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? Support high quality design, including buildings, streetscapes and signage as downtown draw ? Integrate arts and culture into the fabric of downtown as part of a comprehensive revitalization strategy ? Integrate arts and culture into planning and development activities in Eugene’s downtown ? Establish approaches to cultural development in the downtown that dovetail with community priorities ? Enhance Eugene’s physical environment through public art in downtown and throughout the City ? Enhance Eugene’s urban environment through the use of architecture and streetscape design, signage, public spaces, and other amenities 16.Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plans Date: 2006 Context: The Parks, Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Comprehensive Plan was adopted as an aspirational and guiding document for the City as it conducts long-range planning for parks, recreation and open space. The PROS Comprehensive Plan contains, among other things, goals, strategies and performance measures. The projects identified in the Project and Priority Plan are one way in which the strategies identified in the PROS Comprehensive Plan can be implemented. Public Involvement: Council Involvement: The PROS Project and Priority Plan was adopted by resolution of the Eugene City Council on May 22, 2006. [The City’s adoption of the PROS Comprehensive Plan was appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) and LUBA remanded the City’s adoption. The PROS Comprehensive Plan has no legal effect as a land use plan; however, it continues to serve as the City’s aspirational and guiding parks, recreation and open space document.] Downtown Related Outcome: The Parks, Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Project and Priority Plan is an action plan that contains specific project information, including a timeframe for project implementation and cost estimates. To aid in reviewing the plan, the project information is structured 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. ? Provide significant riverfront and urban open space in Courthouse District ? Acquire land to expand park blocks ? Develop pedestrian improvements to link downtown with Skinner Butte, Shelton McMurphey Johnson House and riverfront system 17.Mayor’s Committee on Economic Development Date: 2004 Context: Mayor Torey, with the support of Council, created the Committee on Economic Development with the charge of a) evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of City policies for achieving Eugene’s broad economic development goals and b) providing specific recommendations as to how to best achieve those goals. The Mayor asked the Committee to move quickly to agreement on a few actions that could be accepted by Council and could have immediate effects on economic development in Eugene. Public Involvement: The Mayor appointed 14 community members whose backgrounds represented a diversity of opinions in Eugene. The Committee also formed subcommittees to discuss specific economic development tools, including urban renewal.