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maintainedinthelong-term,theCitywouldhavetoagreetosomesortofscheduledincreasein <br />supportpaymentstiedtoabenchmarksuchastheconsumerpriceindex,landvalues,ortherate <br />ofdeclineintheDistrictÕstaxbaseduetoannexation. <br />Statusquoismaintained,elementoflocalgovernance(e.g.:locallyelected <br />Advantages: <br />specialdistrictgoverningboard)ismaintained <br />AsincorporationofpropertiesinRiverRoadcontinues,theDistrictÕstaxbasewill <br />Challenges: <br />shrink-eventuallytothepointthatthecombinationoftaxes,Citypayments,and <br />out-of-DistrictprogramfeesmaynolongeradequatelyorlogicallysupportDistrict <br />servicesandfacilities;atthepointatwhichtheDistrictisdowntooneproperty <br />(theoreticallythiswouldbeEmeraldPark)anannualCitytransferpaymentof <br />approximately$1.2millionwouldberequired(note:thisestimateisbasedonthe <br />2005Districtoperatingbudget). <br />ÐWithrespectto <br />RiverRoadHeritageOptionNo.2:ExpandCurrentAgreementwithCity <br />justtheRiverRoadcommunity,includeprovisionsinamodifiedagreementwiththeCityallowing <br />Cityresidentfeesfornon-CityresidentswishingtouseCityprogramsandfacilities. <br />Note:see <br />furtherdiscussionbelowonSantaClaraforadditionalrelatedoptions. <br />MirrorsthecurrentaccommodationthatEugenemakesforCityresidentsinRiver <br />Advantages: <br />RoadwishingtouseDistrictfacilitiesandprograms;encouragescooperation <br />betweenCityandDistrictservices <br />PotentiallydrawsoffpatronagefromDistrictfacilitiesandprograms;alsotothe <br />Challenges: <br />extentthatDistrictpaymentstotheCityundersuchanagreementmay <br />counterbalancecurrentCitypaymentstotheDistrict,theDistrictÕsoperations <br />maybeanetloser. <br />-Expand <br />RiverRoadHeritageOptionNo.3:ExpandDistrictServiceswithinRiverRoad <br />servicesbeyondcurrentagreementsbetweentheCityandDistrictbydevelopingacontract <br />wherebytheDistrictcontinuesandexpandsitsÒhomegrownÓservicesandpotentiallybuys <br />additionalservicesfromtheCity(orfromotherserviceprovidersforthatmatter),ORtheCity <br />simplycontractswiththeDistricttobethedirectproviderofallrecreationservicesinthe <br />community. <br />Note:insomerespectsthisoptionisnotallthatdifferentfromsomeofthe <br />agreementsthatarecurrentlyinplaceorbeingconsidered.Theimportantdistinctionisthe <br />centralbenchmarkthatallpartieswouldstartfromÐthattheDistrictneedstobepreservedasa <br />communityinstitutionandprimaryserviceproviderforaslongaspossible(ratherthantheDistrict <br />needstonegotiateitsorderlydissolution).ThissameÒbenchmarkÓcanapplytootherheritage <br />optionsdiscussedherein. <br />TheDistrictwouldmaintainitsautonomyandstatusasanimportantlocally <br />Advantages: <br />governedentity;agrowingserviceproviderismorelikelytosucceedasalong- <br />termserviceprovider;concernsoverthefuturestatusofDistrictemployees,the <br />gradualerosionoftheDistrictÕstaxbasethroughannexation,keepingSDC <br />revenuewithinthecommunity,etc.couldbefurthermitigatedthroughcontract <br />terms. <br />TheDistrictprobablycouldnotprovidealltherecreationservicesavailable <br />Challenges: <br />throughtheCity(suggestingthepossibleneedforÒreverseÓcostreimbursements <br />toEugenetomakeCityprogramsavailabletoRiverRoad);someRiverRoadin- <br />CityresidentsmaypreferdirectservicebyEugene;theCityprovidesmany <br />recreationservicestoRiverRoad(justnotphysicallywithinRiverRoad);other <br />thingsbeingequal(suchasadequatefundingandotherresources)theCity <br />couldprobablybringsomecostefficienciestorecreationprogrammingbeinga <br />largerentitythanevenanexpandedDistrict. <br />. <br />SantaClaraHeritageOptionNo1:ExpandRiverRoadParksandRecreationDistrict <br />TheCitycouldcontractwiththeRiverRoadParksandRecreation <br />ServicestoSantaClaraÐ <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject31 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />