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Mr. Rayor believed that the council would soon have to start looking at each proposed ballot <br />measure in terms of how government was funded. He continued to support Option 3, although <br />he suggested that the costs were likely to rise. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that the proposed location for the police station was excellent. She predicted the <br />failure of a bond measure funding a new police station. She continued to support a separate <br />measure for the fire station to give residents a choice. She called for an independent evaluation <br />of the usable life of City Hall. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Ms. Nathanson, Mr. Johnson anticipated that the council would <br />review the results of the comprehensive space study by the end of 2000. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lee moved, seconded by Ms. Taylor, to direct the City Manager to <br /> prepare a resolution and ballot title for Option 3 for the November 2000 <br /> general election. The motion passed, 6:2; Mr. Kelly and Ms. Taylor voting no. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey introduced Sara Hamlin, the new City Intergovernmental Relations Director. The <br />council welcomed Ms. Hamlin. <br /> <br />B.Youth Task Force Report on After-School Activities <br /> <br />Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services (LRCS) Department Director Angel Jones and LRCS <br />staff Linda Phelps joined the council for the presentation. Ms. Phelps introduced Youth Task <br />Force members Pat Rogers, Carmen Urbina, Maria Thomas, John Crane, Dave Ison, and Wendy <br />Avery- Kent. She also noted the presence of other LRCS staff and welcomed the participants in <br />the annual week-long Institute for Community Leadership Workshop who were in attendance. <br /> <br />Ms. Phelps said that the agenda item summary in the meeting packet identified the key <br />recreation services the task force believed were essential to filling the gaps in after-school <br />services for youth. <br /> <br />Ms. Phelps provided background on the Youth Task Force effort and commended members for <br />their dedication and commitment to connecting youth to positive activities. She reviewed the <br />goals of the after-school program: 1) protect youth from negative behaviors by providing quality <br />connections with caring adults in daily after-school activities; 2) improve the health of youth by <br />increasing physical activity levels, providing programs that include nutrition and that emphasize a <br />healthy life style; 3) increase the self-esteem of youth through leadership programs, connections <br />with caring adults, opportunities for creative self-expression and programs that celebrate <br />diversity; 4) decrease the incidence of juvenile crime in the critical hours after school by providing <br />a variety of structured and drop-in activities that involve previously disenfranchised youth; and 5) <br />increase interest in school and improving academic performance through participation in <br />community service learning programs. <br /> <br />Ms. Phelps said that $1.75 million in additional resources would be required to fund the <br />recommendations of the task force, which envisioned a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for <br />nonprofit organizations. She said that the contemplated activities were chosen to supplement <br />rather than replace existing programs, and alternative methods were proposed to reach youth not <br />now involved in after-school activities, such as job opportunities as mentors for older youth. Ms. <br />Phelps said that the task force was committed to finding long-term funding, but proposed a short- <br />term serial levy to provide funds for a pilot project to fill serious gaps in the system. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 17, 2000 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />