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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />October 23, 2008 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />RECREATION ACTIVITIES PROVIDE FUN OPTIONS FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIMES <br />A-GATE INFILL PROJECT TO EXPAND SEATING AREA, GIFT SHOP <br />EUGENE AIRPORT RANKED FIRST PLACE FOR FACILITY MANAGEMENT <br />PUBLIC WORKS RECEIVES $204,000 GRANT TO HELP RESTORE DELTA PONDS <br />EPD'S WEBSITE - THE LATEST! <br />ARTS AND BUSINESS ALLIANCE LAUNCHED <br />FIRE & EMS DEPARTMENT ISSUES FY08 ANNUAL REPORT <br />I <br />CE/SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES PUBLISHED SUNDAY <br />TELECOM MANAGER PAM BERRIAN RECEIVES 2008 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AWARD <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Recreation Activities Provide Fun Options for Out-of-School Times <br />October is Crime Prevention month and studies have shown <br />that a key to preventing crime by youth is recreation. <br />According to the U.S. Department of Education, youths are <br />most likely to commit crimes between 2:00 - 8:00 p.m., with <br />crime rates peaking at 3:00 p.m. Eugene Recreation offers <br />many activities that can fill unsupervised after-school hours <br />while connecting youth to peers, adults and others in the <br />community, creating positive friendships that may assist them <br />in later years. Recreation Services offers a wide variety of <br />classes scheduled during after-school hours, such as <br />Beginning Hip Hop Dance, guitar lessons, and wheel throwing. <br />In addition, RecZone after-school care is provided at seven <br />middle schools and plans for no-school days this fall include <br />trips to the Oregon Coast Aquarium and Oregon Museum of <br />Science and Industry, other supervised fun activities, and <br />recreational swims. Special events include Free Fun Family <br />Nights, and splash dances for middle school students. Programs especially designed for teens include Youth 2 <br />Make it Happen (Y2MiH), Amazing Talented Heroines Enjoying Nature and Art (ATHENAs); Multicultural Outdoor <br />High school Opportunities (MoHo), Afro-American Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO), <br />CONNECT for queer, trans and allied youth, and Teen Court, which provides experience in decision-making, <br />communication and law. For more information, contact Kathy Madison at 682-6342. <br /> <br />A-Gate Infill Project to Expand Seating Area, Gift Shop <br />Construction has started on the A-gate infill project at the Eugene Airport terminal. Once completed in May 2009, it <br />will create 2,400 square feet of additional public-use concourse level space, along with 2,400 square feet of <br />unfinished ground level storage space for use by the airport. The 2,400 square feet of concourse space will be <br />divided, providing 1,200 square feet of much needed additional passenger seating area. The remaining 1,200 <br />square feet will allow Emerald City News and Gifts to move into a larger space. The current A-gate area gift shop <br />is very small, but the demand for goods has increased under current security restrictions. The project was bid at <br />$986,545 and is funded from Passenger Facilities Charges (PFC funds) generated from passengers using the <br />airport. These funds have already been collected and set aside for the project and the Federal Aviation <br />Administration has issued the appropriate acknowledgement. Eugene Airport airline partners unanimously <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 23, 2008 <br />