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? <br /> Holiday Meals – Celebrate the holidays with friends and a roast beef holiday meal on December 16. A <br />luncheon will be served at Campbell Community Center at 11:30 a.m. A roast beef dinner will be served <br />at Petersen Barn Community Center. <br />? <br /> City Holiday Lights Tour and Dessert –Tour the local holiday light displays from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., <br />December 21, and then top off the evening with holiday treats served at Campbell Community Center. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Kathy Madison at 682-6342. <br /> <br />Celebrating the Holidays Downtown <br />The City of Eugene and Downtown Eugene Inc. (DEI) are bundling up seasonal events downtown and wrapping <br /> <br />them in one big, festive package. <br /> <br />During December, many theaters, venues and galleries are hosting winter holiday-themed <br />movies, events and performances. With live performances at the Hult Center, The Shedd and <br />Actors Cabaret, movies at the David Minor Theater, gallery receptions at DIVA, and high <br />school carolers, just to name a few, there is no shortage of things to do, see or hear downtown <br />this holiday season. See the schedule of events at http://tiny.cc/holiday418. <br /> <br />To make it easier to visit downtown during the holiday rush, the City of Eugene is offering <br />FREE parking downtown, now through New Year’s Day. A total of 94 parking spaces will be <br />clearly marked to indicate that parking is free for 90 minutes between the hours of 7:00 a.m. <br />and 6:00 p.m. The holiday free-parking program expands current free-parking options <br />downtown. Free parking is always available on the weekends and for the first hour on <br />weekdays in the City’s downtown parking garages, except during signed events. For more <br />information, contact Parking Services Manager Jeff Petry at 682-5079 or <br /> <br />jeff.t.petry@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Fire Officials Issue Winter Warning <br />With low temperatures dipping into the teens, and in the wake of several recent local fires with electrical causes, <br />Eugene Fire officials are reminding residents to use extra caution when providing power to, and using, electrical <br />appliances and fixtures. Just this week, the Fire & EMS Department was called to suppress a home fire caused by <br />overheating something in a microwave oven, and another caused by a short in the wiring to a hot tub. Last month, <br />overloaded electrical circuits were suspected in at least two other fires. In its public information outreach for the <br />rest of the winter, the department will be making electrical safety a priority, especially with regard to the use of <br />extension cords and seasonal lighting, but also with respect to year-round routines. Proper use and handling of <br />space heaters and candles – two of the traditional leading causes of wintertime fires – are also being addressed. <br />As always, Fire Prevention officials are available to speak with individuals or groups about these and other fire <br />safety topics. For more information, please contact Public Information Officer Glen Potter at 682-7118. <br /> <br />Eugene Telecommunications Project Recognized in State Award <br />At the December 10, 2009, Governor’s meeting of the Oregon Film and Video Office, an Appreciation Award was <br />presented to Telecommunications Program Manager Pam Berrian, Kudos were given to the City for its three-year <br />telecommunications demonstration project that funded the rental or purchase of telecommunication equipment for <br />Eugene-sited film crews. Eugene has a history of supporting the economic development benefits of attracting film <br />crews to the City. <br /> <br />Eugene’s telecommunications technology projects are funded by a telecommunications business privilege tax <br />adopted in 1997. A list of all funded projects is at www.eugene-or.gov/telecom. <br /> <br />Other Eugene telecommunications projects have been recognized. The Oregon Chapter of the American Public <br />Works Association awarded the Julian Prize for Innovation to Eugene for a wireless solution that monitors the soil’s <br />humidity levels in all Eugene parks. Sprinklers are turned on until the optimum humidity is reached and then shut <br />off, resulting in elimination of staff work and water usage/costs. Eugene has been recognized nationally for its <br />broadband development efforts and an Oregon Connections Award was given in 2008 for the telecommunications <br />projects program. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />December 10, 2009 <br />