Item 9: Resolution Approving PROS Project and Priority Plan

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Resolution 4863 Approving the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Project and Priority Plan Meeting Date: May 8, 2006 Agenda Item Number: 9 Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-4909 ISSUE STATEMENT The Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Project and Priority Plan is presented to City Council for adoption by resolution. The Project and Priority Plan contains specific information to guide implementation of parks, recreation, and open space projects over the next 20 years. BACKGROUND The Project and Priority Plan includes specific project information such as timeframe for project implementation, cost estimates, and maps showing existing and proposed resources for each planning area and for the entire city. The projects identified in the Project and Priority Plan are some of the specific means by which the strategies identified in the PROS Comprehensive Plan can be implemented. A City Council work session was held on the proposed Project and Priority Plan on February 13, 2006. A public hearing on the Project and Priority Plan was held before the City Council on April 10, 2006. Twenty-one individuals testified in person at the public hearing. Many of those individuals also submitted written testimony. Following the hearing, the council moved to leave the public record open for one additional week. Prior to the close of the record on April 17, staff received written testimony from 41 additional people. All of the written testimony submitted before the close of the record on April 17 is attached to this Agenda Item Summary (AIS) as Attachment E. Staff response to the Public Hearing testimony is attached to this AIS as Attachment D. The proposed resolution is included as Attachment A. Exhibit A to Attachment A is the PROS Project and Priority Plan which has been revised to reflect recent public input and City Council direction. The revisions are identified in Attachment B, and can be categorized as follows. ?Priority revisions based on public testimony. The priority ranking of these projects has been modified to respond to public input. ?Project revisions based on City Council direction. These projects have been modified or added to be consistent with current City Council direction regarding a 2006 bond measure. ?Project and priority revisions based on funding assumptions. These projects, or their priority ranking, have been modified to be consistent with funding assumptions, while accommodating the above mentioned revisions based on public testimony and City Council direction. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060508\S0605089.doc