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e e - E. Report on Board/Committee Activities 1. Joint Parks Committee Ms. Schue reported that Lane County Commissioner Jerry Rust wants to have a golf course in Alton Baker Park and that raises several issues. She said the Eugene Parks Master Plan indicates there will be a golf course in the Golden Gardens area, but the City does not own the land. She said a golf course would be "tight" in Alton Baker Park, but it would be possible. She said Mr. Rust hopes to develop the golf course with private funds. She said people who use jogging trails and canoes in the park will probably testify about the golf course. Mr. Rutan is also on the Joint Parks Committee. He said the Alton Baker Park Advisory Committee approved inclusion of a golf course in the master plan for the park by a 4:3 vote. Ms. Schue said Mr. Rust has discussed the golf course before the Urban Services Policy Committee (USPC). She said the USPC wants Eugene to take over the operation of the part of Alton Baker Park which is west of the freeway. She said a report of the Joint Parks Committee ranked a golf course on the Golden Gardens site above a golf course in Alton Baker Park. Mr. Gleason said the transfer of Alton Baker Park to Eugene has been approved in the urban transition process, but financial considerations of the urban transition process have not been settled. He said the transition process indicates that a master plan will be implemented by the jurisdiction that assumes operation of a facility if the jurisdiction was represented when the plan was prepared. He said Eugene has representatives on the Alton Baker Park Advisory Committee which is preparing the master plan for the park. Ms. Schue said her position is that what Lane County officials decide about a golf course is no business of the City if they continue to manage the park. But, she thinks problems will be created if the City agrees to operate the park and a master plan has been adopted for it which conflicts with the City's Parks Master Plan. She asked for comments from other councilors on her position. Mayor abie said he will support a golf course in Alton Baker Park if it will be a championship golf course. Answering a question from Mayor abie, Mr. Gleason said Ernie Drapela. Director of the Parks and Recreation Department. says he will not work against developing a golf course in Alton Baker Park but it is clear that the best place for a championship course is on the Golden Gardens site. Mr. Gleason suggested the financing of the airport expansion could be included in discussions about the golf course. Mayor abie asked for comments from the councilors. Mr. Rutan said the design for the golf course makes good use of the land in Alton Baker Park, but other municipalities have told the City that to finance a successful golf course, it must be of championship quality. He said the committee that prepared the Eugene Parks Master Plan was a good one, and the plan indicates a championship golf course should be on the Golden Gardens site. He said Mr. Drapela has not unduly influenced people. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 17. 1986 Page 4