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A <br />WPubficWorks <br />Parks & Open Space <br />RECEIVED <br />BY CITY MANAGER <br />EB % f (IP <br />February 21, 2013 <br />Kurt Koivu <br />377 W. 8 th Ave # 308 <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Re: 2013 Community Garden Plot Use Permit Denial <br />Mr. Koivu: <br />On February 1, 2013 the Community Gardens Program issued a certified letter to you stating: <br />That due to violations of Community Gardens Program Rules and Standards (excessive trash and other items currently <br />stored on plot # 45, at this time the Community Gardens Program cannot issue your Community Garden Plot Use Permit <br />for 2013. In order to be considered for a 2013 Plot Use Permit, please contact me at 541 - 682 -4800 or by email at <br />Chris.i.airard @ci.euaene.or.us to set up an appointment to discuss a solution to your situation. Due to the expiration of <br />your 2012 Community Gardens agreement, please do not enter the Mathew's Garden until after our scheduled meeting. <br />If you fail to contact me by February 7, 2013, your garden plot will be abated and placed in the 2013 lottery for re- <br />assignment. <br />On February 8, 2013 you met with Chris Girard and Park Operations Supervisor Kevin Foerstler to discuss solutions to the <br />violations existing on your community Garden plot. At this meeting you received the following letter from Chris Girard: <br />In order to be issued a 2013 Community Garden Plot Use Permit, you must remove the excessive trash and other items <br />currently located on plot number 45 at the Mathews Garden no later than February 18, 2013, by 5 P.M. If you fail to <br />meet this deadline, you will not be issued a Community Gardens Plot Use Permit for the 2013 gardening season. <br />Items to be removed from Mathews Garden plot number 45 include but are not limited to the following: 5- gallon plastic <br />buckets, plastic containers, plastic tarps /covers, fertilizer containers, scrap wood, wire and garden tools. You must also <br />remove any personal locks and items currently being stored in City -owned tool sheds, storage boxes or containers. <br />In addition, if you are found in violation of Community Gardens Rules and Standards during the 2013 gardening season <br />(February 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014), your Community Garden Plot Use Permit will be revoked. <br />After we discussed the contents and terms of the letter, you agreed to sign the signature block that states you <br />acknowledged receipt and understanding. <br />City of Eugene • 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. • Eugene, OR 97402 541 - 682 -4800 • 541 - 682 -4882 Fax <br />www.eugene- or.gov <br />