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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />February 19, 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 />INSPECTORS AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY PROJECTS <br />FIRE & EMS HELPS KICK OFF NEW FIRE SAFETY CURRICULUM <br />VOLUNTEERS TURN PARKING AREA INTO NATURAL AREA <br />WASTEWATER DIVISION MANAGER RECOGNIZED FOR REGIONAL ROLE <br />SUSTAINABLE PARK MANAGEMENT EFFORTS HIGHLIGHTED IN NATIONAL MAGAZINE <br />PUBLIC WORKS FLEET SECTION QUALIFIES FOR DEQ SILVER LEVEL RECOGNITION <br />CITY AND UO STUDENTS FORM CLIMATE CHANGE PARTNERSHIP <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Inspectors Available for Saturday Projects <br />Based on the success of a pilot program last year, Building & Permit Services now offers Saturday inspections for <br />all homeowners and contractors. Inspectors can perform building and mechanical inspections that do not include <br />electrical or plumbing inspection. This service targets <br />homeowners and business owners who might otherwise <br />need to take time away from work to meet the inspector on <br />site. The program is one of several the Planning & <br />Development Department is implementing to help <br />streamline and improve access to needed services. To <br />request a Saturday inspection, contact City staff at 682- <br />5283 to request the Saturday of choice. Inspections are <br />scheduled in advance and the day fills up quickly, so it’s <br />wise to plan ahead. For questions regarding this service, <br />contact Building Inspection Supervisor Kyle Richardson at <br />682-8338. <br /> <br />Fire & EMS Helps Kick Off New Fire Safety Curriculum <br />Eugene Fire & EMS served as host agency this week to the initial presentation to teachers of Oregon's new fire <br />safety curriculum for elementary and middle school students. Nineteen teachers from around the region attended <br />a day-long briefing on the instruction, which includes education regarding fire coverage by the media, fire survival, <br />fire prevention, and personal responsibility. The curriculum, which is designed to be taught in five class periods, <br />was developed and presented by the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office with assistance from the Eugene Fire <br />Marshal's Office. Statewide it will replace the former educational <br />requirement, which called for only 30 minutes of fire safety <br />instruction per year (and was usually used to conduct fire drills rather <br />than to provide structured fire safety education). OSFM's Program <br />Coordinator for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention, Judy Okulitch, said <br />the plan is to provide quality education that will lead to safe <br />behaviors by individuals, families and the community. With the new <br />curriculum now required by the State Board of Education, Okulitch <br />said fire departments can become teaching partners, rather than <br />serving as the sole source of classroom fire safety teaching -- a role <br />they can only fulfill as time permits and to the extent they are invited <br />into classrooms. For more information, please contact Eugene <br />Interim Fire Marshal Doug Perry at 682-5887. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />February 19, 2009 <br />