Item C: PROS Project and Priority Plan

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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY c Work Session: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Project and Priority Plan Meeting Date: February 27,2006 Department: Public Works www.eugene-or.gov Agenda Item Number: C Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss Contact Telephone Number: 682-4909 ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of this work session is to provide information to the City Council regarding the proposed Parks, Recreation and Open Space Project and Priority Plan. Staff will recommend that the City Council instruct the City Manager to hold a public hearing on the Project and Priority Plan on March 13, 2006. Adoption of the plan by City Council Resolution is tentatively scheduled for April 10, 2006. BACKGROUND The Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Comprehensive Plan, adopted by City Council on February 13, 2006, provides concepts, principles, goals and strategies to guide preservation and enhancement of Eugene's parks, recreation and open space system. The projects identified in the Project and Priority Plan are some of the means by which the strategies identified in the PROS Comprehensive Plan can be implemented. As was the case with the PROS Comprehensive Plan, the Project and Priority Plan is the direct result of outreach to thousands of Eugene residents. The Project and Priority Plan contains specific project information, including a timeframe for project implementation and cost estimates. It is organized in several different formats including tables organized by planning area and tables organized by project type. The Project and Priority Plan also includes maps showing existing and proposed resources for each planning area and for the entire city. The edition of the Project and Priority Plan last seen by the Mayor's Parks, Recreation and Open Space Committee has been posted on the Parks and Open Space section of the City's website since October 2005. That edition has been revised to be consistent with the February 13, 2006, City Council direction to pursue a $20 million General Obligation bond on the November 2006 ballot, primarily limited to acquisition of park lands. The revised Project and Priority Plan is included as Attachment A. A summary of the revisions is as follows: · Financial Assumptions: Based on an assumption of a $20 million bond measure passing in 2006, and estimates of the amount of revenue available through Parks SDCs, grants, and donations, the funding estimated to be available for the first five years covered by the plan is $31.7 million or approximately $6.3 million per year. For purposes of projecting project timelines for the remaining 15 years covered by the plan, $8 million per year is being assumed to be available for projects. This totals approximately $152 million being available within the 20-year planning window for the plan. LICMOl2006 Council AgendasIM060227IS060227C.doc