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conviction programs. ORS 813.020 of the Oregon Vehicle Code requires that a person convicted of a DUII or <br />granted a DUII diversion by the court must go through a screening interview and successfully complete a treatment <br />program. The court is required to appoint ADES to evaluate and monitor the individuals to ensure compliance. <br />Lane County Mental Health has been providing the service for almost 30 years and terminating it will be a <br />significant impact to each of the courts. In Lane County, ADES evaluates and monitors approximately 1,900 DUII <br />referrals each year, with almost another 600 that are referred back for clients who fail to complete treatment <br />programs. <br /> <br />In a joint effort to maintain this vital service, City of Eugene Municipal Court, Springfield Municipal Court and Lane <br />County Circuit Court worked together to establish a contractual ADES program through a competitive process. In <br />response to a request for proposal solicitation, six contractors offered responsive proposals, with two earning <br />invitations for interviews. After an extensive evaluation, the contract was awarded to Quality Research <br />Associates. <br /> <br />The City of Eugene will act as the lead agency and will manage the ADES contract once it has been established. <br />An agreement should be in place with the new ADES by May 4, 2009. For more information please contact Jeff <br />Perry at 682-5019. <br /> <br />Composting Awareness Week Puts Garbage to Good Use <br />In honor of Composting Awareness Week, May 3 – 9, the City of Eugene, Oregon State University Extension <br />Service—Lane County, Rexius and FOOD For Lane County will hold a number of events to promote the value of <br />compost. Events for the week include: <br /> <br />? <br /> Backyard compost demonstrations at the River House <br />compost site at 301 North Adams on Monday, May 4, and <br />Thursday, May 7, from 3:00-4:00 p.m., sponsored by the City <br />of Eugene and taught by OSU Extension Service volunteers; <br />th <br />? <br /> Worm Bin tours at the City Atrium, 99 West 10 Avenue, to <br />show downtown offices and businesses an option for onsite <br />vermicomposting of food waste on Tuesday, May 5, at 3:00 <br />p.m. and Friday, May 8, at 10:00 a.m.; <br />? <br /> Two compost bin giveaways per day at OSU Extension <br />th <br />Service, 950 West 13 Avenue, on Monday, May 4 through <br />Thursday, May 7 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 2:00-5:00 <br />p.m., and <br />? <br /> Delivery of donated Olympic Trials Compost by Rexius on <br />Wednesday, May 6, at 3:00 p.m., to the FOOD For Lane <br />County Churchill Community Garden. <br /> <br />The Churchill Community Garden is located between Churchill High School and Kennedy Middle School at 2200 <br />Bailey Hill Road in Eugene. Produce grown in the garden is donated to FOOD for Lane County for distribution in <br />the community. Through a partnership with a local nonprofit Huerto de la Familia/The Family Garden, Latino <br />families participate in the garden. Huerto de la Familia strives to alleviate poverty and hunger among low-income <br />Latino families by helping them grow their own organic food. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Anne Donahue with the Solid Waste and Green Building Program at 682-5542 or <br />anne.c.donahue@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />City of Eugene Paves Way for Warm-Mix Asphalt Use in Oregon <br />A cool new technology is hitting the streets in Eugene. More than 20,000 tons of warm-mix asphalt is scheduled to <br />be used to repair city streets this summer. Warm-mix asphalt is better for the environment, better for health, and <br />better for long-term pavement life, according to Matt Rodrigues, Eugene’s pavement preservation program <br />manager. <br /> <br />This week, crews from Eugene Sand Construction began putting down about 8,000 tons of warm-mix asphalt <br />paving on Roosevelt Boulevard between Maple Street and Beltline Road. This is the largest placement of warm- <br />mix asphalt in Oregon to-date. Five other Eugene pavement preservation projects also are in line to receive the <br />material this construction season. Warm-mix asphalt is a technology that allows asphalt concrete to be produced <br />50 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than traditional hot-mix asphalt concrete, which typically runs at 300 degrees <br />Fahrenheit or hotter. This reduction in temperature can substantially reduce energy use at the mixing plant and <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />April 30, 2009 <br />