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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />September 1(5, 2004 <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. ci.eugene.or, us <br /> <br />MAYOR'S ART SHOW OPENING SEPTEMBER 17 <br />FIVE LETTERS OF INTENT RECEIVED FOR THE WEST 8TM AVENUE HOUSING SITE <br />2ND PUBLIC MEETING ON PROPOSED SANTA CLARA COMMUNITY PARK SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 23 <br />LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS SALVAGE CAMAS BULBS <br />TRAFFIC FINE REDUCTIONS OVER THE PHONE <br />EUGENE NAMED OREGON'S FIRST TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA® CITY <br />VISIT THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER" AT THE EUGENE CELEBRATION! <br />ANNUAL RECRUITMENT FOR CITY BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS DRAWS TO A CLOSE <br /> <br />Mayor's Art Show Opening September ~7 <br /> With artwork ranging from the exquisite to the eclectic, the annual Mayor's Art Show, <br /> sponsored by Oregon Eye Associates, opens September 17 and runs through October 21 <br /> at the Jacobs Gallery. In their art experience at the show, gallery visitors can view <br /> fantastical sculpture, come eye-to-eye with an African bull elephant or view the creative <br /> threads of woven and quilted entries. <br /> <br /> This year, entries for the art show totaled 440, with 62 being chosen for the opening. The <br /> jurors for the show are George Kokis, ceramic artist, Eugene; Nancy Lindburg, artist and <br /> public art consultant, Salem; and Mike Van, painter, Eugene. Cash awards totaling <br /> $1,000 will include the Best of Show award and three Juror's Choice awards, each funded <br /> by Oregon Eye Associates. Also, a Mayor's Choice Award will be presented by the <br /> Mayor, which includes lunch with the Mayor and a $100 Oregon Art Supply gift certificate. <br /> During the Eugene Celebration, gallery visitors can vote to determine the winner of the <br /> Viewer's Choice Award, who will also receive a $100 Oregon Art Supply gift certificate. <br /> <br />The Jacobs Gallery is located in the Hult Center for the Performing Arts and is a partnership between the City of Eugene, <br />Lane Arts Council and the Jacobs Gallery Steering Committee. Regular viewing hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday <br />through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The artwork featured above from this year's show is by Rich Klopfer. <br />For more information, contact Jacobs Gallery Director Tina Rinaldi at 541-684-5635. <br /> <br />Five Letters of Intent Received for the West 8th Avenue Housinq Site <br />Last spring, the City of Eugene used federal CDBG funds allocated for housing to purchase the property adjacent to the <br />WOW Hall on West 8 Avenue for the Iow-income housing landbank program. The nearly one-acre site includes four tax <br />lots, one with a vacant building. This downtown site presents a great opportunity for a mixed-use, mixed-income housing <br />development. The development of the site will promote both the greater downtown vision and affordable housing. The <br />City received five letters of intent to submit proposals for site development. The Community Center for the Performing <br />Arts is interested in purchasing the lot directly behind the WOW Hall. Three housing developers expressed interest in all <br />four tax lots: Metropolitan Affordable Housing, Public Private Partnerships, and St. Vincent DePaul. The West 8th <br />Avenue Group is interested primarily in redeveloping the existing building, although it may also be interested in all four <br />tax lots. Full proposals are due November 29, 2004. The City Council will receive a recommendation for development <br />of the site from the Housing Policy Board in early 2005. For more information, contact Sunna' Murray, Planning and <br />Development Department, at 682-5529 or sunna.v.murra¥~,ci.eu.qene.or, us. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />September 16, 2004 <br /> <br /> <br />