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students back to the university and larger community. Participants will include Mayor Kitty Piercy, UO President Richard Lariviere, Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO) President Amelie Rousseau, Councilor Alan Zelenka, City Manager Jon Ruiz, Assistant City Manager Sarah Medary, Police Chief Pete Kerns, UO Vice President for Student Affairs Robin Holmes, UO Dean of Students Paul Shang, and UO Department of Public Safety Chief Doug Tripp, along with many neighborhood leaders and key staff from the City’s Neighborhood Services and Rental Housing programs and Eugene police. Leaders will encourage students to be good neighbors, and also provide neighborhood residents with information about crime prevention and rental rights and responsibilities. At last year's inaugural event, 25 participants reached approximately 600 households in the west and south university neighborhoods. This year, 2,000 packets of information will be distributed by 75 volunteers. Neighborhood coverage will expand to include the Fairmount neighborhood to the east of campus. The evening will conclude with a town hall meeting scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, th 555 East 15 Avenue. Near-campus neighbors are invited to a discussion about campus and community relations with Mayor Piercy and panelists President Lariviere, Vice President Holmes, ASUO President Rousseau, and Councilor Zelenka. For more information, please contact Rene Kane of Neighborhood Services at rene.c.kane@ci.eugene.or.us or call 541-682-6243. Third Annual Prevention Convention Planned for October 16 The Eugene Police Prevention Convention is an ultimate education in crime prevention for kids, teens and adults. This year the free event is back and will be held Saturday, October 16, from 1 - 5 p.m. at Sheldon High School. The convention was set up with individuals and families in mind. Adults can sit in on crime prevention workshops, while kids and teens are kept enthralled by programs designed for them. New this year are classes for senior safety. There are also classes offered in Spanish. Everyone can watch presentations by the K-9s, SWAT team, Bomb Squad, Crash Team, Forensics and Crime Lab – or visit a host of vendors and booths at the event. This event is brought to the community in partnership with Eugene Area Radio Stations and sponsored by Oregon Community Credit Union. For more information, contact the Crime Prevention Unit online at http://www.Eugene-or.gov/preventionconvention or call 541-682-5137. City of Eugene to Host Free Financial Planning Day The ability of Eugene’s residents to manage their personal finances has a direct impact on residents, business owners, students, and families – and can affect the overall health of the community. The City of Eugene is partnering this fall with local organizations, including the Financial Planning Association® (FPA) of Mid-Oregon and the U.S. Conference of Mayors to help make financial information available to community members through an initiative taking place in towns and cities across the country. Eugene Financial Planning Day will be held on Saturday, October 23, at Sheldon Community Center and will feature experts from the FPAand highly qualified professionals, all volunteering their time and expertise to work with local residents one-on-one to address important financial issues. Eugene Financial Planning Day will be free and open to the public. Information will be offered on a “no strings attached” basis and planners will not give out business cards or sell financial products or services. Free online registration for Eugene Financial Planning Day is available at www.financialplanningdays.org/eugene or by calling 541-284-9855. Walk-ins are also welcome. For additional information, please contact Craig Weicker, FPA of Mid- Oregon at 541-225-6712 or craig.weicker@penfedinvest.com, or Keli Osborn of the City Manager’s Office at 541- 682-5406, or keli.m.osborn@ci.eugene.or.us. Olympic Swimmers Hold Clinic at Amazon Pool On September 11 and 12, Amazon Pool was the site for the TEAM Eugene Aquatics 2010 Swim Clinic featuring instruction from Olympic swimmers Jason Lezak and Jessica Hardy. The swim clinic attracted 175 youth who registered for the all-day events on Saturday with Jason Lezak and Sunday with Jessica Hardy. The purpose of the clinic was to give area youth the opportunity to receive instruction and inspiration from some of the best competitive swimmers in the world. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 September 23, 2010