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(6) Ensuring safe and convenient access to recreation lands and facilities; and (7) Maintaining, remodeling and upgrading park, recreational and cultural facilities in order to respond to changing uses as well as attaining and preserving operational efficiency. E. Hendricks Park Background: 1906: Thomas and Martha Hendricks donated 47 acres of land to the City of Eugene. An additional 31 acres were acquired from Colonel and Angie Smith. This 78 acre area became the City's first park which is known as Hendricks Park. 1906-1911: The first roads were built up to and through Hendricks Park. 1925-1936: Sometime between 1925-1936 an observation tower was erected at the southwest comer of the park. 1938: Wells were drilled for drinking water, swings were erected, and a picnic shelter was built as a Works Progress Administration proj ect. 1951: A partnership with the City and founding members of the Eugene Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society was formed and the Rhododendron Garden was opened. 1967-1970: Major park improvements were made during this time including realignment of Summit Avenue; building of new park roads; adding a shop, restroom, and new entrance to the Rhododendron Garden; adding pedestrian lighting, automatic irrigation, new pathways; and adding a restroom in the interior forest. 1970: The Ribbon Park Association, which was incorporated in 1962 to acquire and develop land for hiking and riding trails, built a path from the park south to 29th Avenue. 1974: The Eugene City Council adopted the South Hills Study which provided the catalyst for acquisition of the ridgeline open space and trail system. 1982: Adopted in 1982, the Laurel Hill Refinement Plan established goals for preserving tree lines fringing the hills, conserving trees and vegetation, and preserving topographical features with sensitive subdivision development. Administrative Order - 2