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managers, and at-large members. The committee met for the first time on June 5. The next meeting will be held on August 2. The committee expects to meet monthly and develop a set of recommendations by the end of 2006. Committee meetings are open to the public. As part of this process, there will also be specific opportunities for public comment. For further information, please contact Stephanie Jennings, Planning and Development Department, at 682-5529. New Signal Offers Safer Access to Pool and Community Center th A new traffic signal at the corner of East 26 Avenue and Hilyard Street is scheduled to go into operation next Tuesday, June 20, weather permitting. The new signal will replace a mid-block pedestrian signal located a half block to the south. The relocated signal will provide improved access to Amazon Park, Amazon Pool, and Hilyard Community Center. The new path connecting the Amazon Pool area with the Amazon multi-use path is in line with the new signal location and will provide a direct route for neighbors east of Hilyard Street to access the multi-use path and other park amenities. A dedicated northbound left turn lane will help accommodate higher traffic demand in the summer and fall when pool use is high. Additional design features include construction of new sidewalk access ramps at all four corners of the intersection, separation of the southbound bus and right-turning movements, and audible pedestrian signals to assist people with visual impairments. The northbound bus stop on Hilyard Street near the mid-block crossing th and Hilyard intersection to provide more convenient bus access. Nine will move to just north of the 26 parking spaces on the east side of Hilyard were removed to accommodate the improved design. Eugene Public Works staff worked with closely with neighbors on the signal relocation project, which resulted from public input during the Amazon Park master planning process. Cherry City Electric was the contractor on the $152,000 project. Funding came from the 1998 park and open space bond measure and from local transportation system development charges. For more information, contact Project Manager Matt Rodrigues at 682-6036. Guide to City’s “Fun For All” Summer Programs Now Available The resource guide to the Recreation Division’s drop-in Fun For All program is now available at City community centers and online (A copy is provided in the City Council packet.) Funded by the 2002 Youth Levy, Fun For All offers dozens of free recreational programs, events and fun for kids ages 7 and up (under 7 years, if accompanied by someone at least age 15) at 11 neighborhood parks from June 26 through August 25. As with all other Youth and Family Service programs, Fun For All employs the 40 Developmental Assets as a foundation, building on the concept that young people need positive external support and internal strengths in order to succeed in life. Youth need their community to help nurture these assets. Some activities on tap this year include the Roving Story Teller, featuring celebrity readers (including Mayor Piercy), Team Adventure raft trip and bike program, U of O Roving Artist and the Library’s Summer Reading Program. In FY05, Fun For All attendance was 26,983 with 16,850 free meals provided by the Food For Lane County Summer Food Program. The guide also lists information on many other free and low-cost Recreation Division summer activities. For more information about Fun For All, contact Petersen Barn Recreation Programmer Raquel Wells at 682-6380, or Recreation Program Assistant Peter Chavannes at 682-5521. Workshops Explore Enhanced Walking and Biking Environment on 18th Avenue An upcoming pavement preservation project on 18th Avenue between Hilyard and Agate Streets presents an opportunity to enhance the pedestrian and bicycling environment on this street. Public Works Engineering transportation planning staff will hold two workshops -- on June 20 and 29 -- to engage the community in developing a plan for making improvements. It is anticipated that the outcome of this planning effort will result in a grant application to the ODOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Program later this summer. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 June 19, 2006