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<br />Tour participants will learn about the scope of the program, tour sites and discuss the project and its neighborhood <br />impact with project organizers and neighborhood leaders. City elected officials, program staff, neighborhood <br />leaders, residents, past and potential grant applicants, and citizen advisory committee members are encouraged to <br />participate. The Neighborhood Matching Grant Program was established by the Eugene City Council in 2000 to <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />encourage city residents to collaboratively identify and actively participate in making improvements to <br />neighborhoods. To date, over $350,000 has been provided to 69 projects involving 19 of the 21 City-recognized <br />neighborhoods. To learn how you might participate in the tour, contact Michael Kinnison, Planning and <br />Development Department at 682-5009, or michael.j.kinnison@ci.eugene.or.us. To learn more about the <br />Neighborhood Matching Grant Program visit: http://www.eugene-or.gov/matchinggrants. <br /> <br />National Public Works Association Names City Engineer Professional Manager of Year <br />City Engineer Mark Schoening has been named Professional Manager of the Year/Engineering and Technology by <br />the National American Public Works Association. Schoening recently received the award from APWA National <br />President Noel Thompson at the association’s international congress in <br />New Orleans. <br /> <br />Schoening was recognized for his “ongoing effort to assure that his staff is <br />equipped with modern equipment and technological tools in the interest of <br />highest possible efficiency as he deals with the common issue of <br />increasing demands balanced against diminishing resources.” Examples <br />of the technology used by the Public Works Engineering Division include <br />geographic information system (GIS) capacity coupled with global <br />positioning system (GPS) advancements. The use of these and other <br />technologies means that field survey work and construction plan drafting <br />is now accomplished with fewer personnel and in far less time than was <br />possible only a few years ago. <br /> <br />Schoening has been Eugene’s City Engineer since January 2002. In <br />addition to his responsibilities as the City Engineer, Schoening serves on <br />the Oregon APWA Board of Directors where his responsibilities include <br />Mark Schoening (right) receives award from <br />being the board liaison to the e-APWA Committee. For more information, <br />APWA National President Noel Thompson <br />contact Mark at 682-5243 or Mark.A.Schoening@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 <br />September 11, 2008 <br />