03/19/09 - City Council Newsletter

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Weeklong camps will offer adventure, soccer, water polo, arts, gymnastics, or hip hop; one camp is a sampler of upcoming summer camps, with different activities every day. Sheldon and Echo Hollow Pools will hold special recreation swims during spring break and the Senior Program is holding an intergenerational scavenger hunt on March 24. For more information about Library events, call 682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library/. For information about Recreation spring break camps, call Kathy Madison at 682-6342 or www.eugene- or.gov/recenroll. Jefferson Westside Neighborhood PlanJam a Success On Saturday, January 24, 39 members of the Jefferson Westside Neighbors (JWN) neighborhood association met at César Chavez Elementary school for PlanJam Workshop #2. The second of two workshops, funded through the Neighborhood Matching Grants program, continued the work of JWN in developing infill standards for R2-zoned “heritage” areas (HA-JWR2). Participants included resident and non-resident property owners, renters and business owners. The first PlanJam Workshop in November set the stage for PlanJam #2 in describing and cataloging the positive characteristics of the neighborhood, negative impacts of incompatible infill and areas for standards (setbacks, building height, alley development, etc.). Participants in January’s workshop discussed the draft standards in detail and suggested further refinements. Additional neighborhood community input has been collected through a Web survey, list serve and neighborhood association meetings. The draft HA-JWR2 standards will be incorporated into the Infill Compatibility Standards process. For more information, contact Rene Kane at 682-6243 or rene.c.kane@ci.eugene.or.us. Fun Night Draws Record Attendance Attendance at Recreation’s Friday Family Fun Night skyrocketed to some 400 people last Friday, more than four times the usual draw. Youth and Family Services present these free events twice a month: on the first Friday of the month at Petersen Barn Community Center; and, on the second Friday at Sheldon community Center and Pool. The event includes family activities, games, and dinner, as well as swimming and a movie at Sheldon pool, all for free. Staff was ready for the crowds at Sheldon last Friday, with help from volunteers from Sheldon High School. The carnival-themed event included 12 carnival games, a karate demonstration, gymnastics course, Zoltar the Fortune Teller, a huge community puzzle, and a midway-type meal of hot dogs and chips. For more information, contact Melissa Perkins at 682-8837. Middle School and Fire Prevention Team-up on Fire Curriculum Fire Prevention’s Deputy Fire Marshal Sandra Johnston has partnered with Prairie Mountain Middle School’s Christina Coombs and her seventh grade health class to co- facilitate the new fire curriculum, created by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office and approved by the Oregon Department of Education. The curriculum meets health standards for state benchmarks and was designed in a self-directed format to teach several lessons on general fire safety. Fire services encourage the joined facilitation to ensure that technical questions and information will be addressed. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office provided the training and materials for this curriculum. During Sandra’s visit, the students were able to see real life safety features that are built into the school they attend every day. Some of the topics included: accessing resource information, analyzing influences, self-management, learning concepts of fire safety, and making safe decisions. The curricula are available for grades 1-5 and 6-8 and are based on consecutive building blocks. For more information, please call Sandra Johnston at 682-5420. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 March 19, 2009