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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />August 7, 2008 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />E.M.S. SECTION READIES FOR ROLE IN HOSPITAL MOVE <br />CITY’S BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM FINANCES DOWNTOWN SOFTWARE COMPANY <br /> <br />BEIJING OLYMPICS COME TO PETERSEN BARN COMMUNITY CENTER <br />FREE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />CAUTION – POTHOLE REPAIRS AHEAD <br />NEW TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMPAIGN MAKES STREETS SAFER FOR ALL ROADWAY USERS <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />E.M.S. Section Readies for Role In Hospital Move <br />To move 150 to 200 non-ambulatory patients <br />from Sacred Heart Hospital's University <br />location to the new hospital at Riverbend, the <br />hospital has contracted with Eugene Fire & <br />EMS for medical transport services, which will <br />be delivered on Sunday, August 10. There will <br />be no interruption or reduction of regular <br />Eugene ambulance services. Instead, the City <br />will use some of its reserve units and medics <br />on an overtime basis, and has also <br />subcontracted with Eugene Rural Fire/Rescue, <br />Springfield Fire and Life Safety, AMR <br />Ambulance, and Metro West Ambulance. A <br />total of 20 ambulances will be used in the <br />move, including two pediatric units and two <br />neonatal units. In addition, Life Flight <br />helicopter services will be available if needed. <br />A practice drill was conducted two weeks ago. <br />Sunday's actual move will begin at 7:00 a.m., <br />and is expected to continue until approximately 6:00 p.m. The principal route will be via Coburg Road, I-105, I-5, <br />and Beltline Road, but alternate routes have been identified as a contingency. No roads will be closed due to the <br />move. For more information, please contact Denise Giard, deputy chief of administration, Eugene Fire & EMS <br />Department at 682-7111. <br /> <br />City’s Business Loan Program Finances Downtown Software Company <br />The City’s Business Development Fund, administered out of the Planning & Development Department, recently <br />provided a $125,000 loan to Celestial Software LLC for the purchase of Lunar Logic, a local software company <br />located downtown. In combination with private funds, the City loan allowed the operations manager to purchase <br />the business from the prior owners, who will retain and create jobs. <br /> <br />Started over twenty years ago, the self-sustaining revolving loan fund is designed to create jobs for the community <br />and leverage private investment. Since July 1, 2007, the City has approved 13 local business loans totaling $1.29 <br />million, which will lead to the creation of 66 jobs and leverage an additional $7,474,800 in private investment. A <br />few of the loan recipients include Green Gear (makers of Bike Friday folding bicycles), Bare Bones Dog Wash, <br />Whiteaker Station (coffee shop & deli), Avant Assessment (software development company), Ke Kau Chocolatier, <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />August 8, 2008 <br />