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the plan was recommended as a refinement plan, as it replaced the existing refinement plan. He concurred that much of the content of the plan was not of refinement plan language and conceded that legal counsel had not reviewed the document to ascertain if there was a requirement that some of the sections would be required to be included in a refinement plan. Mr. Kelly requested that counsel undertake an analysis of the document and report its findings to the council. He suggested that an ordinance to repeal the earlier policies, followed by an adoption of the new plan by resolution may be a more prudent process. Mr. Papé stated he was most impressed with the plan and expressed appreciation to staff and community members who contributed to its content. He questioned if there was intent to build on park system development charges (SDCs). Ms. Weiss replied there was no such intent and explained that once the Project and Priority List was adopted, that document would be the starting point to identify SDC projects which could be a “subset” of the larger project list. City Manager Taylor added that such processes would coincide with each other. Mr. Papé pointed out that the public had not been part of a discussion regarding SDCs. Mr. Papé then asked if other communities included parks and open space that may be owned by other jurisdictions inside their urban growth boundary. Ms. Weiss pointed to the examples of the Willamalane Parks and Recreation District and the City of Portland and said they did not include such lands that they did not own but may include facilities on such land. She added that National Recreation Parks Association (NRPA) did have standards in that regard at one time; however, such standards varied with each community and therefore it was too cumbersome a chore to administer. Ms. Weiss shared that analysis undertaken by staff revealed that Eugene fell somewhere in the middle of all communities with regard to its target-setters. Mr. Papé moved on to Page IV of the Executive Summary, Section B, Plan Highlights: Maintaining existing investments. He suggested there be some reference to future investments. Ms. Ortiz complimented the plan and asked that in its implementation, the plan be equitable for all community members. Mr. Pryor echoed comments expressed by others that the plan was well-crafted. However, he spoke to the refinement plan discussion that was raised by Mr. Kelly. He said the basic components were sound; however, he voiced a concern regarding specifics. Mr. Pryor pointed out that members of the community may be wary of a plan that committed itself without a complete vetting process. However, he conceded that the plan did allow the City adequate time to fully review the project list and that that process should be thorough and collaborative. Mr. Pryor noted that the project list would be assumed by the community as a starting point for bonding and opined that a full-scale bonding list would not be necessary if the City was thoughtful with regard to the project list. Ms. Bettman voiced her assumption that the plan would be aspirational. She pointed out that there were no policies in the plan as proposed, and if adopted, the policies in the existing plan would be eliminated. Ms. Bettman questioned how the plan can be a land use decision if there were no policies. She then asked that staff provide her with a copy of the existing plan so she could review the policies that would be eliminated. Ms. Bettman spoke to the SDC issue and pointed out that such SDCs were going to be tied to a project list rather than a level of service. She therefore questioned if the adopted project list would reflect a distinction between new capacity and filling the existing deficit of capacity and if the new capacity for new growth be allocated to the SDC and the balance put before a bond measure. Johnny Medlin, director of the Parks and Open Space Division, responded that following adoption, the project list would be a starting place for the SDC review committee, which could then craft a recommendation for a methodology that would come to the MINUTES—Eugene City Council November 28, 2005 Page 4 Work Session