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119 reconditioned bikes traded for an unrepairable one or given away <br />150 bike helmets given away <br />698 consultations with affordable housing providers <br />90 people received information about applying for Social Security benefits <br />23 people registered to vote <br />69 consultations with veterans benefits providers <br />98 people had acupuncture or a massage <br />For more information, please contact Richie Weinman, Planning and Development Department at 682- <br />5533 or richie.d.weinman@ci.eugene.or.us <br />Election Update <br />With three weeks remaining before the May 20 Primary Election filing deadline of March 6 at 5 p.m., the <br />following candidates have completed the filing process for City Council and EWEB positions: <br />Jim Ray for Mayor; <br />George Brown for City Council Ward 1; <br />Betty Taylor for City Council Ward 2; <br />Bob Cassidy for EWEB Wards 2 and 3. <br />In addition, prospective petitions have been filed, but signatures have not yet been <br />turned in, by the following: Ian Goldfarb, Kitty Piercy, and Nick Urhausen for Mayor; <br />Shimeon Greenwood for City Council Ward 1; John Crane and Andrea Ortiz for City Council Ward 7; <br />Chris Pryor for City Council Ward 8; John Simpson for EWEB Wards 1 and 8; and Rich Cunningham for <br />EWEB Wards 6 and 7. <br />Jim Ray and Shimeon Greenwood have pledged to participate in the Voluntary Campaign Finance <br />Program. For more information, contact City Recorder Mary Feldman at 682-8353. <br />Eugene Airport Chosen for TSA Pilot Project <br />The Eugene Airport has been chosen to participate in a new TSA pilot project involving airport employee <br />screening procedures. The pilot will be in place at seven airports across the country starting in May 2008. <br />All employees who work in the seven selected airports will be subject to the new procedures. <br />Congress allocated up to $15 million for the pilots – required under the Omnibus Appropriations Act <br />passed in January 2008. The legislation mandates 100 percent employee screening be evaluated at <br />three airports and alternative employee screening at four other airports – up to 90 days at each location. <br />TSA worked with airport industry stakeholder groups to develop the pilots and the criteria for selecting <br />participating airports. More than 100 airports applied to participate. The selected airports are Boston's <br />Logan International, Denver International, Jacksonville (Fla.) International, Kansas City (Mo.) <br />International, Eugene (Ore.), Southwest Oregon Regional (North Bend, Ore.), and Craven Regional (New <br />Bern, N.C.). <br />TSA is required to report to Congress before September 1, 2008, on the cost and effectiveness of the <br />pilot programs at each airport. Using multiple screening methods will help TSA determine the most <br />effective airport-employee security screening system and the operational impact, if any; these systems <br />have on participating airports. After the pilots are evaluated, TSA, working with our partners, will make a <br />determination about program implementation. For more information contact Cathryn Stephens, director <br />of marketing & public relations, at 682-5430 or cathryn.e.stephens@ci.eugene.or.us. <br />City of Eugene Recruiting Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Members <br />The vision of Eugene’s new Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan is: “Eugene is a place where walking <br />and biking are integral to the community’s culture, where the city’s livability, sustainability and overall <br />quality of life are enhanced by more people walking and biking and where these activities are safe, <br />convenient and practical options for everyone.” To help bring that vision to life, the City of Eugene is <br />forming a new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />February 14, 2008 <br />