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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Draft Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan Meeting Date: December 8, 2004 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Andrea G. Riner www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-4909 ISSUE STATEMENT This work session will provide an overview of the work of the Mayor's Committee for the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Comprehensive Plan. Focus will be given to the strategies and actions developed by the committee and other plan efforts that have occurred since the last update to the council. A draft comprehensive plan has been completed and will be reviewed at the final meeting of the Mayor's Committee on December 7, 2004. A copy of the plan is included as an attachment to this agenda summary. BACKGROUND In 2002, Mayor Torrey appointed a thirteen member group of citizens for the purpose of providing guidance to the update of the City of Eugene Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of the plan is to create a 20-year vision and implementation strategy for recreation programs, parks and open space acquisition and the development of parks and recreation facilities. The Mayor's committee met more than 20 times over the past two years, completing the following plan tasks: · Review of public involvement findings that included input from over 3,000 residents; · Review of the inventory and assessment of the existing parks and open space system; · Review of the inventory and assessment of the existing recreation programs; · Development of a planning framework that describes a vision, core values, and key goals; and · Recommendation of strategies and actions for the future, including capital and non-capital improvements which have been prioritized for 5-, 10-, and 20-year implementation time frames. Over the course of the planning process staff provided updates to the council. In October 2003, staff reviewed results of ongoing public involvement efforts, findings of the recreation programs and services inventory and evaluation, and findings of the parkland and recreation facility inventory and evaluation. In June 2004, the council heard an update on the development of the plan vision, core values, goals, and the categories for future strategies and actions, and a report on the findings from the April 2004 Community Design Forum. L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M041208\S041208B.doc