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IssuesandFindingsSummaryReport <br />CommunitystakeholdersinRiverRoadandSantaClarahaveexceptional <br />knowledge,creativethinkingabilities,andastrongwillingnesstosolveproblems <br />inthearea. <br />Illustrativeofacitizeninitiativeistherecentannouncementofavolunteerlibrary <br />toopeninSantaClarawithastart-upbudgetof$15,000. <br />ISSUE2:Giventhecomplex,volatileandcumbersomeenvironmentinRiverRoad <br />andSantaClara,thereisauniqueopportunitytoexploreandexaminenew <br />approachestoprovidemoreefficientandeffectiveurbanservicedelivery,andinturn <br />. <br />buildcommunitytrustandconfidence <br />TheMetroPlanstatesthatspecialdistrictswithintheUrbanGrowthBoundary <br />shallbedissolvedascityannexationoccursovertime(Policy#17,II-B-6). <br />The2000ÒRiverRoadÐSantaClaraBackgroundReportÓpreparedbytheLane <br />CouncilofGovernmentsoutlinedsevenÒplausibleoptionsÓforprovidingurban <br />servicedeliverytotheRiverRoad/SantaClaraarea.Someoftheseoptionswould <br />requireamendmentstotheMetroPlangrowthmanagementpolicies. <br />Considerationoftheseandothermunicipalgovernanceoptionsandphasing <br />considerationsisrecognizedasanappropriateandresponsibleapproachto <br />ÒRasorParkwasamodelfor <br />transitionplanning,andinturnwillengendergoodwillandtrustofresidents. <br />howtoaddressneighborhood <br />needsinawaythatincludeslocal <br />ISSUE3:TheRiverRoadandSantaClaraareahasrichhistory,specialscenic, <br />residentsandidentifies <br />natural,andopenspacefeatures,andotherfeaturesthatresidentsvalue. <br />.Ó <br />priorities <br />TheCityofEugeneispreparingagrantproposaltoprepareahistoryofRiver <br />Roadwithinacontextstatementmethodology,possiblyincludingoralhistories <br />providedbylocalresidents. <br />NaturalfeaturesoftheRiverRoad/SantaClaraareaincludewetlands,swales, <br />vegetatedsloughs,magnificentstreettrees,FlatandSpringCreeks,theWillamette <br />Rivercorridor,farmland,andscenicviewsoftheCoburgHills. <br />Residentsvaluethesemi-ruralcharacteroftree-linedstreets,finegardens,and <br />historicstructures. <br />ÒRiverRoad/SantaClara <br />seemstobewhereinnovationis <br />EmeraldParkandrecreationfacilitiesmanagedbytheRiverRoadParkDistrict, <br />mostneededaswehavebeen <br />parksandopenspacemanagedbytheCityofEugenesuchasAwbreyParkand <br />Ôoutofsight-outofmindÕfora <br />RasorPark,thedecommissionedSantaClaraElementarySchool,andthenew <br />longtime.Ó <br />volunteerlibraryaremajorassetshighlyvaluedbyresidents. <br />TheCityofEugenehasacquiredapproximatelyfiveparkpropertiesinRiver <br />RoadandSantaClarathroughthe1998ParkandOpenSpaceBondProgram,and <br />theCityCouncilrecentlyapprovedacquisitionofalargecommunityparkonthe <br />northernedgeofSantaClara. <br />ISSUE4:RiverRoadandSantaClaraprovideoutstandingopportunitiesfor <br />collaboration,partneringandinnovativethinking. <br />Reviewingbackgrounddocumentsthatareovertwentyyearsold,itisapparent <br />thattransportationandtrafficpatternshavelargelyshapedresidentialand <br />commerciallanduseinRiverRoadandSantaClara.Thismayexplaininpartwhy <br />residentsvaluesohighlythecharacterandqualityoftheirneighborhoods. <br />RIVERROAD/SANTACLARA <br />5 <br />TRANSITIONPLAN <br /> <br />