Friends of Tugman – June 2023 Report

Friends of Tugman – June 2023 Report

 

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project.

 

  • We held three volunteer work events in June:  6/3, 6/14 & 6/28
  • June 3rd highlights:  we held a special Saturday work event, Tugman Spring Spruce Up, in order to recruit new volunteers that can’t make our usual Wednesday events. We had (14) participants (6 Core Tuggers and 8 new folks). We weeded and mulched several planted beds in the park’s north end.
  • June 14th highlights: we weeded around numerous trees in the park’s south slope, Fawn Lily Rise. We utilized electric string trimmers from P&OS and completed weeding on (9) trees along the FLR pathway and up along 39th Ave. After completing this, we moved into the central and northern portions of the park and weeded around numerous native plants in the Natural Area.
  • June 28th highlights: we continued weeding and mulching in the park’s north end, restoring areas for future planting projects
  • Irrigation of the somewhat newly planted native species has begun in earnest with the onset of summer temperatures. P&OS provided us with a quick connect irrigation device and the authority to utilize the tap in the park’s north end which makes watering these plants so much more easy and efficient. Prior to this access, we were irrigating with bucket brigades from Amazon Creek.
  • The dead Douglas Fir tree was removed from the park’s north end plaque circle area in late June through approval of the P&OS Waterways team utilizing a private contractor. An approximate 25 ft. snag was left for wildlife use.
  • Our Fawn Lily Rise proposed project for additional trees and shrubs was not approved by P&OS for several reasons and now we’re discussing a Prairie Restoration type project for this space which will most likely meet with P&OS desires for this area.
  • Our Tugman restoration work has now been listed with the non-profit organization Homegrown National Park (https://homegrownnationalpark.org/). Currently it is co-listed along with one Tugger’s private yard in the nearby neighborhood but efforts are underway for P&OS to establish their own account whereby Tugman Park and other restored parks and open spaces within the system will have separate listings.
  • Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for July 2023 are:  7/12 & 7/26 (10:00 am – 12 noon).

Ready Southeast Report

Ready Southeast committee report

6/8/2023

On May 20 we held our 2023 spring training exercise simulating our response to a major earthquake. The goals for the exercise were to engage nearby neighbors in the training, familiarize volunteers with equipment in the supplies box,  work together to determine the urgency of various situations, and to improve message development and radio communications.

Twenty four of our volunteers participated in the exercise. Many of them invited their nearby neighbors to join them in some way. Unfortunately, most were met with disinterest. Some, however succeeded in convincing neighbors to walk the block in teams of two looking for HELP or OK signs. Others met at their area’s emergency supplies box and worked together to determine the urgency of the various situations they were confronted with, whether they would respond to any of the situations and if so, what equipment from the box they would take with them. Messages were sent by volunteers working with their nearby neighbors, by those at the emergency supplies boxes to our ham radio operator who in turn sent the messages to a Churchill ham operator serving as the City’s Emergency Operations Center.

In our online debrief of the exercise the following day we asked participants what they thought of the exercise in general, what they would suggest for future trainings and what additional supplies they would recommend for the boxes.

Our volunteers expressed appreciation for the opportunity to practice. They enjoyed meeting in person at the supplies box and working through the various situations they encountered. One of our Area Coordinators (ACs) who was expected to participate didn’t show up. This challenged their Block Captains to find a way to convey their messages through an AC operating in an adjacent area. This was good practice for what will inevitably happen in a real disaster.

Suggestions were made for how we could modify the FEMA message forms to better suit our use. Ideas were shared about what new equipment and supplies we might put in the boxes and how we could obtain them. One volunteer asked that we do a refresher training on how to turn off natural gas and water valves and another asked about the details of the Good Samaritan law that we all operate under as volunteers.

SEN Land Use May Report

SEN Land Use Report for May

We explored how we could help each other do projects involving land use.

1.Kristin wanted to let the city know that it was unreasonable for home owners to pay $5000 for a rain garden if they expanded their structure by 1000 ft- especially if they had a big yard for run off.
We suggested going to a city council meeting where they permit public feedback about anything and also to talk to Matt Keating.
2. Alden wanted sidewalks to be installed on southern Willamette street so a person could walk to Spencer’s Butte via ridgeline trail. We suggested talking to the assistant director of Move Eugene.
3. Emily was interested in protecting C2 areas in SEN neighborhood- areas bordering C1-commercial areas. Aiden sent her information on this topic.

