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responsible, moderate users, He added that he would not repeat comments about invasion of privacy, which had been made many times before, e II. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Resolution Concerning Annual Review of Parks Master Plan City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item, Ernie Drapela of the Parks and Recreation Department presented the staff report, He said the Parks and Recreation Master Plan was a working document and was reviewed annually by the community, He also said recommendations and changes to the plan being submitted to the council had been reviewed and unanimously adopted by the Joint Parks Committee and the Planning Commission. He said staff felt the document contained an accurate assessment of current community needs, regardless of funding ability. Mr. Drapela said the document would become part of the department's work plan and would affect both improvement and maintenance schedules. He said staff recommended that the plan be accepted and used as a basis for developing the imprDvement plan for the coming year, Ms, BascDm said she was pleased to see that the item concerning Hendricks Park RhodDdendron Garden had been moved up. She asked whether the item was related to a possible national or international rhododendron show that was planned, Mr, Drapela said some improvements were planned in preparation for the 1987 International Rhododendron Society conference and some were part of a long- range plan to expand and improve the existing gardens. e Mr, Hansen asked whether the plan contained protections for the pond at Sorrel Park, Mr. Drapela said a jogging path had been added to the natural features, He said more improvements were wanted, but staff did not want to increase the maintenance burden. He said imprDvements probably would not be done for three to five years, Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Monte Marshall, 1865 East 28th Avenue, President of the Fairmount NeighbDrhood Association, submitted two memos as written testimony, Mr. Marshall referred to an amendment on page 110, concerning Laurelwood Golf Course, He proposed adding a clause at the end of the existing statement, to read that expansion to an eighteen-hole golf course should be allowed, "provided such an expansion can be shown to be feasible after the preparation of a master plan for the Laurelwood property has been completed.1I Mr. Marshall a s ked the counc i 1 to uphold the law of the Eugene Parks and Recreation Master Plan, a special purpose plan of the Metro Area General Plan adopted by LCDC to carry out planning goals required by State law. He referred to policies on page 72 and on page 8 and asked the council to uphold those policies to assure the integrity and enforcement of land-use laws and processes, e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 8, 1986 Page 2