Item A: Ordinance Adopting New PROS Comprehensive Plan

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To meet the needs of residents in 2025, approximately 1,300 additional parkland acres will be needed (as opposed to the stated in 1,600 in the question). Individual projects identified within the Project and Priority Plan will comply with required processes. The types of action necessary to implement specific projects listed in the Project and Priority Plan will vary depending on the type of land to be used for a particular park. If the implementation of a specific project requires a amendment, zone change, refinement plan amendment or Metro Plan similar action, that action would follow the normal land use process, including all of the required public hearings. If, however, land for the project is already owned by the City and has an appropriate zone, implementation of that project could occur outright without additional public process. It should be noted also, that park development projects typically go through an extensive public involvement component to ensure that the proposed project is compatible with resident’s needs and desires. 2.John Dotson testimony (December 12, 2005) states that because the project list was removed, the PROS Plan moves sideways versus forward. There must be ways to measure progress such as performance standards. Staff Response: The PROS Project and Priority Plan is available on the City’s website. It is proposed for adoption by Council Resolution. Although a public hearing is not legally required for this process, one will be held and is currently scheduled for March 13, 2006. Once the separate adoption processes are complete, the PROS Project and Priority Plan will be attached to the PROS Comprehensive Plan document as an appendix. 3.Kate Perle testimony (December 12, 2005) states that: a) The PROS Plan does not come from the place of grass roots experience and real needs analysis. It should meet the needs of residents and reflect their considered input and ongoing work to better their own neighborhoods. It is insufficient to stand alone as the guiding document for Eugene’s parks because it has no plan for implementation. b)Although the 1989 Parks Plan identified acquisition needs in Santa Clara only five neighborhood parks have been purchased in the last 20 years. c)Much of the project list for Santa Clara from the last bond measure is still unmet. Staff Response a)Both the PROS Comprehensive Plan and the PROS Project and Priority Plan are documents which are rooted in the public process. The commitment to Attachment B January 18, 2006 Page 2