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Potential City of Eugene Responses to Lane County FY 08-09 Proposed Budget <br />ATTACHMENT A <br />Impact on Prevention & Social Services <br /> <br />One-Time Recommended Gap <br />Service Area Reductions/Eliminations Urban/Rural Impacts <br />Funding, if Eugene Responds <br />Veteran’s Services <br />?48% Eugene <br />? Reductions would mean 250 veterans <br />At FY 07-08 level of service, supports <br />?28% Springfield <br /> <br />would no longer receive services. <br />the award of approximately $7.7 million <br /> <br />?24% other Lane County <br />for vets and beneficiaries. <br />? Between 56% and 84% of Nutrition <br />Program clients are urban. <br />Extension Services could experience: ?Horticulture Program serves 200 rural <br />?Loss of up to 4.00-5.5 FTE commercial growers and between 300-400 <br />?Loss of 'store-front' operation or major small farms at the urban/rural interface. <br />Extension Services <br /> <br />reduction in hours of operation. ?Compost work, in collaboration with the <br />Last year Extension Services reached <br />?Relocation of some faculty. City of Eugene, is mostly urban <br />nearly 116,000 County residents with its <br />?Major reductions in programming, ?Master Gardeners program clients are 65% <br />five areas of programming. The program <br />elimination of some programs and likely urban and 35% rural. <br /> <br />has about 840 active volunteers. <br />change to more online courses. ?Family and Community Development <br />program classes and consumer calls are <br /> <br /> between 65%-70% urban, remainder rural. <br />?4-H Youth participants are half rural and <br />half urban. <br />?Impounded and sheltered 2,219 dogs and Provide level of Eugene-only service that <br />1,616 cats. can be provided by current recommended <br />?Elimination of field enforcement and <br />?Responded to nearly 6,000 calls for service budget of $840,000. Develop specific ser- <br />kennel services, resulting in the closure of <br />from the public and local law enforcement vice plan in coordination with LCAS and <br />LCAS. This includes a 24/7 emergency <br />(3,340 of those from the City of Eugene), and stakeholders to maximize efficiency. No <br />response, licensing and adoption services. <br />Animal Services <br />investigated 584 cases of abuse and neglect. new money needed. <br /> <br />?In addition to services in the <br />?Responded to more than 200 dog bite cases <br />unincorporated areas, LCAS currently has <br />(120 from the City of Eugene). <br />contracts with Eugene and other cities to <br />?Sold 13,268 dog licenses, (7,273 from City <br />provide services. <br />of Eugene) for a total of 21,203 active dog <br /> <br />licenses in the County. <br />May 6, 2008 1 <br />