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According to Kruska, the park is bustling with activity on any given day. Rollerskating and riding bicycles along the many concrete paths throughout the park are popular activities, as well as skateboarding at the state-of-the-art skate park. For those interested in a leisurely walk in the park, there are also forested and other natural areas to explore. The park design was based on input gathered by Parks staff from neighbors at a series of public workshops in 2001 and 2002. A running trail, dog park and water spray play area are planned for future phases, as well as restoration work in the park's ash grove and wetlands with volunteers from Meadowview Elementary. For more information, call Parks Planner Carolyn Weiss at 682-4914. New Global Positioninq System Gathers Survey Data Quicker and More Accurately The Public Works Department installed a new global positioning system (CPS) to more accurately and quickly obtain survey data. Engineering agencies throughout the world have moved to using CPS technology as an advanced survey tool. The Trimble system, installed by Public Works, uses real time kinematic (RTK) data-gathering, which allows staff to gauge the position of a object within a quarter of an inch. The base station on the roof of the Public Works Building maintains a continuous link with satellites orbiting the earth. The base station sends out a radio signal to the mobile portion of the CPS system, called a "rover." This communication link with the base enables the "rover" to establish the accurate position of the point in seconds rather than the hour it took using old CPS techniques. The department's surveyors still use the more traditional method of surveying by using line-of-sight between points; however, their work can now be checked and augmented by the CPS system. There are a number of potential uses for the new CPS system. Public Works Engineering will use the equipment to gather field data for public improvement projects and to develop as-built locations for infrastructure facilities. Ceographical Informational System (CIS) staff will use it to update its infrastructure database that is used throughout the City departments. For more information, contact Survey Technician Tim Fassbender at 682-2704. Elections 2004 In the past week, two candidates for Mayor have filed at the City Recorder's Office. Alphonsus Donnelly completed his petition on January 23 and James (Izzy) Whetstine filed a prospective ~ petition on January 26. We continue to receive several calls a day from people requesting information about becoming a candidate. Filing deadline is March 4 at 5 p.m. The City's Elections website www.ci.euqene.or, us/cityreco/Elections is being updated each time a candidate initiates or completes filing. For more information, contact City Recorder Mary Feldman at 682-8353. 02/02 M Noon G Pap(~ Housing Policy Board McNutt Room ** 02/04 W 5:00pm BB,JS,DK Joint Mtg., Police Commission/ Human Rights Commission McNutt Room ** 02/04 W 7:00pm NN Mayor's Comm., Parks, Recreation & Open Space 1820 Roosevelt, Large Conf. Rm. ** 02/09 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room 02/09 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber 02/10 T 5:30pm All Joint Mtg. w/Lane Co., Springfield EPL - Bascom/Tykeson Room 02/11 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room 02/11 W 1:30pm SM, DK,GP IGR Committee HRRS Conference Room 02/12 Th 5:30pm BB, JS Police Commission McNutt Room EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 March 17, 2004