Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Ms. Taylor pointed out that possible future acquisitions were not included in the plan and said she was pleased that staff recognized this as a living document. She then turned to the Introduction on page 7 and asked for an explanation of “The feasibility of acquiring farmland”. Ms. Weiss explained there were two projects identified to farmland connections: 1) a greenbelt that would go around the northern side of the city and 2) a working farm as a public open space. Ms. Taylor turned to page 4, Table 1 and asked for an explanation of “Acquire Amazon Park in holdings along Hilyard Street.” Ms. Weiss explained there were some properties north of Hilyard Community Center and south of Roosevelt Middle School which the City may be interested in acquiring. Ms. Taylor then turned to staff’s notation of “Kincaid Park.” She said that area was not considered a park. Ms. Weiss stated it was considered a park in the City’s inventory and that staff was considering adding additional features to it. Ms. Taylor asked for an explanation of “Upgrade to Tugman Park.” Ms. Weiss said there have been some improvements made to the play areas; however, additional play area improvements were planned. Ms. Taylor asked for an explanation of “Frank Kinney Park.” Ms. Weiss said there was a Phase II to that plan, primarily trail improvement and stormwater improvements. Ms. Taylor asked for an explanation of “Upgrade Milton Park.” Ms. Weiss said there was a Phase II plan for improvements to that park. Ms. Taylor asked for an explanation of “Improving access to Kincaid and Milton Parks.” Ms. Weiss explained the map of those areas illustrates that primarily to the east of Kincaid Park, there was a neighborhood not well served by parks; therefore, some easier connection to reach that park was in the plan. Mr. Kelly stated he was supportive of the plan before the council. Mr. Kelly referred to the $6 million costs for the first year if the $20 million bond was successful. He questioned the $8 million per year for the remaining years. Ms. Weiss said she would respond fully to that question in writing; however, she noted that the $8 million estimate was projected on future bond measures and potential SDC increases. Mr. Kelly asked that a chart be provided to the council beginning with current conditions and how much each funding source can generate per year to ascertain the trend. He then turned to the information regarding SDCs and said that SDC changes can only be implemented on approved projects and requested that when the plan was adopted, staff ascertain what was included for Park SDCs. Mr. Pryor said he supported the plan as a “projected” list and asked if there would be a process for a rates committee and public hearings to arrive at a final list that was much more refined based on actual figures rather than projections. Ms. Weiss responded that the growth allocation percentages would not change significantly; however, how they were applied was to be determined. Mr. Pape? questioned how the “projected” project list and the prioritization result in an equitable geographic plan. Ms. Weiss explained that the revised Table 4 identifies capital costs by planning area which reflects the acquisition development totals for each area and the priority ratings. She explained that the plan strives to provide service to all areas of Eugene and that some new acquisition was targeted for the Willakenzie area. Mr. Pape? voiced a concern that as the plan moves forward, it should be equitable to all areas. He then turned to Page 3, Post Projects and Priorities for Programs and Services – Develop a resource manage- ment plan for existing and new parks. He asked if “resource” has a specific meaning in that concept. Ms. Weiss responded that the word was used to refer to management plans for the City’s existing resources. Ms. Weiss noted that there were funding strategies identified in the PROS that were not currently included in the Project List. MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 27, 2006 Page 9 Work Session