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Don't Wait in Line, Go Online!
<br />In July, the Ciry launched its completely revamped
<br />Web site, expanding 24-hour public access to City
<br />information and services, New features include
<br />online recreation class registration, payment of
<br />parking tickets, neighborhood maps of City services
<br />and amenities, crime statistics maps, and a centralized
<br />service request form. These services add to the rich
<br />set of previous features including easy access to
<br />Eugene Public Library catalog and services, an
<br />online archive of City documents, job postings and
<br />applications, and purchase of Hult Center tickets.
<br />Future additions include aneighborhood-based
<br />view of City services and information such as leaf
<br />pickup schedules and land use applications, and a
<br />tool enabling users to receive customized public
<br />information and to communicate directly with
<br />project managers about Ciry projects.
<br />Hult Center Upgraded
<br />The Hult Center facility, an icon of the Eugene arts
<br />community, is 22 years old. Several projects this year
<br />enhanced the beauty and safety of the facility, including
<br />a seismic retrofit of the basketweave ceiling in the
<br />Silva concert hall and the replacement of the aging
<br />Soreng hall dimmer system with state-of--art, energy
<br />efficient technology. The original exterior marquee
<br />was replaced with new signs using LED technology,
<br />which offer improved visibility, flexibility, and energy
<br />efficiency.
<br />Meetings with Mayor More
<br />Accessible
<br />Reaching out to engage more community members in
<br />civic processes, Mayor Piercy has taken the monthly
<br />Mayor's one-on-one sessions out of City Hall and
<br />into neighborhoods throughout the city. The meetings
<br />offer the opportunity for anyone to speak directly to
<br />Eugene's mayor on any topic of concern. In 2005, the
<br />sessions were held at grocery markets in a different
<br />neighborhood each month, with the City Councilor
<br />from that ward often participating.
<br />Betty Taylor, Ward 2
<br />One of the City Council's most important achievements was the adoption of Goa15 natural resource
<br />protections. Others include:
<br />• taking a step to protect the wetlands from road development
<br />cooperation with Chambers area residents' efforts to protect their neighborhood, thus preserving
<br />an asset for the central city and providing a model for other neighborhoods;
<br />• consideration of context sensitive design for the Crest~Friendly~Storey area;
<br />• increased funding for neighborhood newsletters;
<br />• assistance for the Oregon Research Institute's effort to locate on the former Sears site; and
<br />• our expression of support for the arts and outdoors.
<br />There have been a few disappointments, such as actions on the Enterprise Zone and urban renewal. However, I hope in the
<br />corning year we will achieve progress ou other important efforts such as improving affordability of arts programming and
<br />restoring adult recreation programs.
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<br />Officers and Firefighters Assist with
<br />Hurricane Relief
<br />At the request of the Federal Emergency Management
<br />Administration, the City's Fire and EMS Department
<br />dispatched atwo-person team to assist victims of
<br />Hurricane Katrina. The firefighters spent 30 days, mostly
<br />in Long Beach, Mississippi, helping to identify victims in
<br />need of aid, linking victims with needed services, and
<br />working shifts to relieve overworked local firefighters.
<br />Several Eugene firefighters and police officers serving
<br />in the National Guard as well as firefighters on Oregon's
<br />Disaster Medical Assistance Team also responded to the
<br />Gulf Coast to assist in the hurricane's aftermath.
<br />E-Marketing Increases Ticket Sales
<br />Cultural Services' new electronic marketing campaign,
<br />"e-News," expands show information and sales options.
<br />Subscribers can sign up to receive news in several
<br />different formats. The marketing tools have increased
<br />Web ticket purchases by 24 percent.
<br />Paperless Agendas Increase
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<br />The implementation of online public access to Ciry
<br />Council agendas, minutes and related background
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<br />Pay Parking Tickets Online
<br />People can now pay parking fines easily via the
<br />Internet, even when court offices are closed. The
<br />City is testing the new system as a prototype for
<br />adding other online payment services.
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