorded by Traci Northman) mncc 091591-530 e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 16, 1991 Page 6 Dinner Meeting