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e monitoring; realizes $100,000). Mr. Mounts cautioned the council that adoption of Component 29B (to increase garbage hauler fees) would affect the cost savings realized by Component 23A/C. He was unsure of the precise figure. The council agreed that $50,000 was a realistic amount to consider. Mr. MacDonald moved, seconded by Mr. Nicholson, to include Component 23A/C, at a cost savings of $50,000, in the draft strategy. The motion passed, 7:1. Mr. Boles reminded the council that it was nearing in cost savings the service mix represented by Strategy C, an approach not favored by the community. Mr. MacDonald said that the council would revisit the mix and adjust it. The council discussed Component 37A/C, Metro Partnership (Eliminate contract; realizes $85,000). Mr. Nicholson questioned whether the City had received any benefit from the contract with the Metro Partnership. He said that, instead, the partnership had interfered in the City's election processes. Mr. Nicholson termed the relationship confused, and said it was time to end it. Mr. Miller said the quality of life in the community was related to jobs and job creation. He said that the partnership, in cooperation with the Business Assistance Team and other agencies, had enjoyed a phenomenonal success in recruiting jobs into the community. He added he believed it was a task best done at the metropolitan level with private support, and pointed out that the e City's dollars leveraged considerable private funds. Mr. Miller said the community continued to need the service the partnership provides. Ms. Bascom noted that she had recently attended a meeting where lottery dollars for economic development were awarded to local wood products produc- ers. She said the partnership had received high marks from business for the roll it played in the community. Ms. Bascom said she continued to support the partnership. Noting that he had been the council representative at a recent evaluation of the partnership, Mr. Boles said it was difficult to prove the effectiveness of the Metro Partnership. He said that the functions of the partnership are important, but traditionally have been performed by the private sector. Mr. Boles suggested that the City work with the chambers of commerce of Spring- field and Eugene to establish such a private metropolitan approach. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Nicholson, to include Compo- nent 37A/C in the draft strategy. Ms. Ehrman said that eliminating the contract would not eliminate the contacts and questions the partnership deals with now; instead, those calls would go to the Permit and Information Center or City Manager's Office. She pointed out that the contract had been reduced from a high of $200,000 to its current 1 eve 1 . Additionally, the partnership's original creation was a result of a e MINUTES--City Council Work Session August 11, 1992 Page 12 5:30 p.m.