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ExecutiveSummary <br />ExecutiveSummary <br />PO <br />rojectverview <br />TheRiverRoad/SantaClara(RR/SC)TransitionProjectisanoutgrowthofalong-standingefforttoaddress <br />governanceandservicedeliverychallengesintheRiverRoadandSantaClaracommunitieswithinCityof <br />EugeneÕsUrbanGrowthBoundary(UGB).InApril2004,theCityofEugenecontractedwithDavidReed& <br />Associatestoworkwithresidentsandserviceproviderstoprepareatransitionplanthatincorporatesthe <br />Trust,Voice,Equity,andCollaboration. <br />themesidentifiedbyacommitteeofRR/SCresidentsin2002Ð <br />Twelvestakeholders,representingdiversecommunityinterests,servedasanadvisoryÒTaskForceÓtoassist <br />theconsultantsindevelopingaplan. <br />H <br />istory <br />RiverRoadandSantaClarahaveevolvedasindependentcommunitiesalmostsincetheCityofEugenewas <br />foundedin1853.TheMetroAreaGeneralPlandeterminedin1982thattheCityofEugenewouldprovide <br />urbanservicestotheRiverRoadandSantaClaracommunitiesuponannexation.Yet,mostofRiverRoadand <br />SantaClarastillremainoutsidetheEugeneCitylimits. <br />SP <br />erviceroviders <br />InadditiontotheCityofEugeneandLaneCounty,sixlocalinstitutionsprovideurbanservicesintheRR/SC <br />areaincludingtwowaterdistricts,tworuralfiredistricts,aparkandrecreationdistrict,andtheEugeneWater <br />andElectricBoard(EWEB).Since1982,aspropertieshaveannexedintotheCityofEugene,thelocalservice <br />districtshaveexperiencedalossoftaxrevenueandchangesinservicepatternsanddemands,creating <br />questionsandchallengesaboutthefutureofRiverRoadandSantaClaraandthequalityoftheseservices. <br />I <br />ssues <br />Residentsandserviceprovidersidentifiedissuesofconcernduringinterviewswiththeconsultants:River <br />RoadandSantaClaraareapatchy,complexmosaicofincorporatedandunincorporatedareas;urbanservices <br />areprovidedbymultiplejurisdictionsandagenciesinafragmentedandconfusingway;rapidgrowthand <br />infillingareviewedasathreattolivabilityandneighborhoodcharacter;hostilityanddistrusthavebuiltup <br />overmanyyears;andresidentsfeeltheyhavelittlevoiceindecisionsthataffecttheirqualityoflife. <br />PS <br />rojectcope <br />ThescopeoftheTransitionProjectwasinitiallytocreatebettercommunicationbetweenresidents, <br />communityorganizations,andspecialdistrict,CityandCountyserviceproviders;andtoprepareatransition <br />planfortheunincorporatedareasofRiverRoadandSantaClara.However,afterinterviewswithstakeholders <br />andinvolvementoftheRR/SCTaskForce,theseprojectgoalswerealsoincludedÐcreatingavisionforthe <br />futureofRiverRoadandSantaClara,examiningwaystopreservetheexistingcharacterthatmakethe <br />communitiesuniqueandlivable,andamendingthe1986ÒRiverRoad-SantaClaraUrbanFacilitiesPlanÓto <br />includenewvisionandgoalstatements. <br />O <br />utcomes <br />Toachievethesegoals,theTaskForceandTransitionTeamworkedtogethertodevelopatransition <br />Ò Framework ÓbyidentifyingÒtransitionÓthemesandqualitiesthathelpdefinetheheritageoftheRiverRoad <br />andSantaClaracommunities. <br />2 <br />RIVERROAD/SANTACLARA <br />TRANSITIONPROJECT <br />