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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Action: Proposal to Name New Ridgeline Property the “Suzanne Arlie Park” <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: December 13, 2010 Agenda Item Number: 9 <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Beth Forrest/Neil Björklund <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5882/541-682-4909 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />This item is to take action on a proposal from Arlie and Company to name a new park south of Lane <br />Community College after Suzanne Arlie. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />In May 2008, the City purchased 200 acres from Arlie and Company to extend the Ridgeline Park system <br />east from Mt. Baldy south of Lane Community College. <br /> <br />At a work session on November 8, 2010, the council considered an opportunity to purchase additional <br />property from Arlie and Company, south of Lane Community College and contiguous with previously <br />acquired land. In its proposal, the company indicated that naming the park after Suzanne Arlie is a <br />requirement of the transaction. The council unanimously approved a motion to direct the City Manager to <br />pursue acquisition of approximately 315 acres, consistent with the City’s Letter of Intent dated June 28, <br />2010. <br /> <br />The council’s naming policy related to “Park Lands and Features” states that if the appraised value of the <br />total area is $500,000 or greater and the donated portion is at least 51 percent of the total area, the park <br />can be named after the donor or their designee. The area that Arlie proposed to be named after Suzanne <br />Arlie includes 200 acres purchased in 2008, plus approximately 315 acres in the present proposal. In total, <br />the donated portion of land represents about 41 percent of the total proposed park area. <br /> <br />Acquisition Appraised Donation Amount Acres Acquired Equivalent Percent <br />Value Donated Area <br />2 <br />Acres Donated <br />2008 $3,000,000 $0 200 0 0% <br />acquisition <br />2010 $3,434,000 1 $1,489,800 315 209 65% <br />proposed (discount) <br />acquisition $ 600,000 (cash <br />donation) <br />Total $6,434,000 $2,089,800 515 209 41% <br /> <br />1 <br />This appraisal was completed in 2008, and Arlie has indicated it does not have an updated appraisal available at this <br />time. <br />2 <br />This was calculated by dividing the total donation amount by the appraised value per acre for land south of the <br />existing ridgeline park. If a portion of the total donation amount was applied to the land north of the existing park, the <br />percentage of area donated would be lower. <br /> Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M101213\S1012139a.doc <br /> <br />