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only way the City could develop the concept was to work collaboratively with the school districts. If <br />the City attempted to develop bare ground in a similar manner, it would not be able to achieve the <br />same blend of facilities and interaction between facilities possible under the plan. <br /> <br />Ms. Andersen said that the individual site proposals were intended to soften the edges of each site, <br />provide a more park-like feel, create an atmosphere in which the public felt invited to participate or <br />merely be on the site, and supported each of the recreational activity opportunities with higher <br />quality facilities that provided a longer playing season. She noted that several Oregon communities <br />had selected artificial surface fields that could be used for multiple sports over a longer season <br />because they did not have the same problems associated with heavy use of a turf field. <br /> <br />Ms. Andersen said the intent of the suggested motion was to the give the staff a sense of the <br />council's comfort level with the approaches proposed. That information would be communicated to <br />the school district board. She said that the outcome of the issue was in part dependent on what the <br />school district decided to do in terms of its multiple-field versus one-field issue. If the school district <br />choose the one-field approach, the facility would be at the Churchill/Kennedy site; if the district <br />choose the multiple-field approach, there would be a facility at each high school. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly was very interested in the concept of the youth sports complex. He said that youth <br />needed places to recreate and hang out close to their homes. However, he said that the motion <br />was so broadly worded he was unsure what an affirmative vote meant. He supported the complex <br />concept but could not support the motion because it was too vague. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Rayor regarding the facilities at the involved high schools, Ms. <br />Andersen said that North Eugene High School would have an artificial turf athletic field; because of <br />the site's constraints, she anticipated that would be the only facility at that location. South Eugene <br />High School would have an athletic field, but because the site was close to Amazon Community <br />Center it would not be the site of a joint project. The Churchill and Sheldon high school sites were <br />proposed for youth sports complexes. The school district had indicated that all four athletic fields <br />would be available for multiple use by the public. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor did not see the Sheldon High School site on the map of projects. Ms. Andersen pointed <br />out the location on the map in the tabloid. Mr. Rayor said that neither South Eugene High School or <br />North Eugene High School were part of the original proposal, and asked if that meant another <br />project would not happen. Ms. Andersen said no. The City had included funding youth sports <br />complexes at two unidentified sites at a cost of $2 million each. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor wanted to ensure that the public received the best value for its dollar. He referred to an <br />article in a recent edition of The Register-Guard about jocks at Columbine High School in Littleton, <br />Colorado, and said that everyone had a different experience in high school, and he speculated his <br />was different than the mayor's, for example. Mr. Rayor said he wanted to ensure that there was as <br />much public use on the sites as possible. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor did not think the public voted on the parks and open space measure to support <br />proposals such as the one before the council. She interpreted the proposal as the City "putting the <br />parks money into football fields." Ms. Taylor said people had asked her if the City was going to take <br />such an action before the vote, and she had checked with someone and said no. She said that <br />some people almost did not vote for the school measure because so much was dedicated to <br />football, and there were many people who did not think football was a wonderful thing and did not <br /> <br /> MINUTES-Eugene City Council June 16, 1999 Page 5 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />
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