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ExecutiveSummary <br />AÒ WhitePaper Ódevelopedbytheconsultantsoutlined55potentialtransitionandheritageinitiativesand <br />optionsforRiverRoadandSantaClara,andprovidedastructuretoefficientlyaddresscomplexservice <br />deliveryissuesaswellasconsidertransitionalternativesforthetwocommunities.TheWhitePaperalso <br />servedasthefoundationfordevelopingthe RR/SCTransitionandHeritageFramework.TheTaskForce <br />identifiedthreeÒunifyingthemesÓdescribedintheWhitePaperashavingthemostapplicabilitytopriorities <br />forRiverRoadandSantaClararesidents: <br />LandscapeÐ tosustainthevisualandfunctionalÒlookandfeelÓandruralheritageoftheRiverRoad <br />andSantaClaracommunities <br />Institutions Ðtosustainandinsomecasesexpandkeycommunityinstitutions <br />Governance Ðtosustainandstrengthenthelongstandingtraditionoflocalgovernmentandself- <br />determination <br />heritagequalities <br />ThesethemesalsorespondedtomajorobjectivesoftheWhitePaper:topreservethatare <br />transitionofservices. <br />highlyvaluedbythetwocommunities,andtoachieveasmoothandorderly <br />KeyelementsoftheTransitionandHeritageFrameworkincludea UniquenessStatementÐ qualitiesthat <br />makethetwocommunitiesdistinctivelydifferentfromotherEugeneneighborhoods;a VisionStatement Ða <br />preferredvisionofthefuture,reflectingresidentsÕcorevaluesandbeliefs;GoalStatements Ðtengoalsthat <br />provideguidepoststofulfillthepreferredvision;and StrategiesandActions Ð11specificdirectionsto <br />achievethegoalsand38actionstofacilitateexecutionandimplementation. <br />TheTransitionTeamalsoengagedin11Ò neighborhoodconversations ÓwithresidentsintheRR/SCareato <br />betterunderstandtheirconcernsandideasaboutthefutureofthearea.Almost150residentsparticipatedin <br />thesemeetings,andtwomajorthemesemerged:theRiverRoadcommunityiscohesiveandclearintermsof <br />twopriorities:landuseandgovernance;andtheSantaClaracommunityÕsprioritiesaremorevariedÐin <br />additiontolanduseandgovernance,prioritiesalsoincludetransportationandparksandrecreation. <br />ACP <br />mendingtheommunitylan <br />OneofthemostimportantrecommendationsoftheTransitionProjectisfortheCitytoconsideramendingthe <br />1986ÒRiverRoad-SantaClaraUrbanFacilitiesPlan,Óincludinganewvisionstatement,goals,andpolicies <br />thatacknowledgemorecurrentandtargetedprioritiesandsensibilitiesofresidents. <br />WN <br />hatÕsext <br />AttherequestofTaskForcemembersandthetwoCommunityOrganizations,thefinalyearoftheTransition <br />ProjectwillbeorganizedandledbytheRiverRoadandSantaClaraCommunityOrganizations.Theirgoals <br />aretocreateamoreneighborhood-ledapproach,includingrefinementandimplementationoftheFramework <br />TransitionPlan,andtocreatemoreneighborhoodsupportforaTransitionPlan,andmoreneighborhood <br />controloverthedetailsofimplementation.DavidReed&Associatesisprovidingthisfinalreportasits <br />primarydeliverableforusebytheCityofEugene,thetwoCommunityOrganizations,andthelocalservice <br />providersastheycontinuetodevelopatransitionplanfortheRR/SCarea. <br />3 <br />RIVERROAD/SANTACLARA <br />TRANSITIONPROJECT <br />