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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />January 31, 2008 <br />City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />PUBLIC WORKS BEGINS CLEAN-UP IN WAKE OF WINTER STORM <br />WORKSHOP INVITES PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON “BUDGETING FOR OUTCOMES” <br />STAFF, CITIZENS, BUSINESS PARTNERS RECOGNIZED AT FIRE & EMS CEREMONY <br />BEAM DEVELOPMENT - WEST BROADWAY PROJECT <br />ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION FAIR AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />LIBRARY COMPUTER WORKSHOPS: FIND NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES <br />SKI TRIP HONORS “HEROES IN EUGENE” <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Public Works Begins Clean-Up in Wake of Winter Storm <br />Public Works’ crews on Thursday began the clean-up phase of a winter storm response that began <br />Sunday and continued for several days as cold fronts dropped more than a half-foot of snow on many <br />streets in the city. <br />Public Works activated its Emergency Command Center on Sunday morning following a heavy snowfall <br />that surprised even the National Weather Service. At 1 p.m. Sunday, a snow/ice emergency was <br />declared, putting into effect a parking ban on all priority routes in the city. The parking ban, which is <br />authorized under City Code, is intended to allow emergency vehicles, buses and other essential traffic to <br />move safely around town during snow and ice storms. The ban was lifted late Monday afternoon after <br />warming temperatures and round-the-clock plowing cleared most lower-elevation streets. Crews then <br />shifted their attention to the less-traveled streets in the hilly areas. Tuesday night and early Wednesday <br />morning brought more snow and freezing temperatures, and crews quickly responded by sanding high- <br />priority routes and continued plowing in the hills. Temperatures warmed up again Wednesday afternoon, <br />and stayed above freezing overnight, resulting in bare pavement on most streets by Thursday morning. <br />Over the course of the event, plows and sanders traveled more than 1,100 miles. <br />The clean-up phase includes sweeping up the more than 230 cubic yards of sand that was applied for <br />traction during the storm response. Emergency response crews debriefed the event and began cleaning <br />and storing plows, chains and other equipment in preparation for the next storm. Response costs – <br />including overtime, sand, and fuel – haven’t yet been totaled. The costs will be paid through the Road <br />Fund, which pays for street operations and maintenance activities. Another indirect cost of the storm will <br />be further deterioration of pavements on city streets. Freeze/thaw cycles and standing water in the form <br />of snow and ice ravage street surfaces, and a new crop of potholes will appear as surely as the daffodils <br />in spring. For more information, contact Public Works Maintenance Director, Jeff Lankston, at 682-4800. <br />Workshop Invites Public Feedback on "Budgeting for Outcomes" <br />A public workshop on theFY09 City Budget will be held on Monday, February 4, 2008, from 4:30-6:30 <br />p.m. in the Bascom-Tykeson Room of the Eugene Downtown Library. Residents are invited to drop in <br />and learn about the new process which organizes City services around the council's five vision <br />statements for Eugene. Participants will provide feedback on the visions, the factors required to achieve <br />the community's desired outcomes, and the results they expect from their city government. Comments <br />received will be distributed to the City Manager and the Budget Committee for their consideration when <br />developing the FY09 budget. Free child care will be provided for participants. For more information, <br />contact Budget Manager, Kitty Murdoch, and City budget staff at 682-5021. <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />January 31, 2008 <br />