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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Endorsement of Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: February 25, 2008 Agenda Item Number: 2D <br />Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-4909 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />The City Council is asked to consider an endorsement of the Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and <br />Action Plan. An endorsement by the Council would demonstrate support for this regional vision in <br />conjunction with other endorsing bodies. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan has been developed to serve as a conceptual <br />framework to guide future open space and recreation planning efforts for this area. Lane Council of <br />Governments has coordinated this effort, working closely with a partnership that includes the City of <br />Eugene, Lane County Parks, Willamalane Park & Recreation District, McKenzie River Trust, The <br />Nature Conservancy, Long Tom Watershed Council, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the <br />National Park Service. <br /> <br />The vision builds on the Rivers to Ridges Regional Parks and Open Space vision which was endorsed by <br />the Eugene and Springfield City Councils, Willamalane Park and Recreation District Board, and the <br />Lane County Board of Commissioners in 2003, all by unanimous consent. The vision is also consistent <br />with the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Project and Priority Plan which was adopted by Council on <br />May 22, 2006. <br /> <br />Over the past year, four public workshops and a targeted outreach effort have been used to help shape <br />and refine the vision. To date, the following bodies have endorsed the Ridgeline Area Open Space <br />Vision and Action Plan: <br />? <br /> <br />Eugene Planning Commission <br />? <br /> <br />Lane County Board of Commissioners <br />? <br /> <br />Willamalane Park & Recreation District Board <br />? <br /> <br />League of Women Voters <br />? <br /> <br />Lane County Audubon Society <br />? <br /> <br />Eugene Bicycle Coalition <br />? <br /> <br />Lane County Parks Advisory Committee <br />? <br /> <br />Lane County Mountain Bike Association <br />? <br /> <br />Eugene Tree Foundation <br />? <br /> <br />Native Plant Society of Oregon- Emerald Chapter <br /> F:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080225\S0802252D.doc <br /> <br />