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Districttoservein-CitySantaClararesidentsinmannerroughlysimilartohowtheEugeneWater <br />andElectricBoard(EWEB)retailswaterservicesthroughthetwolocalwaterdistricts,howthe <br />CityprovidesfireprotectionthroughtheRiverRoadWaterDistrict,andhowtheCityonce <br />contractedwithSantaClaraFireforfireprotectionservicestoin-Cityresidentsofthatcommunity. <br />PotentiallyprovidestheDistrictwithmorerevenueandpatronagebyexpanding <br />Advantages: <br />itsbase;theDistrictwouldpotentiallystrengthenitsautonomyandstatusasan <br />importantlocallygovernedentity;doesnÕtrequirevoterapprovalofaDistrict <br />boundarychange;providesSantaClarawithmoredirectaccesstolocally <br />governedrecreationservices;opensupopportunitiesforDistrictdevelopedand <br />operatedcommunityfacilitiesinSantaClara. <br />NoteveryCityrecreationprogramofferedinorforSantaClaramaybeinthe <br />Challenges: <br />interestof,orfeasiblefor,theRiverRoadParksDistricttooperate;revenues <br />generatedbyaSantaClaraexpansionmaynotmatchdemandforservices;the <br />CityprovidesmanyrecreationservicestoSantaClara(justnotphysicallywithin <br />SantaClara);patronsoftheDistrictmaypreferthattheDistrictconcentrate <br />exclusivelyonRiverRoad;someSantaClarain-Cityresidentsmaypreferdirect <br />servicebyEugene;doesnÕtnecessarilysolvetheissueofservicetonon-City <br />residents;costofbuildingthenecessaryphysicalrecreationfacilities. <br />SantaClaraOptionNo.2:ExpandRiverRoadParksandRecreationDistrictBoundariesto <br />RiverRoadincorporatesSantaClaraintoitsspecialservicedistrictboundary. <br />SantaClaraÐ <br />PotentiallystrengthenstheParksDistrictandimprovesitschancesof <br />Advantages: <br />ÒlongevityÓ;givesSantaClaraanewgovernanceoptionandcommunity <br />governedservicearoundwhichtobuildandsustainitssenseofcommunity. <br />SomeSantaClararesidentsmaypreferCityrecreationservices(andbeingable <br />Challenges: <br />toobtainsuchservicesforin-Cityrecreationfees);boundarychangerequiresa <br />vote;paceofannexationandnewdevelopmentinSantaClaramaymakethisan <br />ideawhoseÒtimehaspassedÓ;theCityprovidesmanyrecreationservicesto <br />SantaClara(justnotphysicallywithinSantaClara);patronsoftheDistrictmay <br />preferthattheDistrictconcentrateexclusivelyonRiverRoad;newtaxesand <br />feesgeneratedbytheexpansionoftheDistrictmaynotbesufficienttomeet <br />SantaClaraÕsdemandsforDistrictservices;costofbuildingthenecessary <br />physicalrecreationfacilities. <br />MiscellaneousOptions <br />MiscellaneousoptionsarethosethatdonotfitÒneatlyÓwithinthedefinitionsoftransitionandheritage <br />optionsand/orthatcontemplatechangesthatcouldsignificantlyimpactbothofthetwocommunities <br />and/ortheEugene/Springfieldmetropolitanareaasawhole. <br />- <br />MiscellaneousOptionNo.1:CreateorExpandaRegionalRecreationServiceProvider <br />CurrentStatestatutesdonotallowforspecialservicedistrictstooperatewithincitiesifthecity <br />andthedistrictprovidethesameservice.Thus,forsomeoptionsdiscussedabove,theCityof <br />EugenewouldhavetoÒoptoutÓofrecreationservicesiftheRiverRoadParksandRecreation <br />Districtweretocontinueinanyformonceitsentireserviceterritorywasincorporatedintothe <br />City. <br />IftheCityweretooptoutofrecreationservices,theRiverRoadParksandRecreationDistrict <br />couldtheoreticallycontractwiththeCityorexpanditsboundariestoservetheentireCity. <br />Alternatively,andtechnicallyatleastsignificantlymorepossiblethanaRiverRoadÒtake-overÓ, <br />theWillamalaneParksandRecreationDistrict(currentlytherecreationservicesproviderinthe <br />CityofSpringfieldandpartsofLaneCounty)couldstepinbycontractoravoterapproved <br />boundaryexpansion.ThescenarioofRiverRoadÒmorphingÓintoaregionalserviceprovideris <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject32 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />