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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER March 3, 2005 City of Eugene 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 (541) 682-5010 (541) 682-5414 (FAX) www.ci.eugene.or, us GENDER IDENTITY PROPOSED CODE REVISION UPDATE KIDS VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITE BOOKS AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS BUILD AND IMPROVE TRAILS FROM DELTA PONDS TO SPENCER BUTTE VOLUNTEERS GRADUATE FROM SENIORS ON PATROL ACADEMY CITY'S THEME FOR HOME SHOW IS HEALTHY LAWN CARE Gender Identity Proposed Code Revision Update The Human Rights Commission is continuing to work on an ordinance that would add gender identity to the City's anti-discrimination code. Commissioners and Gender Identity Work Group members are currently contacting Eugene City Councilors to share information about the proposed code revisions, answer questions, and gather input. In addition, City Councilors and community members are invited to an information session regarding the ordinance proposal. The first of two public information and input sessions will be held Monday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 777 Pearl Street, Eugene. The session will be facilitated by Human Rights Commissioners and Gender Identity Work Group members. Councilor Kelly, as a commissioner and work group member, will be involved as well. The session will include an overview of proposed code language, explanation of the public process for adopting code changes, a question-and- answer session and an opportunity for public input. A second public information and input session will be held in May. Draft code language and other information about the gender identity code revision project can be found at http://www.ci.euqene.or, us/hrc-erac/hrcsite/GI.htm. For more information, contact Greg Rikhoff, Human Rights program manager, at 652-5177. Kids Vote for Their Favorite Books at Euqene Public Library This year, kids' book groups at the Eugene Public Library (EPL), Book Buddies (ages 6 - $) and Tween Scene (ages 9 - 12), have been reading titles nominated for annual awards. Now it's time to vote! All kids in Oregon are invited to cast ballots for their favorite books between March 15 and April 1, at EPL or at school libraries. Elementary-age kids decide the Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award, sponsored by the Oregon Educational Media Association. ,Ask a librarian for the nominee list, or find it at www.oema.net/cleary/index.htm. To qualify to vote, read (or listen to) at least two of the nominated books. Students in 4th - 12th grades can vote for the Young Reader's Choice Award, sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association. The nominee list, which is available at the library, or by visiting www.pnla.org/yrca, is sponsored by the Eugene Public Library, Friends of the Library, and the Eugene Public Library Foundation. For more information, call 652-5450. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 March 3, 2005