Item A: Ordinance Adopting New PROS Comprehensive Plan

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i 11 I -~ "'Parks should be nat to NaturaIScenerv... formerly people built with the backs ofJiwir houses upon riven and lakes, thus not only exdliding the public from colltinuou.~acCt;ss (0 them but ruining tllt,ir beawy. Marked ewnomy in municipal developmem may be 4fected by lirying out parky,,'ays and parks $(J as to em.1;ract' streams, thus brooks or little rilins which would otherwise he nuisances that would some day have to be put in: large uJukrgrmJ.fld corniuits at elUlrmous expense, nuq be made the occaslon for delightful local pleasure grounds or clUraclive parkways. Sw:h improvements add greatly to the ;;alw.~ .. of adjoining properties." - John C. ami Fre.derick Law Olmsted, k Snuth H.ltb Polick~s: L Preserve the charocter ana habiWt value of the South Bins by siting and developing recreatkH};ll facilities and other improvements in a way that preserve):: and en- fHUl(;(~$ lhe natlltiil condilions of the area. 2,~1.afillge the South Hills as a passive r~ri.?ati()nai feature by providing.a variety of reueational facilities, such as tr'ails, view ~x}int.", and natuml af(~a5, to a<'cnmmodat.e a runge of interests and activities. 3. Continue. to t":ofissder the n;:{:re..Htiona] potential of the btmi tinder lXlwer ii ne \.~sem.,)m$ as was dOlk in con nee.. tion with the City's pUreh'.ISl) of an ea.,,<~!m;.nt in (::!)Hjnm:.. tion with the ridge-line corridor at Witlam<:He Street. 'L Exlend the Ridgeline Trail System along or near the ridg<~ of the South. HiUsand provide linkngi.?SlOadjac.ent neighoorhoods, ), InkJrm th<~ puhlic about the fI).cr<,.<ttlonaI nppoftunitks as wen as its responsibility !Q pre,serve the envimmne.fl!. in till) Sou!.h Hins. Proposed Actions: E Continue to develop <l >>ystem or t<(tUS, picnk areas, and viewpoints, and mainwin natural areilli in the South rilUs. (High) G. Prepan~ a comprehensive Sou!.h Hills managemefl!. pl<m that acknowkdges. the City's tR~e pre,l';>;)fv<ltion mgula.. tions and fr~. South HiHs Study m1d addre.$ses; (High) (1) n~. need for a variety of habitat types and loca- tions, (2) 'The location of pmpo..c,e-..d recreadomu facilities. (3) The adequacy of existing regulations to maintain t.he character of the South Hills. (4) Tl:e importance of vegetation to t."le vi~;ual integrity of tl1c tree-lined South Hills. (5) How residential and other urban uses can be. ac- commodated ti) minimize negative enviromnenlal impact<;, H. Conv<:.rt the City -uwned (hvell.ing Qn Fox Hollow Road into a meeting and inu.')rprctive center with caretaker quarlcrs. (High) !. Acquire. and <kvdop lands and easements a<; needed for acce~;s and recre.atkm inCluding: (l) A trail from Blanton Road to Bailey Hill Road and l.he Willow Cr(~ek drainage basi.n. (High) (2) A tc,\il from !lle DilbrJ Road arr,a to the Lmud.. wood Pmperties and to !-kndricks Park. (Higb) (3) Significa,'1!. vi<.~wpoint", habitat areas, and aco~ss corrid\,lfs linhng RX're,mional an.':;.!!; tn admo)nt residential. area..,. (High) . J. Acquire easeme.nt<; and land lOr a trail network wnn<:.ct- ing Lane Community College, the Oak Hills are.a, Moon Mountain. Hendr.icks Park, the Laurel Hill Valley, the L.<surdwood Propert!e!;, and the Ridgdio<? Trail Sy~;tem. (High) K. 1)e\,('.lJ.}P tlw Spe.n<:er BuW) Bridle Trail strip. (High) L Acquif<~ up to a 35 acres for a park as a trail tennim.ls on Moon Mountain. {Medillm) M, Adopt park. and lrail regulations 10 contmlthre81s to the natura! environment of the South HilL~, (Medium) N. Develop a Imil n~~h\'ork <:onll<x:ling L<me Commuliil.y Colkge. the Oak Hms area, Moon Mountain. Hen- d.dck" Park, the Lanrd Hin VaHey. the Laurelwwd Pwp<:rtks, and !.h\.~ Ridgdine Trail SyW':IR (Mediurtt) 0. [Jevdopaoout l!2mikoftlJe SkyHnef\l.rktoRh:lgdine 'frail System. (Me4ium) p, Acquire about I mBe (6 acr{~s} for a !.'fail bI.:twoon 22 EHg<'l)(~ Pflrks;l~;i I~;~;;;;:;;fu;l~; 1111