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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />October 15, 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 />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />CITY EARNS STATEWIDE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FOR PAVING PRACTICES <br />AUTHOR OF BESTSELLER ABOUT TEEN SUICIDE TO SPEAK AT LIBRARY <br />PRESENTATIONS HELP FULFILL PROGRAM’S MISSION <br />ADAPTIVE RECREATION PROGRAM CELEBRATES 40 YEARS <br />FIRE & EMS, RED CROSS, UO STUDENTS VISIT TRAINSONG <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />City Earns Statewide Sustainability Award for Paving Practices <br />The City of Eugene has earned a sustainability award for its innovative and pioneering paving practices. The <br />Eugene Public Works Department received the 2009 Julian Prize for Sustainability for its use of warm-mix asphalt <br />concrete (WMAC) to repair streets. The award, which <br />included a certificate for a tree to be planted in <br />Eugene in recognition of the accomplishment, was <br />presented at the fall conference of the Oregon <br />Chapter of the American Public Works Association in <br />Grand Ronde. <br /> <br />WMAC is a technology that intrigued City staff for its <br />multiple benefits of reduced energy need to produce <br />the product, reduced emissions, increased ability to <br />use recycled materials, and enhanced pavement life. <br />Working with the Asphalt Pavement Association of <br />Oregon, and resources at the Texas Department of <br />Transportation, staff developed a special specification <br />for use of WMAC on City projects. <br /> <br />A pilot project was implemented on the paving of <br />Roosevelt Boulevard last spring, and the results were <br />so encouraging that staff expanded the option to use <br />Public Works Engineering Principal Engineer Paul Klope (right) accepts <br />Julian Award at APWA ceremony. <br />WMAC on most of this year’s paving repair projects. <br />Egge Sand & Gravel, Wildish Construction and Knife River Corporation also saw great benefits in the use of <br />WMAC. These firms chose to make significant local investments in WMAC production facilities and used warm- <br />mix on a total of 14 City paving projects, putting down a total of 55,000 tons of warm-mix. Staff has calculated <br />that this reduced greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 190 metric tons. <br /> <br />“Through research, cooperation with industry groups and a willingness to step outside of the box, the City of <br />Eugene was able to work with local contractors and asphalt concrete producers to bring a new more sustainable <br />paving product to market in the Eugene-Springfield area,” says Matt Rodrigues, manager of the City’s pavement <br />preservation program. “And through the success of the WMAC implementation in Eugene, we have set the <br />groundwork for expanded use of the product around the state.” <br /> <br />For more information, contact Matt Rodrigues at 682-6036 or Matt.J.Rodrigues@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 15, 2009 <br />