City Council Newsletter - 06/21/07

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Downtown Urban Renewal Plan Amendment Public Notice Postcard On May 29, 2007, City Council, acting as the Urban Renewal Agency Board of Directors, initiated the process to amend the Urban Renewal Plan for the Downtown District. The plan amendment would increase the “maximum indebtedness” permitted in the district. Based on State statutes, changing the maximum indebtedness is a “substantial amendment” to the plan. Such amendments require an opportunity for the Planning Commission to review and comment on proposed amendments, notification to the governing body of each taxing district impacted by the plan, a public notice mailed to the general public, a display advertisement in the newspaper, and a public hearing. During the week of June 25, a postcard notice will be mailed out to every property owner in Eugene. The notice includes information on the proposed plan amendment and information on the July 16 public hearing date. Additionally, information related to the West Broadway Advisory Committee and general public input sessions on the West Broadway redevelopment project is included. For questions, please contact Mike Sullivan, Planning and Development 682-5448 (mike.c.sullivan@ci.eugene.or.us), or visit the City’s website at www.eugene-or.gov/downtown. Eugene Police Detective Honored Eugene Police Detective Dave Burroughs has been honored by the Northwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association with an award in recognizing his “outstanding support and effort in the investigation of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs” (OMGs). Over the past several years, Detective Burroughs has developed a considerable amount of expertise in investigating the crimes committed by motorcycle gang members. He has successfully investigated dozens of crimes committed by these suspects. He is recognized as an OMG expert by criminal justice agencies throughout the West. He has given presentations at OMG training seminars in Vancouver, Canada, and in Washington State, as well as in Oregon. Detective Burroughs has served the Eugene community for more than 10 years as an EPD employee. He worked assignments in the Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET), Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and the patrol division before his current assignment as a detective in the Special Investigations Unit. He worked for the Lane County Sheriff's Office for five years before joining the Eugene department. For more information, please contact the EPD Public Information Office at 682-5197. Eugene Police Launch “Huckleberry Patrol” A new volunteer team has been launched with the mission of removing graffiti and educating business owners about graffiti removal. The eight members of the Eugene Police Department’s Huckleberry Patrol travel by bicycle in the midtown area, working in two-person teams to locate, document, and remove or paint over graffiti. Eugene Police are excited to kick off this new volunteer-based response to the chronic issue of graffiti in the area. The Huckleberry Patrol—a nod to Mark Twain’s fence whitewashing project—is the brainchild of police volunteer George Jeffcott, who has been instrumental in getting the program up and running. Since its implementation last month, the team has responded to more than a dozen requests for service. The Huckleberry Patrol is a component of the Eugene Police Department’s Volunteers in Policing Program, which partners citizens and police to better serve the community. The team is seeking new members who can commit to attend meetings, trainings, and work shifts in department-issued uniform on weekdays during business hours. Persons age 16 and older who are interested in joining the Huckleberry Patrol program are encouraged to apply. For more information, community members may contact the Volunteers in Policing Program Coordinator, Carrie Chouinard, at 682-5355. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 June 21, 2007