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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />August 5, 2010 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <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 />YOUTH RECONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM <br />EUGENE EARNS KUDOS FOR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES <br />SLURRY SEALING UNDER WAY ON DOZENS OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS <br />NEW SIGNAGE COMING TO A PARK NEAR YOU <br />A SAFER TOWN FOR KIDS <br />WATERFEST 2010 MAKES WATER ACCESSIBLE TO ALL <br />INTRODUCTION TO GRANT WRITING AND RESEARCH AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />RECOVERY FUNDS AT WORK: BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM HELPS LOCAL BUSINESS <br />PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM WORKS TO EASE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC NEAR UNIVERSITY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Youth Reconnecting with Community through Volunteerism <br />Youth from the Looking Glass New Roads program are busy making a visible difference in Eugene’s parks and <br />natural areas this summer. Ten youth and two staff members are spending their mornings removing English ivy <br />from trees on Skinner Butte and pruning and <br />weeding in Monroe, Amazon, and Scobert parks. <br />Although they are volunteering their time to the <br />City, the 16- to 21-year-olds are receiving an <br />hourly wage through the Looking Glass school <br />fund. <br /> <br />"Two of our primary objectives in this project are to <br />help youth reconnect to their community and feel <br />like members, something that many youth we <br />serve don't always experience, and to gain <br />employment skills, positive work history, and the <br />confidence to find permanent work," says New <br />Roads Program Manager Chris Mirabal. <br /> <br />The Looking Glass New Roads program assists homeless and at-risk youth between the ages of 11 and 21 who <br />are interested in creating long-term solutions that improve the quality of their lives. Their services include <br />counseling, education, support groups, case management, and outreach. Looking Glass plans to adopt both <br />Scobert and Monroe parks, which are within walking distance of their site. For more information, contact <br />Volunteers in Parks Coordinator Lorna Baldwin at 541-682-4845 or lorna.j.baldwin@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> Eugene Earns Kudos for Document Management Practices <br />An industry web site dedicated to document management has recognized the City of Eugene for implementing <br />innovative technologies for document management. The article cites Eugene’s efforts to eliminate “silos” of <br />information by streamlining and standardizing document management processes across the organization. <br />Laserfiche Document Management, which was largely funded by Telecommunications Funds, has reduced <br />duplication and made documents available across the organization. By storing documents in digital format, the <br />City is also able to reduce paper use while making the information available to City employees and the public via <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />August 5, 2010 <br />