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e Mr. MacDonald said that the points raised by Ms. Ehrman and Ms. Bascom were important. He suggested that the council would need to educate the public better about the program. However, he believed that Mr. Miller's motion provided the council with an opportunity to move incrementally in the direc- tion of community policing. Mr. Miller noted that his proposal was consistent with the council-adopted Public Safety long-Range Plan. There was a brief discussion of the actual dollars required to fund the program. Mr. Miller modified his motion by adjusting the called-for funding upward to $2.15 million per year over ten years. The motion passed, 5:3. Mr. Boles suggested that the council combine the library information system and proposed library enhancements (total of $4,280,000). The council agreed to Mr. Boles' suggestion. Mr. Boles indicated his intent to seek private- sector support for the information system. Mr. Rutan said that, while he agreed to the importance of a new library and remained committed to the project, he did not believe the council should consider constructing a new library at the current time due to the City's inability to fund services he considered more basic than the library. Ms. Bascom said it was her perception that the service cuts made by the e council were not actions that contributed to a good community. Further, she did not believe that more police protection was the way to prevent a community from deteriorating. She pointed to the success of other Oregon communities in building new libraries. Ms. Bascom said the council had "gone overboard" in parks cuts and in reducing recreation opportunities and cultural events. Mr. MacDonald said the time was past for building a new library. He believed that community support for the library was strong. Mr. MacDonald said private fund-raising efforts for a new library were underway. He said that momentum and commitment in the community was a positive development he did not want to stifle. Due to the fact that the City was "getting out of the downtown development business," Mr. MacDonald said that failure to build a new library in the core could contribute to further decline. Mr. MacDonald described the features of an electronic information system and possible opportunities created by such a system and called the addition to the package a worthwhile investment. Mr. MacDonald moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, to add the library/ information system to the draft final strategy. The council briefly discussed the cost of the library enhancement. Responding to a question from Mr. Miller, Tony Mounts of the Administrative Services Department said that the $4.2 million identified for the enhancement was for e MINUTES--City Council Work Session August 12, 1992 Page 8 5:30 p.m.