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B, The adopted diagram for the EugenewSpringfield Metropolitan Area General P1 an designates parks and open space areas, C. Table x of the working Paper on Parks and Recreation shawl that the metropolitan area has an inventory of about 5,DZD acres of Regional/Metropolitan Park and Open Space. D. vacant ,and underdeveloped land within the Riverfront Park Study area comprise about , 9% of that inventory. E. The Metropolitan Plan Working Paper inventory 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 Riverfront Park Study Area does not f al 1 within these categories and consequently none of the Study area was included in the Metropo1 i tan Plan inventory of park and open space . G. Some of the Riverfront Park Study area was designated for open space vn the Metropolitan Plan Diagram to reflect its use by the University of Oregon. H. ~n the context of potential redevelopment of University-awned property, policy D~, page 10 of the draft Study require the City to "work with the dni versi ty of Oregon and developers i n 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 Bl, page 8 and D4, page 10 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 i n the area. K. Based on these findings, the draft Riverfront Study and the proposed Metropolitan Plan amendment comply with requirements of Goal #$, Recreational Needs. Goad 9. Econom A. Goal g of the Statewide Goals identifies the need to, "diversify and improve the economy of the state." B. The"Economic Working Paper" ~~918} and the "Economic - Addendum" X1981} of the Metropolitan Plan describe the area's economy. C. The Metropolitan Plan page ~iI--B_31} establishes the goal of diversifying the local economy. D. Policy 17, Page II~--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 Metropolitan Plan identifies seven individual special light industrial sites in the metropolitan area, with a total area of about 1,aD0 acres. ExH~B~T PAGE QE ~ ~ . ` f