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Alton Baker Park Plans have been developed to comply with Goal 15 and the Metro Plan Willamette Greenway provisions, which generally address a range of issues related to parks and open space--protection of natural and scenic resources along the river; separation of development from the river, except as it may relate to water dependent activity; protection of fish and wildlife habitats. All new park development and management practices in the new East and West Alton Baker Park Plans are in compliance with the Metro Plan. Despite the approval of the new plans, both the City of Eugene and willamalane Park and Recreation District must also receive willamette GreenwaylConditional Use Permit approval for park development proposals or significant changes within their jurisdictions. Therefore, repeal of the 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan is consistent with Goal 15 and will not affect Metro Plan compliance with Goal 15. Goals 16 through 19 Estuarine Resources, Coastal Shorelands, Beaches and Dunes, and Dcean Resources: ~ - . These goals do got apply within the Metro Plan area. ~} Consistency with the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Metro Plan There are a number of elements in the Metro Plan which relate to Alton Baker Park, and with which development plans for the Park must comply. As an area designated on the Metro Plan Diagram for Parks and Open Space, it must be realized that there are multiple objectives far this park, and those objectives are necessarily in conflict with each other. Through the planning processes with public input, the development and management plans that will be in place following repeal of the 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan have created a balance between the various goals. The four specific elements most germane to Alton Baker park are examined below. H. Parks and Recreation Facilities--Goal: Brovide a variety of parks and recreation facilities to serve the diverse needs of the communities citizen's. Due to Metro Plan Diagram designation, this element is of primary importance, New plans for the east and west sections of the park nevertheless merit consideration in the context of the other three elements. The 19$6 Alton Baker Master Plan contained the following goal and policies: Goal: The goat for the development of Alton Baker Park is to enhance the recreational opportunities of Lane County and Eugene Springfield metropolitan are residents through the provision ofpark-type developments and facilities unique to the Metropolitan region of the County. ~n addition, due to the park's relation to the Willamette Diver, the size of existing native stands of vegetation, and the park's location within an urban center and its proximity to the University of Oregon, the preservation of open space and wildlife habitat is another goal of the Alton Baker Bark Master Plan. 6