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through which a neighborhood association can assess local needs and develop a plan outlining goals, strategies, <br />and actions to address issues in the neighborhood. It is designed to engage a range of neighborhood stakeholders <br />and provide a foundation for working with other community partners. The SNAP process is also an opportunity for <br />the neighborhood association to assess its strengths and challenges, identify opportunities to build its capacity, and <br />expand outreach to become as inclusive and representative as possible. <br /> <br />City-recognized neighborhood associations are all eligible to apply to participate in the pilot SNAP. Other <br />neighborhood-based groups also are invited to initiate a SNAP with the support and collaboration of their <br />th <br />neighborhood association. Application materials are available from Neighborhood Services, 99 West 10 Avenue, <br />and online at http://www.eugene-or.gov/NAP. Applicants selected to participate in the pilot phase will be notified <br />by March 10. For information about SNAPs, contact Neighborhood Services staff Michael Kinnison at 541-682- <br />5009 or michael.j.kinnison@ci.eugene.or.us, or Rene Kane at 541-682-6243 or rene.c.kane@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Community Fundraising Continues for Large-Scale Spray Play Park in Eugene <br />On Saturday, January 30, community members of all ages participated in the second in a series of open houses <br />for Eugene’s first large-scale spray play park at Washington Park. Throughout the afternoon guests previewed the <br />final conceptual design and shared their thoughts about what makes Washington Park unique. In partnership with <br />the City of Eugene, the Eugene Parks Foundation (EPF) is working to raise $150,000 by spring 2010 to help fund <br />the project, which has a total cost of $225,000. To date, EPF has raised a total of $50,000. <br /> <br />Spray play parks incorporate various styles of user-activated <br />fountains and jets to create summertime water play areas. <br />Unlike smaller spray park elements located in several parks in <br />Eugene including RiverPlay Discovery Village and Oakmont <br />Park, the Washington Spray Play Park will be a stand-alone <br />spray park with a variety of features for both toddlers and older <br />children. Parks with spray elements are consistently among the <br />most popular in Eugene and offer families a free, fun way to <br />cool off in the summer. <br /> <br />At the close of summer 2009, all wading pools in Eugene's <br />parks closed permanently as a result of changing state health <br />regulations mandated to increase user safety in and around <br />wading pools. These changes include the requirement that <br />wading pools have re-circulating and disinfecting water systems <br />that have proven prohibitively expensive for the City to install in <br />existing aging facilities. User-activated spray play allows the <br />hours of operation to increase, incorporates water conservation <br />methods, and dramatically improves the play value of the <br />space. <br /> <br />If funding is successful, the Washington Spray Play Park could <br />begin construction as early as summer 2010. For more <br />information, contact Landscape Architect Emily Proudfoot at <br />emily.a.proudfoot@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-4915, or visit www.eugeneparksfoundation.org. <br /> <br />What Is An Equity Atlas? <br />Imagine a community where: All residents have access to opportunities such as good jobs, real transportation <br />choices, safe and stable housing, a good education, a range of parks and natural areas, vibrant public spaces, and <br />healthful, regionally produced foods. The benefits and burdens of growth and change are equitably shared across <br />our communities. All residents and communities are involved as full and equal partners in public decision-making. <br /> <br />Regional Equity Atlas Project (www.equityatlas.org)to <br />The Coalition for a Livable Future (CLF) undertook the <br />advance equity - the right of every person to have access to opportunities necessary for satisfying <br />essential needs and advancing their well-being - as a key component of the Portland-Vancouver <br />metropolitan region's approach to development. <br /> <br />The Equity and Human Rights Center staff hosted Equity Agenda Coordinator for CLF, Dianne Riley, on February <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 <br />February 11, 2010 <br />