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Training Captain Matt Ennis at 541-682-7133. <br /> <br />National Therapeutic Recreation Week <br />National Therapeutic Recreation Week, July 11 – 17, supported by the National Recreation and Park Association <br />(NRPA), serves to enhance public awareness of therapeutic recreation programs and services, as well as expand <br />recreation and leisure opportunities for individuals with disabilities. <br /> <br />Therapeutic recreation uses treatment, education, and recreation services to help people with illnesses and <br />disabilities develop leisure activities to improve their health, functional abilities, independence and quality of life. <br /> <br />The City of Eugene’s award-winning Adaptive Recreation Services program has four certified therapeutic <br />th <br />recreation specialists (CTRS) on staff. The program celebrated its 40 anniversary in 2009, and has led the way in <br />the development of inclusion services to assess an individual’s abilities and identify accommodations that can <br />enable that individual to participate in any recreation program. National Therapeutic Recreation Week coincides <br />with July’s designation as National Park and Recreation Month. <br /> <br />For more information about National Therapeutic Recreation Week, visit the NRPA’s website at www.nrpa.org. For <br />more about the City of Eugene’s Adaptive Recreation Services programs, go to www.eugene-or.gov/recadaptive or <br />contact Andy Fernandez at 541-682-6306. <br /> <br />New Video Promotes Smart Pressure-Washing <br />Warm weather and outdoor cleaning activities seem to go hand-in-hand in the summer. As pressure-washers have <br />grown in popularity, it’s easier than ever to power-wash grills, sidewalks, houses and <br />other objects, removing undesirable grime, moss, chemicals and more. If runoff from <br />cleaning isn’t properly contained, it can head down storm drains and into local rivers. <br /> <br />To raise awareness about pressure-washing and runoff concerns, the Stormwater <br />Management Program recently completed a 30-second video that can be seen on KEZI <br />through September and is posted on the stormwater education website at www.eugene- <br />or.gov/happyrivers. A pressure-washing fact sheet is also available on the stormwater <br />education web page. <br /> <br />Funding for video production and air time is provided by Telecom funds and stormwater fees. For more <br />information, contact Public Information Specialist Kathy Eva at Kathy.a.eva@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-2739. <br /> <br />New Parking iPhone Application Maps Meters and Garages in Eugene <br />A new mobile phone application developed by the City of Eugene can make it <br />easier to find parking downtown or near the University of Oregon. Just load the <br />free app (short for application) called Epark on an iPhone, type in an address, and <br />it will display all the public, on-street parking spaces in the area, as well as any time <br />limits, hours of operation, and costs associated with them. <br /> <br />The goal of the parking app is to make it easier for drivers to locate available <br />parking, and reduce the time spent driving in search of a parking space. All publicly <br />owned parking spaces are displayed on a map and color-coded to indicate any time <br />limits. <br /> <br />The app identifies public parking garages, parking lots, parking meters, spaces for <br />vehicles with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) permits, commercial parking <br />spaces, and residential zones. Selecting a specific parking garage on the map will <br />display a photo of the garage, its hours of operation, the cost of parking, and when <br />free parking is offered. The app also allows live-time tracking of the user’s current <br />location. It is currently available on the iPhone, iTouch, and iPad through iTunes or <br />the App Store. <br /> <br />Last year, with the assistance of the Lane Council of Governments, the City completed the first-ever count and <br />digital map of all the publicly available, on-street parking spaces in Eugene. Telecom funds, which re-invest <br />telecommunication tax revenues into telecommunications projects benefiting the Eugene community, funded the <br />creation of the mobile phone app. For more information, contact Parking Services Manager Jeff Petry at <br />Jeff.T.Petry@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5079. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />July 15, 2010 <br />