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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 /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />January 16, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AWARDS: JANUARY 20 <br />TRAINING EXERCISE TESTS OPTION FOR EMERGENCY WATER SERVICE <br />EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />LRCS USES INFO GRAPHICS AND HUMOR TO LIVEN ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Human Rights Commission Awards: January 20 <br />On Monday, Jan. 20, the Human Rights Commission will honor four community members with its annual Martin Luther <br />King, Jr. Community Leadership Award. The awards will be presented at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration being <br />hosted at Lane Community College at 6:30 p.m. in the Ragozzino <br />Performance Hall. This year’s award winners are Francisca Leyva Johnson, <br />Mary Spilde, Carmen Urbina, and Rose Mary Villanueva. <br /> <br />The Human Rights Commission will also be participating in the NAACP <br />Standing United March beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Science Factory <br />parking lot, and ending at the Shedd Institute in downtown Eugene. For <br />more information on these and other Martin Luther King, Jr. events, visit <br />eugene-or.gov/hrc. <br /> <br />For more information on the Human Rights Commission, please visit <br />eugene-or.gov/hrc or contact Equity and Human Rights Analyst Lindsey <br />Foltz at Lindsey.m.foltz@ci.eugene.or.us or call 541-682-5619. <br /> <br />Training Exercise Tests Option for Emergency Water Service <br />As recent events in West Virginia underscore, there are many scenarios besides the “great shake” earthquake where the <br />community could face a prolonged water service disruption. Last year, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) purchased <br />the first of several mobile water trailers to dispense drinking water under emergency conditions. Testing out the trailer in <br />a “live” situation is one way the utility is working to be better <br />prepared for an actual event. <br /> <br />On Friday, Jan. 10, EWEB, Rainbow Water District and Springfield <br />Utility District took part in a joint training exercise hosted at the City <br />of Eugene’s Public Works Roosevelt Yard. To mimic a situation where <br />EWEB is unable to access water from its system, water was pulled <br />from the Moe Reservoir in north Springfield, placed in a portable <br />tank, and transported to a community shelter (aka Roosevelt Yard) <br />for distribution via the trailer. City of Eugene staff was invited to <br />participate in the drill by acting as residents in need of water. <br /> <br />About 50 staff members took the time to line up at the trailer to fill <br />their containers, learn more about emergency preparedness <br />planning, and take a brief survey to help improve signage, messaging and the overall experience. The training exercise was <br />an invaluable opportunity to practice roles and responsibilities between the water providers and troubleshoot the process <br />to uncover areas for improvement. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />January 16, 2014 <br />