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<br />underway at 10:00 a.m. The race course is kept secret to enhance team creativity and spontaneity. Although time <br />is a criterion for winning the race, creativity, art awareness, community spirit, and luck are ALL critical in <br />determining the winner. <br /> <br />Art-official Race Rules include: <br />? <br /> Each team member will have fun. <br />? <br /> Some may have more fun than others. <br />? <br /> No crying if you don't win - it's the process that <br />counts. <br />? <br /> No crying if you do win - we don't care and neither <br />will ESPN. <br />? <br /> Be yourself, unless you want to be someone else. <br />? <br /> No cheating - unless it is artistically done and <br />gives you no advantage over other teams. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Kellie Nemke at 682-6324. <br /> <br />Smoke Alarm Distribution Program Draws to Conclusion <br />A four-year fire safety partnership among the Eugene Fire & EMS Department, EWEB, and Lane County is <br />nearing its conclusion, as the final batch of smoke alarms for residents of low-income energy-assistance homes <br />has now been purchased and will soon be distributed. Upon completion of the program, which was funded by <br />private donations, a total of more than 400 smoke alarms will have been placed in local homes. The Eugene Fire <br />Marshal’s Office provided training on proper installation, and the other two agencies supplied field personnel who <br />are conducting the actual placements. The Fire & EMS Department continues to reach out to partners who will <br />assist in providing Eugeneans with an extra margin of safety. For more information about the energy-assistance <br />smoke alarm project, please contact Interim Fire Marshal Doug Perry at 682-5887. <br /> <br />Two City Projects to Receive Federal Stimulus Funds <br />The Delta Ponds Ecosystem Restoration Project and the Metro Waterways Study, two collaborative projects <br />between the City of Eugene and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), will benefit from federal stimulus <br />funding that was recently awarded to the Corps. <br /> <br />The Corps has committed to spend $2.337 million <br />in stimulus funds for the Delta Ponds project. The <br />Corps will use this funding to design and install a <br />fish-friendly culvert under Goodpasture Island <br />Road. The culvert is the next major step in a multi- <br />year project to restore habitat, improve hydrology, <br />and enhance recreational opportunities in the Delta <br />Ponds. Actual construction of the culvert will likely <br />occur in summer 2010. Other project elements that <br />may be funded with these funds include a new <br />parking lot on the east side of Goodpasture Island <br />Road, and additional riparian enhancements <br />throughout the project area. <br /> <br />The Corps will also receive $438,000 in stimulus <br />funding for the Metro Waterways Study. This <br />amount will be used to complete the programmatic <br />Boardwalk at Delta Ponds <br />environmental assessment for potential habitat, <br />water quality, and recreational improvements in Eugene’s Amazon Creek planning area and Springfield’s Cedar <br />Creek planning area. For more information, please contact Natural Resources Manager Eric Wold at 682-4842. <br /> <br />Business Commute Challenge Returns with Regional Focus and New Website <br />The Business Commute Challenge is a fun and friendly way to challenge co-workers and other businesses to <br />reduce their transportation footprint. Through this program, businesses encourage their employees to commute to <br />work by foot, bike, bus, car/vanpool or any combination of those modes. Many past participants report continuing <br />to use an alternative to driving alone long after the challenge is over. <br /> <br />This year, participation is easier with the creation of a new and improved website, www.commutechallenge.org. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />May 7, 2009 <br />