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B. The adopted diagram for the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan designates parks and open space areas, C. Table 1 of the working Paper on Parks and Recreation shows that the metropolitan area has an inventory of about S,OZ~ acres of Regional/Metropolitan Park and Open Space. D. ~facant ,and underdeveloped 1 and wi thi n the Ri verf rout Park Study area campri se about .9% of that inventory. E. The Metropolitan Plan working Paper inventary included only those lands used for park purposes or owned by a general purpose government for future park and open space purposes. F. Land wi thi n the Ri verf rout Park Study Area does not fall wi thi n these categories and consequently none of the Study area was included in the Metropolitan Plan inventory of park and open space . G. Some of the Ri verf rant Park Study area was desi_g,nated for open space on the Metropalitan Plan Diagram to reflect its use by the University of Oregon. H. In the context of potential redevelopment of University-owned property, policy DZ, page IO of the draft Study require the City to "work with the University of Oregon and developers in financing and developing amenities to serve the Riverfront Park area." I. A major east-west bicycle path the South Bank Trail}, which serves recreational as well as transportation needs, passes through the Study area, J. Policies B7, page 8 and D4, page 1D of the draft Riverfront Park Special Area Study will require retention of the east-west bicycle facility and direct that it be relocated closer to the river as part of any development in the area. K. Based on these findings, the draft Riverfront Study and the proposed Metropolitan Plan amendment comply with requirements of Goal #8, Recreational Needs. Goal _9. Economy A, Goal 9 of the Statewide Goals identifies the need to, "diversify and improve the economy of the state." B. The ~ "Economic Warki ng Paper" ~ 1978} and the "Economic -~ Addendum" ~ 1981 ~ of the Metropolitan Plan describe the area's economy. C. The Metropolitan Plan page IIZ-B-3I} establishes the goal of divers~fy~ng the local economy. D. Policy 17, Page III-B-6 of the Metropolitan Plan provided direction for establishment of "special light industrial sites" to accommodate new "large-scale, campus-type, light manufacturing uses." E. The acknowledged Metropalitan Plan identifies seven individual. special 1 i ght i ndustri al sites i n the metropolitan area, with a total area of about 1,040 acres. Ex~~~~T ~ E PAGE pE 1 5