Your neighborhood preparedness program, Ready Southeast, is conducting our annual spring training on May 20. We’ll be practicing our response to a simulated earthquake. There are opportunities for neighbors who are not already volunteers to participate in a number of ways. Please reach out to us if you have questions about the May 20 event or preparedness issues in general, by email at seneighborsprepared@gmail.com
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The Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 10am Hideaway Bakery. The meeting was held on March 21st and 6 people were in attendance, including a visitor from the FAN sustainability team.
We discussed:
Amazon Creek tree planting project
The second Amazon Creek tree planting occurred on Saturday, March 11th. The remaining 58 bareroot trees were planted along the creek on the west side between Fox Hollow Road and Snell Street. Approximately 18 neighbors, including a team from The Obsidians, participated. The project is officially done and the City’s Parks & Open Space teams will water and care for the plants going forward.
Garbage Collection options
ESC has reached out to Apex and Sanipac to find out what services they offer and how they differ, in an effort to consider single-hauler options in Eugene (similar to what Portland has in place).
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The committee agreed to designate volunteers to work with Ready Southeast to write a letter to the city regarding the failure of the Spring Boulevard bridge overpass to pass a seismic inspection. This letter is to be voted on by the SEN Board at the April meeting. There are no current plans to retrofit or replace the bridge.
Move Eug is the new City initiative to engage the public on how to spend the active transportation funding from the latest bond measure. There is a survey as well as a map where spots can be identified by neighbors. We encourage everyone to participate in our neighborhood!
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Eugene Parks & Open Space – April 2023 Newsletter
https://us10.campaign-archive.com/?u=6e8bb448f5dab8671ba5aedce&id=9a72747d0a
January 10, 2023 SEN Board Meeting Minutes
Call to order: 7:00 pm at Hilyard Community Center and via Zoom
Attending: Dennis, Devon, Emily, Ela, Gerry, Jess, John, Lynne
Absent: Christina, Kristin
Presentations:
Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault and Zach Mulholland, Beyond Toxics and West Eugene Community
Advisor
Arjorie reported that 95% of toxins in Eugene are in the 97402 area. Most people in west Eugene
are low income with higher rates of lung cancer and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She explained that a
Public Health Overlay Zone, modeled on the Clear Lake Overlay Zone would strengthen land use
rules to protect the health of people living in that area.
Zach said that the regulations would apply to new businesses and the expansion of existing
business, not change regulations on businesses already established in the area. Businesses closest
to schools and homes would only be allowed to operate indoor manufacturing facilities with no
external air emissions. They are trying to keep a buffer between industry and residential areas.
They would like us to endorse the projected regulations. We will vote on this at our February board
meeting.
Public comment
John Q spoke about the interpersonal problems out City Council is experiencing. He asked the
Board to encourage Matt Keating to work toward a resolution. Dennis said the Board will remain
neutral until more information is available.
Report from Co-Chairs
Dennis reported that our 501 C-3 is being renewed through ENI.
Approve Past Meeting Minutes– Lynne
Minutes from the December 6 meeting were approved unanimously.
Treasurer’s report – Christina
US Bank $516.82
City Funds $4489.79
We paid $160.00 for website hosting and will see about reimbursement for this expense from the
City.
Matt Keating, City Councilor Ward 2
Matt is serving his second year and Council Vice President. He outlined several issues the Council is
going to be discussing, including a proposed ordinance to limit the height of buildings in front of
Skinner’s Butte.
Committee Reports:
Disaster Preparedness – David Monk said the Disaster Preparedness Committee is looking for a new
Incident Command Leader.
Transportation Committee – Jess
Communications Committee/Website/FB—Jess
It was suggested that articles be to Lynne by February 10 for a newsletter to be published in early
March.
Land Use Committee—Dennis
Tugman Park Volunteers—John Ostrom
We held two volunteer work events in January 2023: Wed. 1/11 & Wed. 1/25
January 11 th highlights: mulched in the park’s north end for weed and grass control; planted
camas and buttercup seeds in the newly planted beds in the north end; mulched several
trees in the central lawn
January 25 th highlights: weeded beds in the north end plaque circle and in the south lawn
area
(7) Tuggers participated in the COE-P&OS, SEN-ESC & Obsidians tree planting event along
Amazon Creek on Saturday, January 21 st
We expect several Tuggers to participate in the next Amazon Creek tree planting event on
Saturday, February 25 th
We still have yet to receive confirmation from P&OS regarding the remaining funds from the
2018 Bond/Levy to be used at Tugman Park. We would like to initiate public outreach
activities once we receive confirmation of the amount of remaining funds and the timeline
for their use.
Renewal efforts of our Friends of Tugman park adoption contract with P&OS covering 2023-
2025 is underway
Environmental Stewardship Committee—Devon
The Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) meets on the third Tuesday of each month at
Hideaway Bakery. This month, the meeting was held on January 17th and included 10 attendees (a
great turnout!).
Two major items were discussed:
– How to approach reducing the use of gas-powered leaf blowers by the City of Eugene, residents,
and businesses. Metro Portland and other cities in the US have been actively working on and
passing laws limiting and phasing out the use of these machines. Recently, a new group called
Quiet Clean Eugene has been formed, a spin off from Quiet Clean PDX
(https://www.quietcleanpdx.org/). Two members of this new group eagerly joined our meeting to
discuss where they were at in the nascent phase of their work and were looking for input and ideas
as to how get the word out. They do not yet have a website but are actively working to get it up
and running with links to articles, ways to contribute and be active, and current legislation in the
works. This group is small at this point but hopes to meet with other neighborhood associations to
garner support for bringing this up to the City of Eugene. We expect to continue to hear more
about their progress in the near future.
