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City’s Business Loan Program Finances Licensed Day Care Center
<br />Based on a referral from Mayor Piercy, the City’s Emerging Business Loan Program, administered out of
<br />the Planning and Development Department, recently provided a $75,000 loan to Playdates, LLC, a start-
<br />up licensed child care business located in the commercial building just off Delta Highway on Goodpasture
<br />Island Road (former location of Lights for Music, Fox TV, and Burch’s Shoes). The loan will allow the
<br />owners to move forward with their project, which will create jobs and provide much-needed child care
<br />services to the community.
<br />Started over 20 years ago, the self-sustaining revolving loan fund is designed to create jobs for the
<br />community and leverage private investment. Since July 1, the City has approved seven local business
<br />loans totaling $705,000, which will lead to the creation of 38 jobs and leverage an additional $7,116,300
<br />in private investment. In addition to Playdates, loan recipients thus far include ES&A Sign, Eyes of the
<br />World Optical, West Side Glass, Precision Machine & Manufacturing (manufacturer of rotary airlocks,
<br />also known as feeders and rotary valves), Panfilof & Daughters (a start-up manufacturer of gymnastics
<br />products), and La Perla (a new, authentic Italian Pizza restaurant).
<br />For more information, contact Amanda Nobel, Community Development Division loan analyst, at
<br />682-5535 or via e-mail (amanda.r.nobel@ci.eugene.or.us).
<br />Toys For Tots Campaign Kicks Off
<br />This year's Toys for Tots campaign is officially underway as local firefighters and police once again team
<br />with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to bring holiday smiles to less-fortunate kids. This Sunday,
<br />November 25, the campaign is offering the always-popular Bring a Toy/Ride a Firetruck Day in the
<br />parking lot at Shopko on Coburg Road. At the event, which goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a dazzling array
<br />of modern and antique emergency vehicles will be on display, and families who donate a toy will get a
<br />free ride! Later, on December 7 and 8, Lane County Ice will host two Toys for Tots nights to help with the
<br />drive. And, as always, anyone can bring a new, unwrapped toy to any fire station in Eugene or
<br />Springfield, to the Marine Reserve Center at 1520 W. 13th Ave., or to any Pacific Cascade Federal Credit
<br />Union branch. Toys will be accepted through December 15.
<br />Organizers in Eugene Fire & EMS would like to acknowledge with gratitude the participation of Springfield
<br />Fire & Life Safety, Eugene Police Department, Lane County Sheriff's Office, and the faculty and staff of
<br />Cesar Chavez Elementary School in the Toys for Tots campaign. Last year, the effort brought holiday
<br />cheer to more than 5,000 youngsters in this area alone, and with the community's support, there will be
<br />even more smiles this year. For more information, please contact Engineer Matt Reger, Eugene Fire &
<br />EMS, at 682-7100.
<br />Citywide Online Calendar Available
<br />One of the top requests from the public when asked for feedback on the portal was that there be a
<br />Citywide calendar, with all City-sponsored meetings and events available in one place.
<br />The ISD eGov Team is currently implementing such a calendar that now appears on the City’s home
<br />page (www.eugene-or.gov). To see the calendar, go to the home page and click Calendar of Events to
<br />see a calendar that includes meetings and events from the Library, Recreation, City Manager’s Office,
<br />Planning and Development, and others. It is no longer necessary to go to individual portal pages in order
<br />to see a calendar of events; everything is now combined into one calendar on the home page.
<br />The first phase of the project was getting the combined calendar up and running on the home page. Now
<br />that that work is complete, the next step will be working with employees in various divisions to create
<br />individual calendars on the division home pages.
<br />A big thank you to the “Calendar Administrators” for their work entering all their meetings and events, as
<br />well as for their feedback about what the calendar should look like and how it should work. They will
<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />November 21, 2007
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