09/06/09 - City Council Newsletter

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For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 682-5450. Adult Program Wins Ice Cream Contest to Enhance Block Party The Adult Services Program is throwing its first annual Neighborhood Block Party from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on September 12 at Campbell Community Center, and, thanks to Dreyer’s Slow Churned Ice Cream, the free party will include lots of ice cream. Eugene Adult Services is one of just 30 organizations in Oregon to win the Dreyer’s Slow Churned Neighborhood Salute contest. In a letter submitted to Dreyer’s as part of the contest entry, Adult Services Programmer Rayna Luvert noted that Campbell Center has historical significance as the first senior center in the Northwest. She explained that the program’s first annual block party will be a truly intergenerational event intended for grandparents, parents, children, and grandchildren and will build community by helping neighbors get to know one another. In addition to the ice cream, the event will include food, snacks, face painting, egg races, Wii games and music. For more information, call Rayna Luvert at 682-5318. Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Station Groundbreaking A groundbreaking ceremony for a new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station was held Wednesday, September 2, at the Eugene Airport. The 11,600 square-foot building will feature four ARFF vehicle bays, specialized equipment storage, conference space, and living quarters for four firefighters. The project, originally estimated at $5.1 million, was awarded to John Hyland Construction with a $3.84 million bid. The project is being funded through FAA entitlement and discretionary funds with a 5% Airport fund match of about $192,000. The project is a joint effort between staff from the Eugene Airport, Eugene Fire & EMS Department, City of Eugene Facilities and Information Services Divisions, RS&H, a facilities and infrastructure consulting firm, and PIVOT Architecture, a Eugene design firm. RS&H has extensive experience in planning airport fire stations. PIVOT designed several of the new EFD stations. The new ARFF station will replace the outdated and undersized Fire Station 12 building. Relocating the station on the north end of the airfield will give fire personnel the ability to access either runway under the required FAA response time. The current building is the only remaining fire station operated by the City of Eugene that lacks separate quarters for both male and female firefighters. Construction of the new ARFF station is expected to be complete by mid- to late-summer 2010. For more information, contact Eugene Airport Director of Marketing and Public Relations Cathryn Stephens at 682-5430. Learn How Form-Based Codes Can Transform Cities and Towns Please join the Planning and Development Department for a webinar presentation to learn how form- based codes can transform cities and towns. Designed by the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI), this 100-minute session provides an introduction to form-based codes, why they may be better suited to desired development outcomes compared to traditional codes and how they are developed and used. The City is developing a form-based code for the Walnut Station area, a proposed mixed-use center located across from the University of Oregon, and at the eastern gateway of Eugene along Franklin Boulevard. Walnut Station is also along a bus rapid-transit line, a critical component of creating a quality urban neighborhood with a mix of uses and a reduced reliance on the automobile. Specific topics to be covered in the webinar include: EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 September 3, 2009