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Public Works <br />Maintenance Division <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Date: October 5, 2007 <br />To: Angel Jones, City Manager Pro Tem <br />Renee Grube, LRCS Director <br />From: Jeff Lankston, PWM Maintenance Director <br />Sarah Medary, Recreation Services Director <br />Subject: Eugene `08 Legacy Projects and Proposed Partnership <br />City of Eugene <br />1820 Roosevelt Bivd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br />(541) 682-4800 <br />(541) 682-4882 FAX <br />www.ci.eugene-or.gov <br />The City expects to receive $200,000 from the stafe for legacy projects for the `08 Olympic Trials. <br />~~ An interdepartmental committee was has met several times to identify, discuss, and prioritize the <br />list of potential legacy projects. An emphasis was placed on projects that would create a lasting <br />legacy through permanent improvements, are focused on areas most likely to impact the Eugene '08 <br />experience and those that could realistically be completed by June of 2008. Project leads were <br />designated and budget targets for each were developed. The current list of projects includes: <br />Way-Finding and Interpretive Signage $48,000 <br />Provide appropriate signage for directions to/from Hayward Field and ~ive~ paths, downtown. On- <br />street signage $18, 000, off-street signage $S0, 000 ($20, 000 being matched by Eugene Parks <br />Foundation) <br />Alton Baker Park Improvements $25,000 <br />Interpretive signage/kiosks, Whilamut PNairie plantings, restoration & enhancement <br />Enhancements to Autzen Foot Bridge $10,000 <br />Clean up and beaut~ the Willamette footbNidge connecting UO campus and Autzen Stadium, a <br />majo~ corridor for pedestNians/bicyclists. Enhance bridge, replace bridge rail and bench. <br />Recycling $5,000 <br />Place receptacles and information about ~ecycling along riverfi•ont and bike/pedestrian trails on <br />the corridor fi•om Autzen Stadium to Hayward Field . <br />Willamette River Cleanup <br />Bank clean up, invasive species removal and habitat restoration. (Use existing staff and cont~acts.) <br />