07/18/13 - City Council Newsletter

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DeFazio to Celebrate Active Transportation at Breakfast at the Bike Bridges Congressman Peter DeFazio plans to join the City of Eugene in celebrating and appreciating people who bike and walk at the next Breakfast at the Bike Bridges event on Friday, July 26, at the DeFazio Bike Bridge across from Alton Baker Park. The event runs from 7 to 9:30 a.m. The City hosts Breakfasts at the Bike Bridges, a Summer in the City event, the last Friday of every month from May through October at different bike bridges in Eugene to appreciate people who walk and bike. Residents are invited to stop by for free bagels and cream cheese, as well as free bicycle safety checks and tune-ups provided by local bicycle shops. Participants also can choose from an array of bicycle resources and educational materials, such as bike bells and bike maps, which will be available at each event. Who knows? While bicycles are being fixed, participants may even be able to strike up a conversation with Congressman DeFazio or be part of a group picture. For more information about Breakfasts at the Bike Bridges, please contact Lindsay Selser, alternative modes coordinator, at 541-682-5094, or visit www.eugene-or.gov/bbb. City Civil Engineer Tapped as Voting Member of Oregon Local Program Committee Jenifer Willer, a civil engineer in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department, has been appointed to fill a city membership spot on the Oregon Local Program Committee (OLPC) The OLPC is a partnership between counties, cities, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Federal Highway Administration. The purpose of this program oversight group is to improve policy, process and oversight in the delivery of the Local Federal Aid Program, and other local street and road programs, and projects administered through ODOT. Willer has served as an alternate city representative on OLPC for several years and has been a regular attendee and contributor to the meetings. In supporting her nomination as a voting member of the group, the League of Oregon Cities “wholeheartedly endorses her appointment to a permanent membership on the OLPC,” said Craig Honeyman, legislative director for LOC. Willer manages the pavement preservation program and is the City’s certification manager for Oregon Department of Transportation-administered Federal Highway Administration-funded projects. She also is a member of the board of directors of the Oregon Chapter of the American Public Works Association. For more information, contact Jenifer Willer at 541-501-0376. Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City Committee Offers Opportunities to Share Share a Unique Travel Experience The Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City Committee is seeking persons interested in joining a delegation to Kakegawa, Japan from Oct. 6 – 16, 2013. The 11-day visit will include tours of Kakegawa, modern, exciting Tokyo, and beautiful, ancient Kyoto. Participants will also be guests of honor at the annual Kakegawa Autumn Festival, a three-day event that originated 300 years ago. Bilingual assistance will be provided at all times during the trip and, for those interested, basic lessons in Japanese will be offered prior to the trip. The cost of the trip is estimated to be $2,800 per person, which includes all transportation, lodging, and meals. Kakegawa is located in western Shizuoka Prefecture bordering the Pacific Ocean, and is a thriving regional commercial and agricultural center with an estimated population of over 117,000. Eugene and Kakegawa established a formal sister city relationship in 1979. For more information about the delegation, contact Jim at 541-554-1376 or eksccjim@gmail.com. Share Your Family For those who would like to share family life with a Japanese visitor and learn a little about them and their culture in the process, the Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City Committee will host adult visitors from Japan for three nights in September EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 July 18, 2013