04-30-15 - City Council Newsletter

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Administration, Finance, Recreation, Information Services, Planning and Development, and Cultural Services Administration (with the team name Elite Feet). Members of the City Council are encouraged to participate, either by forming a team or joining one of the existing City teams. City teams have fared well in past competitions. Last year, more than 1,900 people representing 175 teams participated in the Business Commute Challenge. In just one week, the BCC participants reduced more than 68,987 drive-alone miles, and reduced more than 70,200 pounds of carbon dioxide. Visit the website at www.commutechallenge.org for a list of activities and to sign up to participate. For more information, contact Claudia Denton, BCC team captain for Public Works Engineering, Claudia.M.Denton@ci.eugene.or.us, or 541-682- 5059, or contact Point2Point directly at commutechallenge@ltd.org. Public Works Draft Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Available for Review The City of Eugene Public Works Department has conducted an evaluation of its public rights-of-way and drafted a transition plan that outlines how the organization will continue to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and provide, to the extent possible, safe access within the rights-of-way for all individuals. This plan will be a separate companion plan to the City’s existing ADA Transition Plan. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, phase 1 of the City’s existing ADA Transition Plan was adopted in 1993, and included a three fiscal-year schedule for completing prioritized accessibility projects. Subsequent phases of the existing plan have been prepared and implemented. The existing plan represents phase 7. As part of this new draft companion transition plan, Public Works collected detailed data on over 15,000 sidewalk ramps and 250 pedestrian signals to develop transition schedules specific to these facilities. In addition to the inventory of ramps and pedestrian signals and schedules, the transition plan for the public rights-of-way also includes a system of barrier removal prioritization, information on how to request barrier removals from right-of-way facilities, and an appeals process. The draft plan is available for public comment through May 31. An electronic copy of the draft transition plan is available on the City website at www.eugene-or.gov/adaplan. Paper copies of the draft transition plan for facilities in the public rights-of-way are also available at multiple locations: the Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Office (99 West 10 Avenue, Suite 116), the Downtown Library (100 West 10 Avenue), the City Manager’s Office (125 East 8 Avenue, ththth Second Floor), and Public Works Maintenance Office (1820 Roosevelt Boulevard). For more information, contact Nancy Burns, ADA Transition Plan project manager, at 541-682-6887. Love Food Not Waste Program Supports Seed to Supper Seed to Supper is a comprehensive, five-week beginning gardening course that gives novice, adult gardeners the tools they need to successfully grow a portion of their own food on a limited budget. The curriculum was written by the Oregon Food Bank and Oregon State University’s Extension Service, and this year, for the first time, FOOD for Lane County is offering the classes at partner agencies. Huerto de la Familia will be offering classes in Spanish starting in May and FOOD for Lane County will also offer a class in Spanish later this year and a few other classes this fall. Volunteer educators who are either Master Gardeners or experienced vegetable growers are trained to teach the five-week class series. Classes are held at FOOD for Lane County partner agencies, including food pantries and low-income housing sites. Students have to attend four out of the five classes to receive a certificate of completion and some donated garden supplies, including Love Food Not Waste compost, Down to Earth organic fertilizers, seeds, and vegetable starts. For more information about this partnership, please contact Waste Prevention and Green Building Analyst Stephanie Scafa at 541-682-5652. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 April 30, 2015