CC Minutes - 10/31/01 Work Session

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· Youth Sports Parks - largest partnership project with $4 million POS bond measure funds and $3.5 million School District 4J bond measure funds consisting of the following: three Youth Sports Parks with uses for all ages including walkways, picnic facilities, community gardens, benches, lighting, skate parks, four multi-purpose all-weather synthetic surface fields; · Bethel Park, constructed with Bambino Babe Ruth; future construction includes a skate park and restroom facilities; · A master plan to determine priorities will be developed for Skinner Butte Park with public workshops and community surveys underway; a proposal for a historic agricultural area is in the planning stages, as well as a community activity center; · Sports Field Upgrades - 20 fields in Bethel and School District 4J will be completed at a cost of $750,000, drainage and irrigation improvements have been completed at Roosevelt Middle School, Spencer Butte Middle School, and other Bethel and 4J School District sites; · Neighborhood Parks - 11 new parks or significant park renovations at a cost of $3,430,000: seven renovations of existing parks. Projects completed or underway include Laurel Hill Park, Irwin Park, Shadow Wood Park, Skyview Park and Walnut Grove Habitat Park. Other parks in progress through planning include Trainsong, Lark, Gilbert, and Gilham (non- POS); · Parkland Acquisition - actively pursing 12 neighborhood park sites and one community park site at a total cost of $5,350,000; completed acquisitions include Thompson Meadows, Rosetta Place, and Garden Way; · Ridgeline Expansion - 232 acres proposed at a cost of $3,720,000; will expand the trail system with additional acres from Moon Mountain to the Willow Creek area; Acquisitions to date include Bailey Hill Road, Gimpl Hill, Murray Hill, 52nd & Willamette trailhead, Dillard Road near Donald Street, and Amazon headwater site from Spencer Butte towards Mount Baldy (largest acquisition); · Success Stories of the POS bond include public participation, partnerships, and the development of diverse recreation facilities; · Diverse Recreation Facilities constructed or acquired through the POS include wildlife habitat, protected open space and trails, a variety of athletic facilities, alternative sports facilities such as skateboard parks, games that are art, and art that is a game. Ms. Riner noted that this project would contribute immensely to the future of the community and the environment. She thanked the City Council for its support on behalf of staff and the citizens of Eugene. Ms. Riner concluded that the report would be available to the public via the City's webpage. Mr. Meisner thanked Ms. Riner for an exemplary presentation. He asked staff to provide information at a later time as to what the current zoning was for the lands acquired and what the future effect would be for the buildable land inventory. MINUTES-Work Session City Council October 31, 2001 Page 2