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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />June 4, 2015 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR ALL AGES AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />PUBLIC WORKS STAFF ON BOARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND CLEAN WATER TECHNOLOGIES <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Summer Reading Program for All Ages at Eugene Public Library <br />Eugene Public Library’s Summer Reading program helps kids keep their reading skills up while school’s out, learn new <br />ideas, and try new things. This year’s theme is "Heroes" and all ages are welcome to join in the fun. <br /> <br />Children, teens, and adults can visit any Eugene Public Library location – Downtown, <br />Sheldon, or Bethel - to sign up. Kids and teens each get a free book to keep, courtesy of the <br />Friends of the Library. Each time they visit the Library, children can also enter a raffle for <br />family passes to City of Eugene pools or local museums. <br /> <br /> <br />Adults get a coupon for a free coffee from Novella Cafe or $1.00 off a purchase at Second <br />Hand Prose Book Store, both located at the Downtown Library, plus a wristband flash <br />drive. Also, adults and teens can write book reviews on the Library website for chances in <br />free raffles for gift cards. <br /> <br />A full summer of free events for all ages will include hands-on workshops, live music, <br />topical talks, storytelling, the annual Teddy Bear Picnic, and lots more. For more <br />information, visit www.eugene-or.gov/library or call the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450. <br /> <br />Public Works Staff on Boards for Sustainability and Clean Water Technologies <br />Two members of the Public Works Engineering Division have been tapped for leadership roles in public works advocacy <br />organizations. <br /> <br />Matt Rodrigues, one of the City’s principal engineers, has been invited to serve a two-year term on the national Center for <br />Sustainability. The purpose of the Center for Sustainability is to serve as the center of expertise for the American Public <br />Works Association relating to sustainability within public works. <br /> <br />“You have been selected for this leadership group appointment because of your recognized expertise in the subject matter <br />areas assigned to the Center for Sustainability,” said Brian Usher, APWA president-elect. Rodrigues chairs the Oregon <br />APWA Chapter Sustainability Committee and is a member of the City’s Climate and Energy Task Team and has been <br />involved in a number of sustainability projects and initiatives. <br /> <br />Water Resource Manager Therese Walch has been invited to serve on the board of directors of the Oregon Stormwater <br />Technology and Maintainability Center. The new center will evaluate innovative stormwater treatment technologies and is <br />designed to be complementary to the work already being done by the State of Washington Department of Ecology’s <br />Technology Assessment Protocol (TAPE) program. <br /> <br />“This is a great idea coming to fruition and could have broader utility beyond Oregon and Washington,” said Walch. The <br />effort is being led by the Oregon Department of Transportation, in partnership with other agencies interested in <br />stormwater treatment. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Rodrigues at 541-682-6036 or Walch at 541-682-5549. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />June 4, 2015 <br />