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PARKSDISTRICT ÐWhiledevelopingtheFramework,theTaskForcedecidedtosplitthe <br />InstitutionalStrategyrelatingtotheRiverRoadParksandRecreationDistrictintotwopartsÐone <br />ÒsustainÓandotherÒexpandÓ.BasedondiscussionswiththeParksDistrict,Ithinkthewordingof <br />thesetwocomplimentarystrategiesholdup. <br />However,astheParksDistrictsseesÒexpandingÓrecreationservicesintoSantaClaraby <br />contractessentiallyasawaytopreserveandsustaintheircurrentbaseofSantaClara <br />customers,theTaskForcemaywishtoconsiderrecombiningthesetwoFramework <br />StrategiesbackintoasingleÒsustainÓoption. <br />CityBoardsandCommissions ÐTheFrameworkimplementationstrategytoÒdesignatenon-City <br />seatsonallCityboardsandcommissionsÓwascounteredwithÒCityordinancesalreadypermitnon- <br />CitymembersonallCityboardsandcommissionexceptfortheBudgetCommittee,andwewould <br />welcomemorenon-CityapplicantsaswearealwayschallengedinfillingthesecommitteesÓ.As <br />reflectedinthemeetingnotes,CitystaffwasnÕttooÒhighÓontheideaofanon-Cityseatonthe <br />Council,butasthisisessentiallyapoliticaldecision,Iseenoreasontodropthisideafromthe <br />Frameworkatthispoint. <br />TheTaskForcemay,however,wishtodroptheÒdesignatedBoardandcommissionseatsÓ <br />option,orsubstitutethesuggestionthatwasmadetoempowerthetwoCommunity <br />Organizationstoadoptandpromotesomesortofformalneighborhoodnominationprocess <br />forCityboardsandcommissions <br />InterviewswithRiverRoad/SantaClaraServiceProvidersre: <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraTransitionandHeritageStrategyFramework <br />ConductedbyDavidReedandJimRapp <br />December12and13,2005;andJanuary2,2006 <br />NotesbyJimRappandDavidReed <br />(RRPRD) <br />RiverRoadParksandRecreationDistrict <br />CommentsandObservationsbyJimLockardandDaleWeigandt <br />FeelthattheRRPRDcouldoperatewithinaCitystructure,althoughatpresenttheRR <br />PRDcanoperatecheaperthantheCityforequivalentlevelofservice <br />RRPRDisalreadyineffectservingRiverRoadandSantaClara,soaformalSERVICE <br />expansionwouldnotbeabigchange.RRPRDestimatesthatupto50%oftheirpatronage <br />forrecreationprogramsisfromSantaClara.ABOUNDARYexpansionwouldbemore <br />problematicandactuallylesseffectivegiventheamountofannexationtoEugeneinSanta <br />Clara.RRPRDdoesnÕtseeaboundaryexpansionaspossible,butisverywillingtoserve <br />SantaClarathrucontractwithEugene <br />IfEugeneweretoaggressivelybuildrecreationfacilitiesandproviderecreationservicesin <br />SantaClara,theprobabledeclineinSantaClarapatronageofRRPRDprogramscouldÒtipÓ <br />thefinancialbalancefortheDistrict <br />RRPRDwouldbewillingandabletoprovideforrecreationservicesinSantaClaraunder <br />contractwiththeEugene,providedtheCityacceptedresponsibilityforfacilitiesandparks. <br />ServiceProviderInterviewNotes2 <br />RR/SCHeritageFrameworkDecember2005/January2006 <br /> <br />