02/21/08 City Council Newsletter

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Fire & EMS Releases 2008 Standards of Response Coverage Report The Fire & EMS Department's Standards of Response Coverage report for 2008, which provides an analysis of community safety factors and the fire suppression and emergency medical response resources addressing them, has now been released by the department, and a copy has been placed in the City Manager's Office for the review of elected officials and other interested parties. The 96-page report includes statistics on population, call volume by type, configuration of response packages, and response times. There are also analyses of response reliability by area, temporal distribution of calls, concentration of resources, and a chapter providing some historical perspective. The final chapter outlines the department's future needs and recommendations for service improvement. In addition to providing organized benchmarking of performance data, the Standards of Response Coverage report also serves as one basis for maintaining the department's accredited status. For more information, please contact Fire & EMS Chief Randy Groves at 682-7115. Public Workshops Scheduled in February for Waterways Study The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the City of Eugene, City of Springfield, Eugene Water & Electric Board, and Lane County, has developed a series of waterway enhancement proposals for Amazon Creek in the Eugene area and Cedar Creek in the Springfield area as part of the Eugene- Springfield Metro Waterways Study. The proposed enhancements are multiobjective and include improvements to habitat, water quality, physical condition, and recreation. Two public workshops are scheduled in February to discuss these proposed enhancements. The intent of these workshops is to describe the proposed waterway enhancements and to receive feedback. Both workshops begin at 6:00 p.m. with an overview presentation, followed by an opportunity to review and comment on specific proposals. The specific dates and times of the workshops are: Amazon Creek Planning Area Workshop: Wednesday, February 27, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Eugene Public Library, BascomTykeson Room. Cedar Creek Planning Area Workshop: Thursday, February 28, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Springfield City Hall, Library Meeting Room. Development of these waterway enhancement proposals marks a key milestone in the multi-year Metro Waterways Study. The overall goal of the study is to identify and evaluate problem areas and opportunities related to the function and health of our local waterways. More specifically, the study has examined issues related to flood protection and drainage management, conservation of wildlife and aquatic habitat, water quality, open spaces, and recreational and educational opportunities. For more information on the study and workshops, please contact Eric Wold, Natural Resources Manager, at 682-4842, or visit the project web site at www.metrowaterways.org. Applications for Community Garden Plots Accepted Through March 17 The public is once again invited to sign up for a garden plot in one of Eugene’s six community gardens. Last year, more than 200 community members participated in the program. The City of Eugene has six community gardens at the following locations: Amazon Garden at 27th Avenue and High Street Mathews Garden at 15th Avenue and Hayes Street Whiteaker Garden at the end of North Polk Street River House Garden at 301 North Adams Street Alton Baker Gardens on Day Island Road in Alton Baker Park Skinner City Farm at the west end of Skinner Butte Park (north end of Washington Street) EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 February 22, 2008