– We went over the upcoming Amazon Creek tree planting logistics, which happened on Saturday,
January 21st.
Amazon Creek Tree Planting Project:
– The actual tree planting day was cold and a bit breezy, but despite the weather we had a HUGE
turnout of over 40 neighbors. On that morning, the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space personnel
introduced the project, explained how to properly plant the approximately 150 bareroot trees
(Cascara, Bitter Cherry, Chokecherry, and White Alder) we were tasked
with planting. The group quickly
got to work and we all took turns removing grass, digging holes, properly placing the trees in the
holes and backfilling with dirt, and then following up with mulch and water. This phase of the
planting took place between Fox Hollow and 33rd Avenue along West Amazon Drive. While we
didn’t quite get all the trees planted in the time scheduled, the City followed up on Monday with a
youth corps volunteer group who completed the project. The next planting, which will cover West
Amazon from Fox Hollow to Snell, is scheduled for Saturday, February 25th.
By-Law Committee Lucy Bambrey
Three different plans were presented to the board.
1. Expand the Neighborhood Association membership to include property owners, business
owners and all residents 18 and over.
2. Proposal #1 plus all tenants and renters would each have one vote.
3. In addition to each of the changes above, employees would be eligible for membership and
would have one vote each.
It was moved to table the discussion for now. Each of the board members will be provided with
a written copy of the proposed changes.
Old business:
SEN Advisory Committee – Discussion tabled.
New Business:
A motion was approved unanimously to use our MailChimp account to request bookshelves for
Nightingale.
A motion was approved unanimously to send out a survey about gas-powered leaf blowers.
The Communications Committee has scheduled three Meet and Greets at various south Eugene
restaurants and bakeries. Ella will send a formal motion about creating an announcement to let
neighbors know when and where, and that the events are no host.
Jess reported that there was an allegation of racism at the December 14 City Council Meeting. It
was moved that the SEN Board request a full and accurate account of the incident. The motion
passed with five votes in favor and three abstentions.
Adjourn: 8:55 pm
Friends of Tugman – March 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.
SEN General Meeting Agenda, 7pm March 14, 2023
Hilyard Community Center 2580 Hilyard St. & Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85352675842
Call to order
Public Comment
Welcome and Introduction to the SEN General Meeting
Ratification of new SEN At-Large Board Member Gerry Meenaghan
Presentations by Rod Price, EWEB Assistant General Manager, Jeremy Somogye on the decommissioning of Leaburg Dam and Wally McCullough with an update on the E. 40th St. Water Storage Project
Q & A will follow presentation.
Presentation by Ryan Skiles, Manager of the Crime Analysis Unit for the Eugene Police Department
Q & A will follow presentation
Adjourn
Ready Southeast is your preparedness program
The tragedy unfolding in Turkey should remind us how vulnerable those of us living in seismically active areas are. Preventing an earthquake is, of course, impossible, but preparing for it will minimize injuries and damage to homes. Being prepared may even save your life.
Recognizing that our professional first responders will be overwhelmed in the aftermath of an earthquake, your neighborhood association developed a preparedness program a decade ago. Since then Ready Southeast volunteers have helped hundreds of residents become better prepared individually and connected with nearby neighbors for mutual support.
We now have more than sixty volunteers throughout the neighborhood. Many of them have organized their nearby neighbors. All of them have a radio to ensure that they can quickly reach other volunteers should we lose phone service. This communications network allows us to connect those who need help with those who can assist. It also puts us in direct contact with the City’s Emergency Operations Center so that we will know the severity of the disaster and the expected time for outside help to arrive.
We want to help everyone become better prepared. Whether it’s putting together a go-bag, supplies for an extended power outage, or protecting your home and belongings from an earthquake, wild fire or other emergency, we can help. We also assist groups of nearby neighbors get organized and identify the relevant skills and resources among them. Knowing your neighbors well enough to count on them will be invaluable in the aftermath of a disaster.
Ultimately, we want every Southeast resident to be prepared and connected with their nearby neighbors. In this way we’ll all enjoy the benefits of being in a supportive community as we ready ourselves for the next emergency. If you need information on how best to prepare, or want to connect with the nearest group of organized neighbors, please get in touch!
Ready Southeast can be reached by email at seneighborsprepared@gmail.com
SEN LAND USE REPORT February, 2023
Present: Dennis Hebert, Kristin Allen, Alden Jole, David Monk, Emily Fox
Discussed our mission statement as presented by Dennis. David Monk made some additions. Here is our draft mission statement:
The SEN Land Use Committee monitors, reports, and makes recommendations to the SEN Board and association membership on topics related to land use in the SEN neighborhood as well as the City of Eugene.
Land Use Committee topics cover a wide range of issues impacting the livability of the neighborhood and may include but are not limited to:
We talked about why we wanted to be on this committee and what some of our projects might be.
1 Helping East Amazon become a nodal hub by including mixed housing with low impact businesses that fit the scale of the neighborhood.
2 Continuing sidewalks on Willamette street so you could walk to the Ridgeline Trailhead and the Willamette Trailhead of Spencer’s Butte totally walking on a sidewalk.
Our next meeting will be March 27th at 6pm on zoom.
