03/31/11 - City Council Newsletter

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The project and completion of the LEED certification process was a joint effort between staff from the Eugene Airport; the Eugene Fire & EMS Department; the City of Eugene Facilities and Information Services Divisions; RS&H, a facilities and infrastructure consulting firm; PIVOT Architecture, a Eugene design firm; and John Hyland Construction. For more information, please contact Airport Director of Communication and Development Cathryn Stephens at cathryn.e.stephens@ci.eugene.or.us or call 541-682-5430,or contact Facility Project Manager Steve Loges at steve.l.loges@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-8814. Shop for a Cause: Annual Book Sale to Benefit Eugene Public Library The Annual Friends of Eugene Public Library Book Sale will be held Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Lane Events Center (Lane County Fairgrounds) Performance Hall. Admission and parking are free. Proceeds from this all-volunteer project go to support Eugene Public Library programs and services, including Summer Reading for children and teens. Shoppers will be able to choose from thousands of gently used and like-new books on all topics at bargain prices of only $1.00 for most small paperbacks and $1.50 for most hardbacks and large paperbacks. Also for sale will be DVDs, audio books, sheet music, and a huge choice of music CDs. Recent bestsellers will be available in the “Good as New” section, and collectors can check for rare and specialty books in the “Individually Priced” section. A children's area will offer a large selection of books, DVDs, and CDs for kids. VISA/Mastercard will be accepted, as well as cash and checks. The book sale is the Friends of Eugene Public Library's major fundraiser each year. More than 300 volunteers work on the sale, many year-round. In 2010, the event took in more than $80,000 to support Eugene Public Library programs and services. For more information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library, or Friends of Eugene Public Library at 541-484-1452 or www.friendseugenelibrary.org. Distribution Change Will Make Recreation Guide More Sustainable The Recreation Guide, acknowledged in City surveys as the organization’s most recognizable publication, is about to become more sustainable. Beginning this fall, the guide will no longer be mailed to all Eugene households. Instead, those who have authorized Recreation to do so will receive an email notice with a link to the online Recreation Guide. (Check it out at www.eugene-or.gov/recenroll.) This change is expected to reduce the number of printed guides by up to 70 percent - saving paper, energy, money, carbon dioxide, and waste. Since not everyone has a computer, however, some paper guides continue to be printed, mailed, or available for pick-up around town. This will help ensure that everyone has access to information about Recreation activities. This change in distribution reflects the City’s commitment to sustainability principles and to considering the triple bottom line of environmental health, economic prosperity and social equity in all decision-making. To allow plenty of opportunities for everyone to learn about this big change, Recreation has launched an information campaign that will run throughout the spring and summer, beginning with the summer guide, the last one to be mailed to all Eugene households. An external “wrapper” on the summer guide explains the change, how to authorize emails and register online, how to get on a subscription list for the mailed guide, where to pick up paper copies, and provides answers to many other questions. For more information, contact Kathy Madison at 541-682-6342. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 March 31, 2011