HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Newsletter - 08/12/04EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
August 12, 2004
City of Eugene
777 Pearl Street, Room 105
Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793
(541) 682-5010
(541) 682-5414 (FAX)
www. ci.eugene.or, us
CULTURAL SERVICES PROVIDES PROJECT GRANTS
SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION RATES REVIEW COMPLETED
LAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS REDUCE SEVERITY OF WILDFIRE IN WEST EUGENE WETLANDS
Cultural Services Provides Project Grants
Twenty-six Eugene arts organizations will receive project grants totaling $22,000 from
Cultural Services in 2004-2005. To qualify, these organizations had to meet four
criteria: 1) have an income of over $100,000 per year; 2) provide programs year
around; 3) provide significant benefits to Eugene residents and/or visitors, and 4) not
receive any other financial support or gifts in-kind from the City. The grants program is
coordinated by Lane Arts Council.
"Thousands of Eugene families as well as visitors are impacted by these arts groups
each year," says Cultural Services Director Robb Hankins," and the City providing
financial support for its cultural organizations is absolutely essential." Grant recipients
include dance companies, poets, puppet groups, theaters, glass schools, choirs and
more. For more Information, call 652-5133 DanceAbility dancers during parade
throuoh town JuN 23. 2004
# Name Project
1 Community Alliance of Lane County What Does Family Look Like?
2 Community Television of Lane County Community Central
3 Encore Theatre TRUTHeater Workshops: Making Connections
4 Eugene Community Partnership 2nd Annual Eugene Irish Cultural Festival
5 Eugene Glass School Guest Artist Lecture: Dante Marioni
6 Eugene Poetry Slam Eugene Poetry Slam
7 Eugene Youth Ballet Youth Choreography Competition
8 Food for Lane County Downtown Dining Room Mural Project
9 Free Shakespeare in the Park Summer 2004: The Winter's Tale
10 Gallery 5000 Imagine-a-Nation Puppet Theatre
11 Impact! Arts Summertime Family Film Festival
12 Jawbreaker Window Gallery and
Community Art Space Break Free
13 Joint Forces Dance Company New "DanceAbility" Choreography
14 Kutsinhara Cultural Arts Center Portable Education Display
15 Lane Literary Guild Windfall Reading Series
16 Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival
17 NAMI Reflections of the Soul of Mental Illness
18 New Zone Art Collective 14th Annual "Salon des Refuse"
19 Readin' In the Rain Youth Art Show
20 Rose Children's Theater Peter Pan
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21 Science Factory Science Factory Mural Project
22 Soromundi: Lesbian Chorus of Eugene Soromundi Season 15 CD
23 Sponsors, Inc. The Big House Studio
24 Veselo Community Folk Dancers, Inc. 27thAnnual International Folk Dance Festival
25 Youth Visions Youth Visions Video Exhibit
26 Youth Writers Association Upstart!
Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Rates Review Completed
The City of Eugene sets rates for solid waste and recycling collection and performs a rate analysis every other year. In
1998, a department advisory committee determined that the hauler with the largest market share would be considered
the "average hauler" and rates would be set according to the expenses reported by that hauler. Criteria in Schedule 2 of
the Administrative Rule for Solid Waste and Recycling Collection are used to determine if there is a need for an increase.
Based on information reported for calendar year 2003, there will not be an increase this year in either the residential or
commercial rates. The rate stabilization is a result of City Council direction in 2001 to combine residential and
commercial expenses for the purposes of rate calculation. There has not been an increase to residential rates since
March 2001. The commercial rate increase in July 2003 was the first rate increase for that service in over a decade. If
you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Nancy Young at 682-6849 or
nancy.a.young@ci.eugene.or, us.
Land Manaqement Efforts Reduce Severity of Wildfire in West Euqene Wetlands
The wildfire at Bertelsen Nature Park this past Tuesday afternoon
could have been much worse had it not been for the work of the
Parks and Open Space Wetlands staff over the last three weeks.
Thanks to a $120,000 grant from U.S. Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), invasive blackberries, non-native pasture
grasses, and reed canary grass were removed from over 80 acres
of the natural area, located in the heart of Eugene's industrial
corridor, off West 11th Avenue between Bailey Hill and Bertelsen
roads. Part of the grant funding was specifically targeted for
reducing wildfire fuel on public lands, which is being carried out in
conjunction with ecosystem restoration efforts.
"Had the blackberries and grass not been mowed, this fire could
have been very extensive and intense," says Wetlands Supervisor
Eric Wold. "Our work these past few weeks was an important
factor in the Fire Department's ability to contain and extinguish the fire."
Staff is enthusiastic about the prospects for restoring this area, which includes the popular Stewart Pond, and making it
even more accessible to the public. Removing overgrown vegetation is the first step in restoring the native understory
and managing the natural area. This process has uncovered a rich diversity of habitats at the site, including oak savanna
and woodlands, upland prairie, emergent ponds, and seasonal wetlands. Both oak savanna and seasonal wetlands are
threatened habitat types due to development in the region. However, as the blackberries have been mowed and cleared,
staff is seeing the potential to create or restore about half of the site to oak savanna and upland prairie. The next step in
the management of the site involves reseeding the area with a diversity of native upland prairie species. For more
information about the fire or restoration efforts at Bertelsen Nature Park/Stewart Pond, contact Wetlands Supervisor Eric
Wold at 682-4888.
08/31 T 4:00 pm JT Mayor's One-On-One Council Chamber
COUNCIL BREAK: August 12 - September 7
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