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Budget Committee to Discuss Capital Improvement Program <br />The Eugene Budget Committee will meet on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Harris Hall, Lane County Public Service <br />Building, to discuss the draft Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2014 through 2019 (FY14-19). The CIP <br />provides a six-year funding plan for the City’s capital improvements, including transportation, airport, public buildings, <br />parks and open space, stormwater and wastewater projects. The CIP also documents <br />unfunded capital needs over the next six years. <br /> <br />At its meeting on Feb. 7, the Budget Committee will hear public testimony on the draft <br />CIP and formulate its recommendation to the City Council. Draft FY14-19 CIP is <br />available for public review at www.eugene-or.gov/CIP. Hard copies of the draft CIP <br />document are also available for public review at the Downtown Public Library <br />reference desk (100 West 10 Avenue, 2 floor), Eugene Finance Division (100 West <br />thnd <br />10 Avenue, 4 floor) and the City Manager’s Office (125 East 8 Avenue, 2 floor). <br />thththnd <br /> <br />Members of the public are encouraged to provide feedback on the capital projects <br />proposed in the draft CIP by testifying at the Budget Committee meeting or via the <br />comment form on the Budget Committee web site. The Budget Committee meeting on <br />Feb. 7 will be broadcast live on Metro TV, and a webcast will be available at <br />www.eugene-or.gov/webcasts. For more information, please contact the Finance <br />Department at 541-682-5512. <br /> <br />EPD Staff Moves in to New Downtown Public Safety Station <br />When the City began planning to move the Eugene Police Department (EPD) from 777 Pearl Street to 300 Country Club <br />Road, it made a commitment to enhance police presence in Eugene’s downtown core with a station for the EPD downtown <br />bike team. <br /> <br />Eugene Police Department staff has just moved into leased space at the new <br />Lane Community College (LCC) building, at 960 Olive Street, first floor, <br />northeast corner, across from the Eugene Library. EPD’s downtown team, a <br />sergeant and a program manager will operate from the location. <br /> <br />The station will give the downtown police team a place to work where they <br />can respond quickly to downtown issues and provide a greater presence in <br />the city's core. Officers will be able to remain downtown during their shifts, <br />and beat officers can use the station to prepare reports and conduct some <br />processing of arrested subjects. While the station will not have a full-time <br />front counter presence, EPD will be able to take basic walk-in police reports <br />and better serve the downtown area residents, businesses and visitors. <br /> <br />The substation will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon, and <br />1 - 5 p.m. The station has a five-year, fixed lease at $32,000 per year, with an option for a five-year extension. LCC provided <br />a $150,000 tenant improvement budget. <br /> <br />Station staff would like to encourage everyone to stop in and say hello. For more information about the new Downtown <br />station, please feel free to contact program manager Tonee Webber at Tonee.M.Webber@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />January 31, 2013 <br />