Item B: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Plan

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b) How can a property have a linear park identified on it when there is a Greenway exemption on this property. c) PROS is inconsistent with Rivers to Ridges language regarding voluntary participation of property owners. d) PROS does not provide a comprehensive assessment of existing parks, recreation and open space. It omits 2500 acres of West Eugene Wetlands, school fields, golf courses, GoalS lands and more. e) Citizens outside the City limits were not included in the public process. Advertising did not provide clarity that the process included property in the Urban Transition area and beyond. Concerus regarding the relationship of the Metro Plan to the PROS Plan include: j) PROS uses different categories of parks and recreational facilities from the Metro Plan. g) PROS does not follow the detennination of adequacy criteria required in the Metro Plan including: values of residents, location of facilities relative to residents, specific function each park is intended to serve, the role of private facilities in providing recreational opportunities. h) A complete inventory of park and recreational facilities has not been conducted. Non-City property has been excluded from the inventory, including City owned park property at Shasta Ball Fields. i) Private facilities are not included in the inventory, although the Metro Plan recognizes they help meet the demand for a variety of opportunities. Staff Response: a) See staff's response to Planning Commission question 5, above. b) While the PROS Comprehensive Plan does not identify specific projects it does include a strategy to develop regional trail systems. Strategy E-16 states, "Coordinate with other agencies and providers to encourage the development of a regional trail system linking Eugenej Springfield with Fern Ridge Reservoir, the coast, the Cascades, and the Willamette and McKenzie Rivers. Provide bicycle and pedestrian access through agricultural areas in the Willow Creek, BetheljDanebo, and Santa Clara planning areas of Eugene." The PROS Comprehensive Plan and this specific strategy set out goals for future parks, open space, and recreation facilities. The document is aspirational in nature and does not imply regulatory authority. The goal of establishing a regional trail system is a long-term vision that can be accomplished in a number of different ways. c) See staff's response to Planning Commission question 7, above. d) See staff's response to Planning Commission question 3, above. City- owned lands which are included in the West Eugene Wetlands and the Goal 5 Natural Resource Inventory are represented in the current inventory of parks and open space acreage. Attachment A October 31, 2005 Page 15