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<br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />December 6, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br />SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES BENEFIT FROM GENEROUS GIVING <br />CITY OF EUGENE’S GREENHOUSE GAS ASSESSMENT USED IN OREGON STUDY <br />KID-SIZE “NUTCRACKER” AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />EMPLOYEES PLANT TREES IN HONOR OF EUGENE’S BIRTHDAY <br />SOLARIZE EUGENE PROGRAM A SUCCESS <br />MORE THAN 215 ACRES BENEFIT FROM PARTNERSHIPS IN WEST EUGENE WETLANDS <br />CULTURAL SERVICES OFFERS “SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR ARTISTS” CLASS <br />WASTE PREVENTION AND GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM BUSTS TRASH <br />BLOG SEES HILYARD CENTER AS “ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE” <br />2012 EUGENE SUNDAY STREETS FINAL REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Social Service Agencies Benefit from Generous Giving <br />After an amazing outpouring of support, thousands of items were donated to community service agencies last Thursday, <br />Nov. 29, to help the homeless community in the area stay warm this winter. <br /> <br />Eugene Police Officers, organized by Officer Randy Ellis and <br />bolstered by donations from many City departments, along with <br />community contributions, were overwhelmed by the generosity of <br />the community. The West University Substation was bursting at the <br />seams with donations of clothing, shoes, socks, blankets, sleeping <br />bags, and personal items. Many of the items were donated while <br />some were purchased through the substantial monetary donations <br />received. When the dust settled, more than $7,000 was raised, <br />including a hefty matching donation from a community member. <br />The funds will be used for the purchase of items to supplement the <br />many donations. <br /> <br />Agencies including Sponsors, Whitebird, The Eugene Mission, <br />Helping Hands and First Christian Church came to the West University Station to receive the mountain of supplies that <br />have been collected, including more than 100 sleeping bags, bags of jeans, dozens of warm boots and socks. All of the <br />agencies noted an increase in requests for services so far this season and extended their gratitude to those who contributed <br />to help a vulnerable population of the community during these extra difficult cold weather months. <br /> <br /> <br />For additional information, Officer Ellis can be reached at Randy.R.Ellis@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />City of Eugene’s Greenhouse Gas Assessment Used in Oregon Study <br />City of Eugene staff recently partnered with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to better understand <br />the accuracy of City estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the purchase of goods and services. Last <br />year, the City used the Economic Input-Output Life Cycle Assessment tool developed by Carnegie Mellon University to <br />estimate the upstream emissions associated with 2010 purchases as part of an update to the City’s Internal Greenhouse <br />Gas Inventory. DEQ ran the City’s results through its own consumption-based model and the results concurred. The <br />analysis lends credence to the reliability of both models and reaffirms the City’s previous findings. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />December 6, 2012 <br />