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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />February 22, 2007 <br />City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />DISPLAY AND RECEPTION CALL ATTENTION TO HOUSING DISCRIMINATION <br />CITY RECEIVES FIVE RESPONSES TO WEST BROADWAY REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS <br />FIRE & EMS AWARDED FEDERAL GRANT FOR EQUIPMENT <br />LASERFICHE SOFTWARE STREAMLINES POLICE RECORDS PROCESS <br />CREST DRIVE COMMUNITY TEAM HOSTS SECOND PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE <br />CITY WEBSITE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROJECT UNDERWAY <br />TOXICS PROGRAM MOVES INTO SECOND DECADE <br />FREE HULT CENTER CONCERTS FOR YOUTH <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Display and Reception Call Attention to Housing Discrimination <br />Did you know that Oregon’s first constitution, passed in 1857, denied African-Americans the right to live in <br />the state? Did you know that before the Fair Housing Act was amended in 1988, more than 60% of the <br />state’s rental units were off-limits to families with children? Many more astonishing facts, perspectives, <br />and images on the history of housing discrimination in Oregon can be experienced by viewing the display <br />Anywhere But Here: A History of Housing Discrimination in Oregon, presented by the Fair Housing <br />Council of Oregon and sponsored by the Planning and Development Diversity Committee. <br />The display will be on exhibit from February <br />21 to March 21 in the lobby of the Atrium <br />building downtown. The goal of the display <br />and reception is to educate the community on <br />impediments to fair housing in the <br />Eugene/Springfield area and Oregon. The <br />display consists of six interconnected panels <br />that chronicle Oregon’s history using <br />photographs, text and personal quotes. <br />A reception for the display will be held on <br />Monday, February 26, at 11:00 a.m. at the <br />same location. City Councilor Andrea Ortiz <br />and Eugene Human Rights Commission <br />Chair, Carmen Urbina will speak about the <br />importance of fair housing in our local <br />community. Light refreshments will be <br />provided. The display and reception are a precursor to March, Fair Housing Month and are sponsored by <br />the Eugene Planning and Development Diversity Committee. For more information, contact Lorna <br />Flormoe, fair housing liaison, at 682-5293 or via e-mail (lorna.r.flormoe@ci.eugene.or.us). <br />City Receives Five Responses to West Broadway Request for Qualifications <br />In December 2006, the City’s Urban Renewal Agency (URA) issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) <br />for development of the two-block area of West Broadway between Willamette and Charnelton streets. <br />The City seeks a developer(s) with a viable redevelopment concept for West Broadway and the capacity <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />February 22, 2007 <br />