May Transportation Report

May SEN Transportation Report

The Transportation Committee meets on Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 1:00-2:00 pm and the 4th Thursday of the month at 7:00, as needed.

There was much discussion and neighbor support at the May General Meeting for sidewalk improvements and attention to accessibility. Neighbor Joanne has suggested a day at the end of September to call attention to sidewalk accessibility for all. We have had the digital sign-up form for the sidewalk vegetation help open for the month of May. Volunteers only have so far signed up, with no one requesting assistance yet. June 10th is a possible day when volunteers can be dispatched, if the need arises. It will be discussed in June whether the committee would like to host a sidewalk forum for neighborhoods and leaders.
Neighbors have also used the public comment at the May General Meeting to speak about speeding on their street between Donald and Willamette. A neighborhood traffic enforcement forum may also be discussed.
The grant-funded sidewalk implementation project on Hilyard near Tugman Park has been completed this month. Some neighbors had expressed concern about the bump-outs for right hand turns, and other neighbors expressed full support for the bump outs if they work to slow the speeding traffic.
Other developments this month:
– Committee member Linda Duggan met with Councilor Keating to discuss neighborhood transportation issues, and the Spring Boulevard Bridge in particular.
– Jess Roshak emailed city engineer Jenifer Willard to follow-up about obtaining a current list of other bridges and their priority on the to-be-replaced or repaired list. No reply has been received as of report submission time.
– Lucy Bambrey has finalized its letter to the city regarding the Spring Boulevard bridge seismic evaluation failure and the SEN board has approved sending the letter on behalf of the SEN Board.
– The committee asked the Neighborhood Leadership Council to invite interested parties to discuss the Spring Boulevard Bridge at its May Thursday meeting.
– The Transportation Committee is happy to see the implementation of the new 24 hour library book return at Amazon Community Center, as it reduces the need for cross-town transit and creates a more complete neighborhood.

Friends of Tugman – May 2023 Report

Friends of Tugman – May 2023 Report

 

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project.

 

  • We held three volunteer work events in May:  5/3, 5/17 & 5/31
  • May 3rd highlights:  weeding of the plaque circle bed and adjacent areas in the park’s north end; trash pick-up park-wide
  • May 17th highlights: weeding of the picnic shelter and restroom area beds; trash pick-up park-wide; participation in the SEN Gardening Get-Together (social and plant/seed exchange) in the early afternoon at Tugman
  • May 31st highlights: weeding of the basketball court bed; finalization of plans/projects for the Springtime Spruce Up volunteer work event on Saturday, June 3rd from 10 am – 12 noon; assisted in the bark chip/mulch delivery from P&OS
  • Following the 5/31 work event, we met with Kelsey Irvine (P&OS) to discuss:
    1. Removal of the dead Douglas Fir tree in the north end with hopeful retention of a snag for wildlife benefit. Kelsey agreed to move this request forward with pertinent P&OS (and possibly Urban Forestry) personnel, including arborist(s).
    2. Status of our proposed Fawn Lily Rise (south slope of the park) native tree and shrub planting project with hopeful inclusion in the P&OS tree budget for late 2023. Kelsey is still working on getting approval for this proposal.
    3. Status of our request to list our Tugman restoration work with the non-profit organization Homegrown National Park (https://homegrownnationalpark.org/). Kelsey has not yet initiated approval of this request but agreed to move this forward once she identifies the appropriate P&OS personnel.
    4. Possibility of uncovering or installation of a water tap in the park’s north end in order to facilitate our watering efforts there for our newly planted native trees, shrubs, forbs and grasses. This doesn’t appear possible for 2023 so we are planning to irrigate this portion of the park utilizing Amazon Creek with bucket brigades.
    5. Initial thoughts as to how we Tuggers can contribute to any possible mitigation and restoration efforts at Tugman that may come about due to the demise of ash tree species from the Emerald Ash borer insect. This is a very complex issue but we all agreed to keep in contact and to further explore what can be done at Tugman, including the planting of other tree species in the near term to replace possibly affected ash trees.
    6. The use of P&OS electric powered weed whackers for our 6/14 event whereby we plan to weed and water the young native oak trees along the Fawn Lily Rise trail.
  • Periodic watering of our native plant beds park-wide has started and will continue summer-long as needed.
  • Park Watch (https://www.eugene-or.gov/2411/Park-Watch—Report-A-Safety-Issue) request postings have been made recently regarding graffiti activity in the park’s north end.
  • In an effort to grow our volunteer ranks and to be even more productive in our efforts at Tugman, we are hosting a Springtime Spruce Up volunteer work event on Saturday, June 3rd from 10 am – 12 noon. Hopefully, we’ll get some new passionate volunteers to help us in our beautification and restoration endeavors at the park. A notification of this Saturday 6/3 volunteer work event has been included in our May SEN digital mailing and more recently on the SEN Facebook page.
  • Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for June 2023 are:  6/14 & 6/28 (10:00 am – 12 noon).

