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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />January 22, 2009 <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 /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />RURAL/METRO AMBULANCE TO PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICE <br />CITY BOOTH PROMOTES EARTH-SMART LANDSCAPE <br />RD <br />CITY HOSTS 3 ANNUAL WALKING AND BIKING SUMMIT <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Rural/Metro Ambulance to Provide Non-Emergency Transport Service <br />Following an extremely thorough proposal and evaluation process, the City's Fire & Emergency Medical Services <br />Department has selected Rural/Metro Ambulance, which is part of the Arizona-based national firm Rural/Metro <br />Corporation, to provide non-emergent Basic Life Support (BLS) inter-facility medical transport services in Eugene's <br />ambulance service area. The addition of this service is a means of addressing the ever-increasing demand for <br />ambulance services in the community and the resulting capacity and workload issues in the department. The <br />contract with Rural/Metro is seen as a cost-effective alternative to providing an additional Fire-based and staffed <br />medic unit, particularly as the contract will limit Rural/Metro to a non life-critical segment of the work. Rural/Metro <br />is already engaged in similar public/private partnerships with Salem, Tacoma, San Diego, and other jurisdictions. <br />Their proposal is to operate from one to three ambulances, depending on demand, under contract to the City of <br />Eugene. The contract is under negotiation at this time, and the new service is expected to be operating as of early <br />February. For further information, please contact Deputy Chief of Administration, Denise Giard, at 682-7111. <br /> <br />City Booth Promotes Earth-Smart Landscape <br /> “Greening Your Landscape” is the focus of an <br />information booth hosted by staff from Public Works <br />and Planning and Development at this year's Good <br />Earth Home, Garden and Living Show, scheduled at <br />the Lane County Fairgrounds, January 23-25. Stop <br />by booth #401 to see the display with ideas about <br />lean and green yard care and practical and <br />innovative ways to manage water flow. Handouts <br />and a clever give-away item are available, as well <br /> <br />as technical assistance from staff. There will also be <br />a special display for kids along with bug posters and <br />new coloring pages. In addition, the City's Solid <br />Waste and Green Building program will team up with <br />OSU Extension Service in Lane County to provide <br />information on backyard composting, worm bin <br />composting and compost tea in booth #708. <br />Compost Specialist volunteers will showcase <br />affordable ideas on do-it-yourself, low-cost compost <br />bins, and emphasize sustainable backyard composting methods to recycle organic debris at home and to divert <br />food waste from the landfill. For stormwater management education questions or information, contact Stormwater <br />Information Specialist Kathy Eva, of Public Works Administration, at 682-2739 or kathy.a.eva@ci.eugene.or.us. <br />For information about the Green Building Program, contact Green Building Analyst Jenna Garmon, of Building and <br />Permit Services, at 682-5541 or jenna.r.garmon@ci.eugene.or.us. Questions about solid waste and recycling <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />January 22, 2009 <br />