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Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
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<br />Come to the Springfield Public Library on Saturday, Apr. 26, between 1 and 4 p.m., for free events starting with a
<br />performance by Orozco, followed by music and dance with Alma de México, Mariachi del Sol, and Taller de Son Jarocho; and
<br />hands-on activities for children.
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<br />Come to the Downtown Eugene Public Library on Sunday, Apr. 27, between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m., for free events starting with
<br />a performance by Orozco, followed by music and dance by Taller de Son Jarocho, and hands-on activities led by groups
<br />including Eugene Arte Latino with Jessica Zapata.
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<br />Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros is sponsored by the Eugene Public Library, Springfield Public Library, Community Health
<br />Centers of Lane County, Downtown Languages, Eugene School District 4J, Springfield Public Schools, Bethel School District,
<br />Head Start of Lane County, SELCO, Springfield Arts Commission, and United Way of Lane County. For more information, call
<br />the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 (press 5 for Spanish).
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<br />Biggest Rec Guide Ever Tops 110 Pages
<br />Eugene Recreation's Guide to summer fun is now available online. At 110 pages, the 2014
<br />Summer Guide is a testament to the number and variety of Recreation’s offerings for “building
<br />bodies and brains while having fun playing games.” The cover features a photo of an airborne
<br />young skateboarder at the new WJ Skatepark + Urban Plaza. Inside the guide, for the first time,
<br />summer camp listings are in Spanish as well as English.
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<br />Some 13,000 residents who opted out of a paper guide have already received an email notice
<br />that the virtual guide is available. More than 9,000 residents who prefer a paper guide will
<br />begin receiving copies in their mailboxes this weekend.
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<br />Registration for most summer Recreation activities is now underway. In addition to 170
<br />summer camps, the Recreation Guide includes hundreds of fun things to do this summer for
<br />every age, such as hiking, biking, family rafts, the We Are Bethel Celebration, meals and social
<br />gatherings, archery, Mother’s and Father’s Day challenge course events, Fun For All, sailing,
<br />regional excursions, water fitness, team sports, movies and concerts in the park, adaptive
<br />recreation activities, Summer in the City events, and much more. For more information,
<br />contact LRCS Marketing and Public Information Manager Kathy Madison at 541-682-6342.
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<br />New SunGard Dispatch and Records SystemVideo on City Website
<br />The City of Eugene’s website features a new video about the SunGard system. The cities of Eugene and Springfield
<br />converted to a public safety records management and dispatching system for Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services
<br />on schedule and without any service disruption. SunGard is the new public safety system replacing the mainframe system
<br />in use for approximately half a century. In addition to being more functional and efficient, the new SunGard system has an
<br />annual operating cost that is less than half that of the old mainframe system.
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<br />In November 2012, the City of Eugene signed its contract with SunGard for the new Records Management System/
<br />Computer Aided Dispatch system (RMS/CAD). This was a major milestone and the switchover was achieved within an
<br />incredibly fast 13-month schedule and with no break in public service.
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<br />The two cities negotiated with SunGard in 2012 to achieve a cost savings that made acquisition of the system possible.
<br />SunGard was willing to provide a substantial discount, reducing the cost by a total of about $2.4 million ($2,386,582) for
<br />the two cities, in order to secure its first contract site in Oregon.
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<br />Once the new system is fully integrated and employees are trained it will provide:
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<br />Streamlined business processes
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<br />Support of Data-Led Policing
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<br />Tools to improve police efficiency and effectiveness, such as electronic reporting from the field to the Records Unit
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<br />and Dispatch
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<br />Elimination of duplicate and manual entry
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<br />Ease of use
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<br />Ability to take advantage of future policing and technology trends
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<br />Increased officer access to information in the field to help them respond safely and effectively
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4
<br />April 17, 2014
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