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Center Ticket Office at 682-5000. Celebrate National Community Development Week Please join in the festivities as the City of Eugene celebrates 30 years of the Community Development Block Grant at the upcoming "CDBG Reunion" on March 31,2005, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Atrium Building Lobby, 99 W. 10th Avenue. Visit with former and current committee members and grant recipients and see displays of local CDBG-funded projects. Copies of the draft HUD 5-year Consolidated Plan will be available and a 30-day public comment period is now open. For more information, contact Linda Dawson, Planning and Development Department, 682-5071 or via email at linda. L dawson@cl, eugene, or. us. Waterproofin.q Repairs to Proceed at City Hall Investigation into ongoing leaks in the basement of City Hall has revealed the failure of the waterproofing system designed to keep the sub-basement dry. As a result, a portion of the waterproofing system will be replaced at the basement wall, the traffic topping system will be extended to cover the vehicle wash area, and a trench drain will be added at the Police driveway to remove excess rainwater before it can enter the structure. Contractors will begin by excavating in the landscaping beds near the Police driveway on the north side of City Hall in order to expose portions of the basement wall where the waterproofing membrane needs to be repaired. Next, installation of the piping associated with the trench drain will be completed in the basement. Beginning the weekend of April 2, a portion of the existing traffic topping barrier will be removed near the Police driveway and the asphalt will be removed from the Police vehicle wash area. All cracks and joints will then be sealed prior to installation of the traffic topping. At the same time, the trench drain will be installed in front of the north driveway to the Police parking area. The west access to Police parking will remain in use throughout the duration of the project and the north driveway should be reopened by April 11. This project is consistent with council direction to proceed with only those preservation and maintenance projects that are necessary for maintaining existing services at City Hall until council concludes the policy discussion related to the future of City Hall. The sub-basement contains vital storage space for Police as well as locker rooms for all EPD patrol staff. The total cost of this project is approximately $95,000, funded by the General Capital Project funds. Design services are provided by L.A. Kersh Architecture and the general contractor is McKenzie Commercial Contractors. For more information, contact Mike Penwell, facilities design and construction manager, at 682-5547 or michael.j.penwell@ci.eugene.or, us. City's Employee Bus Pass Proqram Earns State Business Enerqy Tax Credit In an effort to promote sustainable transportation options, reduce traffic congestion, and maintain Eugene's air quality, the City of Eugene offers employees a bus pass through the Lane Transit District's reduced-fare Group Pass Program. To help defray the costs for the Group Pass Program, the Transportation Options Team in Public Works applied for and received approval from the Oregon Department of Energy to receive reimbursement through the Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) program. Our first reimbursement check in the amount of $7,315 was recently received. The employee bus pass program is eligible for receiving 25.5% of the costs reimbursed to the City through the BETC "pass-through program." This program allows a business with a tax liability to take the full 35% credit for an eligible expense (bus pass program) over the course of five years and offer the City a lump-sum cash amount for 25.5% of the cost of the project. The Department of Energy arranged for U.S. Bank to be the City's pass-through partner for this great employee benefit. The Group Pass Program for 2005 has also been submitted and pre-approved for the BETC program. The City's refund for 2005 should be about $15,468 but could be as much as $17,015. Staff is currently looking for a pass-through partner for the 2005 BETC refund. For more information, contact Cindy EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 March 17, 2005