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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />March 11, 2010 <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 />PARKS AND OPEN SPACE RECEIVES OREGON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE FUNDING <br />CITY LAUNCHES NEW LEARNING TOOL <br />SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />EPD VOLUNTEER FIRST TO GIVE MORE THAN 5,000 HOURS OF SERVICE <br />MUSIC TO “FEEL/HEAR” <br />POLICE AND WASTEWATER STAFF HELP HOST MEDICINE TAKE-BACK EVENT <br />SPRING HOME SHOW TOUTS “IT ALL COMES BACK TO YOU” MESSAGE <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Parks and Open Space Receives Oregon Youth Employment Initiative Funding <br />The Parks and Open Space Division (POS) was recently awarded two grants totaling $62,000 from the Oregon <br />Youth Conservation Corps’ Oregon Youth Employment Initiative. This granting opportunity was made available <br />through the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The initiative was designed to provide <br />employment opportunities for youth between the ages of 18 and <br />24 in the fields of natural resources and conservation education. <br /> <br />These grants allowed POS to hire two crews of six youth to <br />conduct natural resource maintenance in the city’s natural areas <br />for a 10-week period this winter. One of the crews focused on <br />Ridgeline Trail maintenance and restoration. The second crew <br />focused on fuels reduction work within the Ridgeline Park <br />system. <br /> <br />The Ridgeline Trail crew improved drainage on the Ribbon Trail, <br />built retaining walls on the Fox Hollow/Dillard multi-use trail <br />segment, and re-surfaced approximately 1.8 miles of trail on <br />both the Ribbon Trail and the Fox Hollow/Dillard multi-use trail <br />segment. The fuels reduction crew reduced hazardous fuels on <br />27 acres at Wild Iris Ridge, 20 acres at the East Ridgeline <br />Extension, 2.5 acres on Blanton Ridge, in addition to doing a small amount of work at Wayne Morse Family Farm <br />and Mount Baldy. For more information about these grants, please contact Natural Resource Maintenance <br />Supervisor John Clark at 541-682-4826. <br /> <br />City Launches New Learning Tool <br />On February 22, the City launched the Employee Learning Development (ELD) system. The new software will place <br />training and learning opportunities at the fingertips of the employee. Training will be more accessible to all <br />employees as classes are offered online. With a few simple clicks of the keyboard, employees will be able to self- <br />enroll for training, access training records, and complete training from the convenience of their own workstation. <br /> <br />The online system will dramatically change the way employees and supervisors track training and development <br />activities. The use of employee self-enrollment, with supervisor approvals, and a more efficient approach to class <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />March 11, 2010 <br />