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Home My WebLink About06/05/08 City Council Newsletter EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER June 5, 2008 City of Eugene 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 (541) 682-5010 (541) 682-5414 (FAX) www.eugene-or.gov IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION WWW.FLYEUG.COM WEBSITE LAUNCHED NEW HEART MONITORS IN SERVICE SUMMER READING FOR KIDS AND TEENS AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY REUSE A SHOE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTES TO NEW LOCAL TRACK AROUND THE CITY www.flyEUG.com Website Launched A new passenger-focused website has been launched by the Eugene Airport. It will benefit patrons by providing easy access to all the information they need when planning a trip or traveling to or from Eugene. The site features a fare-finder search engine that seeks out the lowest ticket prices available. A flight- tracker function allows passengers to see the most current flight information. Passengers can also set up a free account to access advanced tracking options, like email or cell phone alerts and real-time flight tracking maps. Weekly flight promotions by airlines serving Eugene will also be featured on the site. Long-term plans for the site include the addition of an e-commerce function that will allow passengers to purchase tickets directly from the www.flyEUG.com website. The City of Eugene/Airport website pages will be maintained with current flight information in addition to all other aspects of aviation related activities at the Eugene Airport. For more information contact Cathryn Stephens, marketing and public relations director for the Eugene Airport, 682-5430, or email: cathryn.e.stephens@ci.eugene.or.us . New Heart Monitors In Service The Fire & EMS Department has placed into service new cardiac monitors on all the front-line Fire & EMS apparatus (engines, trucks, and ambulances). These new cardiac monitors were funded by a federal grant with a 20% match from Eugene Telecomm funds. The new monitors are state-of-the-art cardiac monitoring/defibrillating devices. Unlike the old monitor/defibrillators, the new ones are all standardized. Before, only the medic units had the capacity to complete a 12-lead EKG; now every apparatus has this capacity. The ability to complete a 12-lead is crucial in the treatment of patients with chest pain. The information that is gathered can be transmitted from the field to the hospital, where it is used to fast- track patients to the coronary artery catheterization lab. With these new machines, the engine or truck company that arrives first on scene can get a tracing prior to the arrival of a medic unit. "Time is muscle," as we say in the business; the more time a coronary artery is blocked, the more heart muscle is damaged. For additional information regarding the City's new heart monitors, please contact EMS Chief JoAnna Kamppi at 682-7104. Summer Reading for Kids and Teens at Eugene Public Library Ready for a change? Join in the fun with this year's Summer Reading theme, Metamorphosis, at the Eugene Public Library. Each kid and teen who signs up gets a free book and a calendar of free performances, workshops, films, and celebrations. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 June 5, 2008 Summer Reading is a good time and more: studies show that participation keeps reading skills up while school’s out. Plus, Summer Reading introduces youth to new ideas, new friends, and new things to do. For kids, each Library visit means a new opportunity to solve puzzles in the Catch the Reading Bug game, or to buzz into Entomology Central to see bugs magnified 10X. Kids' Summer Reading kicks off with free shows for the whole family during the first week of summer. Firefly Follies features juggling comedians Charlie and Zephyr Brown, who amaze the audience and then teach everyone how to juggle. Performances are Monday, June 23, at the Downtown Library, 11:00 and 2:00 pm, and Tuesday, June 24, 2:00 pm at Sheldon Community Center. Portland's Nomadic Theatre Company will bring their show The See-Saw Project: 2 Clowns, 1 Mat, No Exit! to delight Eugene families with slapstick, acrobatics, and a wild imagination. See it Wednesday, June 25, at Petersen Barn, at 2:00 pm; or Thursday, June 26, Downtown Library, at 11:00 and 2:00 pm. Weekly events for kids continue at all Library locations, including creative activities, a visit by live exotic bugs, and more. In keeping with the Metamorphosis theme, teens can enter a new prize drawing each week by sharing a recommendation for a book, film, or CD that "changed your mind, your mood, or your life." Free teen events include t-shirt art, altered books, video games, a writing workshop, Teen Team volunteering, and a talk by Jaki Hunt of Kumoricon, Oregon’s annual anime convention. Starting on Tuesday, June 24, at the Downtown Library at 1:00 pm, Got Bugs? is a chance to meet the Bug People, Brian and Wendy Stoner, and their friends: giant millipedes, hissing cockroaches, scorpions, and tarantulas. For more information about Summer Reading events, visit www.eugene-or.gov/library or call 682-8316. ReUSE A SHOE Campaign Contributes to New Local Track Nike has partnered with Eugene School District 4J and the City of Eugene to build and surface a track that will surround a new artificial turf athletic field at the Arts & Technology Academy (formerly Jefferson Middle School.) The 2006 Parks Bond Measure included funding for the artificial turf field, but neighbors voiced support for a new track, as well. As part of the Eugene 08 legacy projects, Nike agreed to provide $70,000 to pay for the new track’s surface. The material to be used for the surface is called, “Nike Grind.” It’s made up of recycled sport shoes, and represents state-of-the-art engineering and sustainable principles. As part of the campaign to raise awareness about the track renovation--and Nike's recycling effort--LRCS has placed "ReUSE A SHOE" drop-off bins in the lobbies of all City community centers, pools, and libraries, as well as at the Arts & Technology Academy and Boys and Girls Club. The program accepts sports shoes of any brand that have no metal parts or cleats, and are free of mud. The entire shoe with laces, plastic grommets and leather uppers will be ground-up, and the rubber is gleaned for the track surface material. The campaign culminates on June 30, "Sport and the Environment Day" at the Olympic Trials, with a huge bin at the main entrance of Hayward Field that is expected to be filled with old sports shoes. The new track and the artificial turf field will be built this fall. Contact Tim Patrick at 682-6347 for more information. THIS WEEK 06/06 F 11:30am BT, AZ, MC Mayor’s Ad hoc Committee on Amazon Headwaters Acquisition McNutt Room NEXT WEEK 06/09 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room 06/09 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber 06/11 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room 06/11 W 7:00pm BT Community Listening Forum Parker Elementary with Jon Ruiz 3875 Kincaid 6/11 W 7:30pm All Council and URA Meeting Council Chamber 06/12 Th 5:30pm MC, BT Police Commission McNutt Room EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 June 5, 2008 06/12 Th 7:00pm MC Community Listening Forum Cal Young MS Library with Jon Ruiz 2555 Gilham St. UPCOMING 06/16 M 7:30pm All Council Public Hearing Council Chamber 06/17 T 6:00pm MC Human Rights Commission HRC, 833 Willamette 06/18 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room 06/18 W 1:30pm AO,GP,BT IGR Committee McNutt Room 06/18 W 7:00pm JS Community Listening Forum Petersen Barn with Jon Ruiz 870 Berntzen 06/19 Th 7:00pm GP Community Listening Forum Sheldon Center with Jon Ruiz 2445 Willakenzie 06/23 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room ABSENT: Piercy 06/23 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber ABSENT: Piercy 06/24 T 7:30pm All JEO Public Hearing EPL-Bascom/Tykeson 06/25 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room ABSENT: Piercy July------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 07/04 F Independence Day - City Offices Closed 07/09 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room 07/14 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room 07/14 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber 07/16 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room 07/21 M 7:30pm All Council Public Hearing Council Chamber 07/23 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room 07/28 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room 07/28 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber 07/30 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room August--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08/11 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room 08/11 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber 08/13 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room COUNCIL BREAK: August 14 - September 8 ** Denotes changes or additions to calendar UNAVAILABLE FOR CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS Piercy: June 22 - 25 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 June 5, 2008