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ownership. The City also took over the operation and maintenance of the remainder of Alton Baker Park that was still under County ownership. Sept. 1990: Lane County conveyed another portion of Alton Baker Park (area south of Day Island Road, between the picnic shelters and the houses on Leisure Lane) to City ownership. The Autzen Footbridge was also conveyed to the City at this time. Sept. 1992: A West Alton Baker Park Development Plan update and an amendment to the Alton Baker Refinement Plan were taken to the City Council for adoption. The Council passed a motion to table the amendment until after the pending Nov. election. N ov. 1992: Ballot measure 20-01, which prohibited golf and promoted only passive recreation, passed. Feb. 1993: Lane County conveyed the remaining acreage of Alton Baker Park to the boundary of 1-5 to Eugene, with an Intergovernmental Agreement stipulating the City would act consistently with the goals of ballot measure 20-01. Of particular note among the conditions of the Intergovernmental Agreement was a condition that stipulated upon completion of the Citizen's Planning Committee's East Alton Baker Park Plan, appropriate governmental agencies were to take appropriate action, including amending the Alton Baker Park Master Plan or the Metro Plan. May 1995: East Alton Baker Park Plan is adopted. The adoption notes the need to amend the 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan. F. The planning process for updating the West Alton Baker Park Development Plan began with City staff holding a public scoping session on May 28, 1996, at the Celeste Campbell Senior Center. Notice of the meeting was mailed to an interested party list of 87 individuals, government agencies, businesses, and organizations, including all neighborhood organizations. The meeting generated a significant amount of interest in both oral and written testimony. A summary of the testimony is attached as "Exhibit B." G. Taking the input generated from the public scoping session, a draft development plan was created and a general public meeting was held on January 29, 1997 at the Public Works Maintenance conference room. Notice of the meeting was mailed to 111 people on the interested party list. A news release was issued by Public Works. Notices were posted around the park site, and the Register Guard ran two news articles prior to the meeting. Attached as "Exhibit C" is a copy of comments received from this second meeting. Administrative Order - 3