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- However, another factor to be noted was the indication of data from November 1976 to 1977 showing there had been 8,100 new jobs created in the Eugene area, saying this was a healthy indacator. He noted Council should also be familiar with the notions regarding frictional employment, i.e., temporary unemployment of qualified workers; structural employment, i.e., prolonged unemployment experienced by poorly skilled or trained workers; and cyclical unemployment, i.e., an unemployment problem in single-industry type communities, e.g., the lumber market. These were important in terms of Council's looking at the kinds specific programs in which the City should be involved. e III--Local programs dealing with unemployment: Mr. Long reported the major local program is the Lane County CETA program, about $15 million. He said there are 4,600 participants directly employed in Lane County through CETA. Some assumptions he noted for Council were the probability of a disproportionate amount of employment in Eugene proper because the City has a good employment base. However, this was working against one of the community goals. He noted with respect to II and III the information was observation only, as there had been no staff available to gather research data. Continuing with IV, Current/past City-County relations on CETA program- ming: Mr. Long said the City has been a program agent; however, it may become a prime sponsor once the population reaches 100,000, allowing it to control directly Titles II and VI, approximately $3.5 million. Item V, current Lane County CETA program services--an evaluation: Mr. Long said he had used the County's own consultants' evaluation of the program, noting it could be much better and the City should be more active in assisting in that improvement. Item VI, City-County CETA policy and program relations: This section detailed the specific phase the program is now in, in terms of role, authority to be exercised, and timing considerations for the Council. Staff was recommending either a consor- tium with Lane County in an agreement spelling out a specific policy, or that the City pursue an independent program administration. Item VII, staff recommendations: Mr. Long said in addition to the last recommended statement above, the staff was recommending the following: 1) direct the staff to negotiate and implement contracts with Lane County setting forth interim program authority between the agencies, appropriate research projects to identify unemployed, and planning activities neces- sary to arrive at mature City participation in the County CETA program. In addition, once research is completed on the best manpower programs applicable to Eugene's unemployment problems, adopt and implement those programs in cooperation with Lane County. Ad~itionally, if cooperative program arrangements between the County and City are unsuccessful, staff should be directed to report back to the Council with specifc recommenda- tions for implementing independent City manpower programs. - 2/8/78--7 19