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"This public-private partnership provides significant benefits to the whole community as well,"says Robin Hostick, parks planner and author of the 2002 Skinner Butte Park Master Plan that documents a long-range vision for the park. "By enlisting a local organization, the City is able to leverage resources, through volunteer and community efforts and neighborhood matching grants and other funds, and accomplish more of the plan's vision much more quickly and offer so much more to the community."One unique program that Moore will pilot at the new community gardens is"organizational" plots,where a larger plot is rented to a group of people, such as seniors, students or people with disabilities who might not otherwise rent a plot on their own. Other benefits include bringing more positive activity to underutilized areas of the park, generating interest in gardening and local history through educational programming, and building community through shared responsibility, cooperation and engaging diverse community members—all key aspects of the master plan that community members helped develop two years ago. The community gardens is the first stage of a proposed Historical Community Farm. The concept includes developing the new gardens, greenhouses, display gardens, accessible garden beds, a barn structure, and a "harvest festival"gathering space. For more information about the Historical Community Farm or other aspects of the Skinner Butte Park Master Plan, contact Robin Hostick in Parks and Open Space Planning at 682-4915. For more information about the community gardens, contact Troy Kreger, Community Gardens program manager, at 682-4845. EPD's Seniors on Patrol Volunteers Recover Their First Stolen Vehicle While on patrol on October 30 in the 2700 block of Monroe Street, Marcia Long and Mike Walsh (both members of the second Seniors !` . ; and Law Enforcement Together recruit class)saw a silver Honda k. ` 1. which matched a description on the stolen-vehicle hotsheet. They . immediately called dispatch and confirmed the vehicle's status—it was '' ‘t indeed still listed as stolen. The volunteers stood by until officers , arrived to recover the stolen vehicle. Chalk one closed case up to the f;, - =------'-- extra eyes and ears of the Seniors on Patrol! tse` w"-'11 - ,, Seniors on Patrol team members do not take enforcement action; they �, 1 � function as an auxiliary unit of the department by assisting with crime '� - prevention and community policing efforts. These volunteers provide a ■'��~ ` ;,", highly visible presence as they observe and report suspicious activity, 7 ".. t patrol bike paths and streets, conduct home vacation checks, and assist sworn officers with nonhazardous duties. Working in pairs, they drive specially marked, readily identifiable police vehicles. They wear uniforms that identify them as police volunteers and, for their safety, they are equipped with police radios. Seniors on Patrol is a component of the Eugene Police Department's Volunteers In Policing Program,which partners citizens and police to better serve the community. The department is recruiting volunteers for the next Seniors on Patrol Academy. Retirees who are age 50 and older are encouraged to apply. For more information about the Seniors on Patrol program, community members may contact the Volunteers In Policing Program Coordinator, Carrie Chouinard, at 682-5355, or Seniors on Patrol Coordinator Sandra Koubele at 682-5757. NEXT WEEK Il 11/10 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room 11/10 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber 11/11 T Veterans'Day–City Offices Closed 11/12 W Noon All Council Lunch Work Session McNutt Room 11/13 Th 11:30am JT,BB Metropolitan Policy Committee Springfield Library 11/13 Th 5:30pm BB,JS Police Commission McNutt Room 11/13 Th 5:30pm BT McKenzie Watershed Council TBA 11/13 Th 5:30pm DK Region 2050 EWEB ** 46,. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 November 6,2003