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wetlands at 14th and City View, and the widened stretch of Amazon Creek between Oakpatch Road and <br />Acorn Park Street all received special attention. Invasive plants were removed at several sites, but <br />mostly volunteers concentrated on planting more than 750 native trees, shrubs and forbs, all of which <br />were grown at Stream Team's volunteer-run Native Plant Nursery. In addition, volunteers donned waders <br />to cut and plug willow whips along the creek where the banks were bare with the hope of providing shade <br />to the stream in years to come. Eugene Weekly's comfort booth was set up at Oakpatch Road and <br />provided those participants with bagels and coffee. <br /> <br />Stream Team Coordinator Lorna Baldwin was delighted that entire families participated in the event. <br />"Some families have attended every year since we began Amazon Appreciation Day," says Baldwin. "All <br />of us worked together to improve the health or our urban watershed and strengthen the community at the <br />same time." <br /> <br />For early risers, Audubon expert Steve Gordon led a bird walk along the creek at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers <br />started work at 9 a.m., and lunch and door prizes commenced at noon at the Hilyard Center. More than <br />60 people returned to enjoy pizza donated by Track Town and salad donated by Sundance. Participants <br />enjoyed camaraderie and conversation as well as an address from County Commissioner Peter <br />Sorenson. For more information, call Lorna Baldwin at 682-4850 or e-mail <br />Iorna.j.baldwin@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Eu,clene Ranks Hi,clh in Performance Measurement <br />The City of Eugene was one of a select group of communities <br />awarded a Certificate of Distinction by the International City/County <br />Management Association (ICMA) Center for Performance <br />Measurement for its exceptional use of performance information in the <br />management of local government. <br /> <br />"Performance measurement guides us in making sound decisions and <br />improves the way we serve the community," said City Manager Dennis <br />Taylor, who received the award at the ICMA's annual conference in <br />San Diego. "It's gratifying to see Eugene recognized as a leader." <br /> <br />The City has a well-developed performance measurement system, <br />collecting data across thirty-eight services, and using it to inform <br />management decisions and report the City's performance to the <br />public. Eugene also benchmarks its performance against more than <br />100 other jurisdictions through the ICMA's Center for Performance <br />Measurement, and recently received a "Trailblazer" grant from the City Manager Dennis Taylor <br /> receives award from ICMA <br />National Center for Civic Innovation to make its performance Executive Director Robert O'Neill <br />information more accessible and useful to the public. <br /> <br />Joining Eugene in receiving the Certificate of Distinction, the top honor <br />in the ICMA's certificate program, were Austin, Tex.; Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Vancouver, Wash.; <br />Coral Springs and Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Fairfax County and Prince William County, Va.; <br />Hamilton County, Ohio; Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.; Phoenix and Safford, Ariz.; San Jose and Santa <br />Barbara County, Calif.; and Westminster, Colo. The jurisdictions receiving the Certificate of <br />Achievement were: Bryan and Pearland, Tex.; Henderson, Nev.; Mount Lebanon, Pa.; Orlando, Palm <br />Coast, and Sarasota County, Fla.; and Richmond, Va. For more information, contact Service <br />Improvement Manager Terrie Monroe at 682-5412 or terrie.e.monroe@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 <br />October 28, 2004 <br /> <br /> <br />