05/13/10 - City Council Newsletter

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Service and several air cargo shipping companies. The $3.1 million air cargo building was part of a $6.2 million project that included the aircraft ramp area and other infrastructure needed on the south end of the airfield. Construction of the 11,000-square-foot building was completed in June 2008. Funding came from a ConnectOregon grant, a Federal Aviation Administration grant, and Eugene Airport funds. Green features of the building include: ? More than 90 percent of construction waste re-used or recycled ? New building materials had more than 25 percent recycled content ? Wood used in construction 100 percent certified by the Forest ® Stewardship Council as sustainably harvested ? A 17 percent reduction in total building energy use through increased building insulation ? High reflectivity roofing ? More efficient HVAC systems ? A 35 percent increase in water efficiency through low-flow fixtures ? Improved indoor air quality through low emitting materials, such as sealants, paints, adhesives, and carpets The LEED certification process was achieved through a combined effort between the Eugene Airport, M & H Architecture, Inc. and Essex Construction. In 2009, about 1.4 million pounds of air cargo was flown out of Eugene. For more information, contact Cathryn Stephens at 541-682-5430 or cathryn.e.stephens@ci.eugene.or.us. OSU Volunteers to Make a Difference in Eugene Eugene residents may be pleasantly surprised to see several dozen people wearing orange and black T-shirts tidying up a section of bike path in Eugene. Volunteers from the OSU Alumni Association will meet Saturday, May 22, at 9 a.m. near the Campbell Senior Center at 2nd Avenue and Mill Street. The group will work for three hours weeding, spreading gravel and generally tidying up along the bike path between there and the DeFazio Bike Bridge. The City of Eugene will provide gloves, tools and direction. Participants will receive coffee and pastries, a modest lunch and a free, donated T-shirt bearing a special commemorative logo. The volunteer co-coordinator of the Eugene portion of the 2010 OSU Day of Community Service is Brian Westerberg, a 2008 Oregon State graduate (BS in business management) who lives in Eugene and is an agent for American Family Insurance. “I’m happy for the opportunity to show not only that we have school spirit but also that we’re productive members of our community,” said Westerberg, who noted that there are 5,000 Beavers living in Lane County, many of them looking for convenient public service projects. The staff co-coordinator for the Eugene event is Kevin Miller, a Eugene resident who worked for many years as an editor and reporter at the Register-Guard, before joining the OSU Alumni Association as editor of the Oregon Stater alumni magazine. "As an Oregon Stater who has lived in Eugene for almost 30 years, I told my colleagues at the OSU Alumni Association that I was sure Beavers in the Duck-ish end of the Willamette Valley would respond if we expanded our annual day of service to Eugene," said Miller. Miller noted that Lorna Baldwin, Eugene’s Volunteers in Parks coordinator, made it especially easy to plan and schedule the work party. All are welcome to participate. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and can be done at www.osualum.com/volunteer_day. For more information about the event, contact Volunteer Program Supervisor Jackie Hallett at 541-682-4844. Library Offers Kids’ Books in Spanish at Centro LatinoAmericano and Local Schools The Eugene Public Library is collaborating with four community partners to make children’s books in Spanish more easily available to local Latino families and teachers with bilingual students. Children’s books in Spanish have been placed at EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 May 13, 2010