City Council Newsletter - 02/01/07

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With a market of over 600,000 and total annual enplanements of 375,000, the Eugene Airport serves as a crucial element in the future economic health of the region, Chamber officials say. They recognized Noble for strong leadership and a commitment to public private collaboration. Together, those efforts have resulted in growing the number of commercial jet carriers from one to four, adding nearly 500 round-trip jet seats per day, and increasing the number of destinations served from Eugene from four to seven today. Chamber officials say that success has made the Eugene Airport and Chamber efforts a national model for small city air service development. For more information, contact Cathryn Stephens, Eugene Airport marketing and administration supervisor, at 682-6638 or Cathryn.e.stephens@ci.eugene.or.us. January Status Report on Major Capital Projects Now Online The Facility Management Division’s quarterly report for January 2007 is now online. A link to the current project report, as well as previous reports, can be found on the division’s current projects page at: http://www.eugene- or.gov/portal/server.pt?space=CommunityPage&ca ched=true&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid =0&in_hi_userid=2&control=SetCommunity&Com munityID=210&PageID=723 The status report provides an update on the progress of major capital projects under the Facility Divisions management. The projects in this status = report make up a small portion of the roughly sixty active building preservation projects currently managed by Facilities, and represent either the higher budgeted projects or projects with significant public interest. This quarter’s report highlights Airport, Hult Center and safety-related projects. For additional information on Facility Management projects, please contact Mike Penwell by phone at 682-5547 or email michael.j.penwell@ci.eugene.or.us Recreation’s Y2MiH Organizes Holt International Benefit Concert On January 13, Youth to Make it Happen (Y2MiH) hosted the “We are the Dream Makers” benefit concert for Holt International, an organization providing a variety of services to children across the globe. Y2MiH is a program of Eugene Recreation Services that brings a diverse youth population together and reflects the City’s ongoing commitment to serving high school youth. The benefit was conceived by Ana Fenley, a Y2MiH intern and University of Oregon senior, as part of her final project in the Family and Human Services program. Ultimately, the benefit involved 17 high school students, utilized more than 200 volunteer hours and attracted an attendance of more than 100. In addition to raising funds for Holt International (ticket sales alone exceeded $750), the benefit also raised awareness of the organization, provided audience exposure for local high school talent and provided event production experience for high school students. Y2MiH advances youth empowerment through diverse creative expression and community collaboration by providing forums for local youth to share their perspectives on their lives and their communities. Other Y2MiH-sponsored projects include Hip Hop Eugene, Youth Summit, Youth Open Mike at Cozmic Pizza, and the Y2MiH myspace site. For information, contact Recreation Program Assistant Peter Chavannes, 682-6359. Parking Policy Expert to Speak in Eugene on February 5 Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking and professor of urban planning at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, will offer a free presentation on how to manage parking in ways that promote compact, livable cities on Monday, February 5, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Bascom/Tykeson Room of the Eugene th Public Library, 100 W. 10 Avenue. The presentation is sponsored by the City of Eugene, Commuter Solutions, and the Oregon Transportation and Growth Management Program. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 February 1, 2007