City Council Newsletter - 05/10/07

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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER May 10, 2007 City of Eugene 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 (541) 682-5010 (541) 682-5414 (FAX) www.eugene-or.gov IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION CHALLENGE COURSE BUILDS BONDS BETWEEN MOMS AND KIDS MINOR CODE AMENDMENT ROUNDTABLE SCHEDULED BANK CHOSEN FOR PARKS BONDS THIRD YEAR OF DOWNTOWN FLOWER POWER PROMISES TO BE BETTER THAN EVER CUTHBERT AMPHITHEATER—ANOTHER GREAT SUMMER LINE-UP MOVING LIFE FORWARD…2007 PUBLIC WORKS DAY AROUND THE CITY Challenge Course Builds Bonds Between Moms and Kids Eugene Recreation invites families to give mom a special gift this Mother’s Day: a trip to the Spencer Butte Challenge Course! On May 13, the Challenge Course is open for moms and their families, kids ages 9 and up, from 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The Challenge Course helps team members work on building trust and confidence in each other as users explore their own strengths and limits. Users can choose their own level of mental, social, and physical challenge in a safe, respectful, and supportive environment. The Challenge Course features 12 low elements that are close to the ground, and 10 high elements that can take the user from 20 to 50 feet in the air, many of which are accessible for people with disabilities. The cost of the Mother’s Day Challenge Course is $40 per person, with one child free with each adult registration. Each person must register in advance. For more information, call Kellie Nemke, outdoor programmer, at 682-5329. Minor Code Amendment Roundtable Scheduled The City of Eugene Planning Commission will be hosting a roundtable event on Thursday, May 17, 2007, from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Campbell Center, 155 High Street, to discuss the next step in the Minor Land Use Code Amendment process. Public open houses have been held over the last several months to ask the community members how they think the land use code can be further improved as well as potential means to prioritize the more than 200 suggested amendments. The Planning Commission will be soliciting ideas from the public and providing guidance on how to refine the list of suggested code amendments. The roundtable will provide an informal, interactive opportunity to discuss these issues. For more information on the City of Eugene Code Amendment Project, visit the webpage at www.eugene- or.gov/codeamendments, or contact Steve Nystrom, project manager, at 541-682-8385 or steven.a.nystrom@ci.eugene.or.us. Bank Chosen for Parks Bonds In November 2006, voters approved a bond measure for $27,490,000 for parks, athletic fields and open space projects. On January 8, 2007, the council authorized issuance of these bonds in a flexible format in order to allow for the issuance of short-term or long-term debt, or tax-exempt or taxable debt, as EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 May 10, 2007