Ready Southeast 4/30/2023

Ready Southeast committee report         04/30/23

The Steering Committee has met twice now to discuss the details of our May 20 exercise. This training event will not only be an opportunity to practice, it will also allow us to test our plans for and capabilities in responding to an earthquake.

Organized groups of neighbors knowing one another’s skills and resources are the foundation of our program and our ability to support and care for one another until outside help arrives. Our communications network will enable us to convey information about identified hazards, injuries, and damage to infrastructure. In the event of a disaster we will ideally be able to direct neighborhood based support to where it is needed prior to the arrival of professional first responders.

Our objectives for the exercise are:

  • To demonstrate our commitment to support and care for one another until outside help arrives
  • To reinforce teamwork and practice the response efforts (the Nine Steps) of nearby neighbors and volunteers neighborhood-wide
  • To clarify the roles and responsibilities of our volunteers and participating CERTS
  • To identify needed emergency supplies in the response effort and determine and list additional supplies needed
  • To develop and transmit concise and accurate messages identifying injuries and hazards

On the day of the exercise organized groups of nearby neighbors will initiate their response efforts as identified in the Nine Steps of the MYN program. A few neighbors will post a HELP sign and craft a story describing an injury to a family member, concerns with the stability of their home, or a possible gas leak.  Nearby neighbors will meet at their gathering site and in teams of two survey their block. When they find the HELP signs they’ll knock on the door to enquire about the need for assistance.

Once all the homes of nearby neighbors have been checked for signs the teams will return to their gathering site and share what they’ve learned. The volunteer who remained at the gathering site to serve as their group’s communication lead will determine the urgency of the information and transmit any “Urgent” message to their Area Coordinator. If the AC is at the gathering site this information can be immediately transmitted with their commercial radio to the ham radio volunteer serving as Net Control for the exercise.

Once the participating Block Captains have completed this first part of the exercise with their nearby neighbors they will gather at their area’s supplies box. Inside the box will be an envelope with information for the remainder of the exercise. A situation within a few blocks will be identified that requires immediate attention. The group will divide into two teams. One to determine what supplies should be taken to the situation and what skills are needed to best address the problem. The other team should assist the AC in developing a message to transmit to Net Control. In the envelope there will be three pictures one of which depicts an urgent situation and two others, either priority or routine. The AC will transmit a message to our Net Control based on the urgent picture. While the AC is conveying this message the rest of the volunteers will review the contents of the supplies box and make a list of items they think should be added to the supplies.

This information, along with any thoughts about the exercise will be shared at the online debriefing on Sunday, May 21 at 7pm.

 

April SEN Transportation Committee Report

April SEN Transportation Committee Report

 

The Transportation Committee meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 1:00-2:00 pm via Zoom, and the 4th Thursday evening of the month as needed. The Committee continues to advocate for world-class community engagement between governmental agencies and neighborhoods and people, a transportation data clearinghouse for City, LTD data,  multipurpose revitalization of Amazon Station to improve regional transportation efficacy,free buses, and a safety-first, equitable transportation network accessible to all.

