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<br /> <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 />October 3, 2013 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />GRANT WILL HELP IMPROVE RIDGELINE PARKS <br />FUTURE SANTA CLARA COMMUNITY PARK EXPANDS TO 35 ACRES <br />NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT CYCLE OPENS <br />ADULT SERVICES HELPS LOW-INCOME SENIORS GET ENERGY ASSISTANCE <br />EPAF PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR INTERNAL EFFICIENCIES <br />EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY: WE WANT YOUR OPINIONS! <br />HULT CENTER AND SHO ANNOUNCE PROGRAMMING CHANGE <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Grant Will Help Improve Ridgeline Parks <br />The Parks and Open Space Division, in partnership with the Long Tom Watershed Council (LTWC), has been awarded a <br />$123,500 grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) to reduce hazardous fuels and restore oak <br />habitat in two Ridgeline parks – Wild Iris Ridge and Murray Hill. This grant provides an excellent opportunity to leverage <br />existing City operating funds to bring <br />additional revenue to City parkland. <br /> <br />The grant will add $3 for every $1 invested <br />by the City. The City has pledged <br />approximately $41,000 in match money, <br />which includes some donations from <br />neighbors living near the natural areas. The <br />LTWC will also provide about $3,000 in <br />matching funds. The project will invest a <br />total of $167,000 toward reducing fuel loads <br />and improving habitat quality in the <br />Ridgeline, identified as high-priority efforts <br />in the City’s 2008 Wild Iris Ridge <br />Management Plan and the 2008 Ridgeline <br />Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan. The <br />grant is officially awarded to, and will be <br />administered by, the LTWC under a <br />partnership agreement with the City. <br /> <br />Reducing fuel loads minimizes the risk of wildfire and improves oak habitat in the <br />OWEB’s watershed restoration grant <br />Ridgeline <br />program provides state funds to improve <br />conditions in natural areas, rivers, and wetlands, to support its mission of protecting and restoring healthy watersheds and <br />natural habitats that support thriving communities and strong economies. The public-private partnership between the City <br />and the LTWC has successfully garnered three similar, prior grants from OWEB, bringing $147,000 to the City of Eugene’s <br />Ridgeline parks since 2006. The award of a fourth grant by OWEB demonstrates the high regard OWEB has for the City and <br />the LTWC, as well as the Rivers to Ridges Partnership. This project will make a significant, long-term contribution to the <br />ecological health of the Ridgeline, and improve the public’s opportunities to recreate and experience nature close to home. <br />Work is expected to begin in 2014. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Restoration Ecologist Emily Steel at emily.c.steel@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-4874. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 3, 2013 <br />