 

Move EUG

Catherine Rohan from the transportation department will be at the May 9th SEN General Meeting to talk about Move EUG.https://www.eugene-or.gov/5062/Move-EUG

Have transportation project ideas and safety concerns? Pin them on their interactive map found here. 

 

Spring Boulevard Bridge and Emergency Preparedness

Lucy has a letter in outline form ready regarding the Spring Boulevard response. The Committee feels it needs to collaborate with Ready Southeast (emergency preparedness) on transportation issues like evacuation routes designed to remain open after a seismic event and additional emergency egress routes (for example, downhill from Pine Canyon). Members would like the 4th Thursday evening meeting, May 25th, to invite Ready Southeast and other neighborhoods.

 

Linda has volunteered to be the communication bridge between Councilor Keating and the Transportation Committee and has reached out to Councilor Keating to encourage communication.

 

Neighborhood Sidewalk Cleanup

In May, the team will distribute the Google Form to sign up for sidewalk cleaning as well as volunteer sign up. It will go out on the digital newsletter for May. This will be announced as well at the May 9 General SEN Meeting. Barring big rain/snow/no sign ups, we were thinking of the morning of June 10th being sidewalk clearing day for this spring.

LTD

Jess will be diving into LTD’s proposed budget during the first week of May and attending the budget meeting as a committee person. The Budget meeting is Tuesday, May 2nd at 5:30 and the public is invited to make comments.

Linda attended the Future of Transportation event at the Knight Alumni Center in April and submitted notes to the committee with key takeaways. She is very encouraged by James Auten’s understanding of the need to create a system based on the needs of the public and extensive public engagement. The committee would like to invite James Auten to a SEN meeting.

City Club of Eugene hosted a meet the new general manager forum with James Auten, which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa1TD7KIeK4

 

May 17th is the next LTD Board of Directors meeting.

 

Speeding in the Neighborhood

The Transportation Committee will submit new speed radar requests to the SEN chairperson for Eugene Police Department as requests come in. Given the lack of enforcement resources at EPD and lack of speed reducing road design funding, the Transportation Committee will discuss and debate its support of House Bill 2095, which allows cities to introduce ticketing by speed radar.

 

Scooters in the Neighborhood

If you’ve wondered what the bright green and black scooters parked on sidewalks and junctions are, they are part of the Superpedestrian network of rentable electric scooters. Users can download the app onto a phone or tablet and locate any available scooter, as well as manage payments. Plans are available for low income riders. Scooters are not allowed to be ridden on sidewalks and helmet laws apply. Rules for riding the scooters are listed here: https://eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/69679/Scooter-FAQ?bidId=

For more information on the program, visit:

https://eugene-or.gov/4937/E-Scooters

SEN HYBRID BOARD MEETING AGENDA, 7pm May 2nd 2023

SEN Hybrid Board Meeting Agenda, 7pm, May 2, 2023 

Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. & Zoom Link

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88574713250 

 

Call to Order 

•As a reminder, this meeting will be recorded, personal audio and video arepermitted but only with prior disclosure to meeting attendees. Personal videoand audio recordings may not be reproduced in any form without informedconsent of the individuals represented ie: non-board members of theaudience.

•If a member of the online audience wishes to make public comment, pleaseraise a hand.

Public Comment (5 mins) 

Message from Co-Chairs: Request to Committee Chairs (5 mins) 

Consent Agenda (see additional documents) (<3 mins) 

1.Approve Past Meeting Minutes

2.Approve Final Draft By-Laws

3.Approve ESC informational items for digital distribution

Treasurer’s Report: Christina/Dennis (see email report) 

Committee Reports (see email reports unless otherwise noted below) 

•Disaster Preparedness – David Monk

•Transportation Committee – Jess

•Communications Committee/Website/FB—Dennis, Ela

•Land Use Committee—Emily/Kristen

•Tugman Park Volunteers—John Ostrom

•Environmental Stewardship Committee—Devon

Old Business: 

•Meet ‘n Greet Location/Sign-Up Update? (5 mins)

New Business: 

•SEN Mailchimp (5 mins)

•Overview of May Election Meeting (15 mins)

Adjourn

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