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Meeting Report I st Public Workshop October 29, 2003, 7:00-9:00 PM Peterson Barn, 870 Bertzen Street, Eugene Facilitator: John Weber, Landscape Architect Eugene Parks and Open Space Planmng Other CIty Staff: Emily Proudfoot, Landscape Architect Eugene Englneenng Division Back~,round The City of Eugene acquired 12 acres in 1977 to be used as a public park. The s~te has remained undeveloped untd this time due to unavailable fun&ng. From 1977 until 1991 the site was leased to a local farmer for rye grass production. In 1991 the City Council directed the site as an off-leash dog park until such time as ~t could be developed. Development of Candlehght Park was included with the passage of the Parks and Open Space Bond measure in 1998. The bond measure will pamally fund the development of this site, together funding from the Parks System Development Fund. In December of 2000, a wetland survey was conducted on the park s~te and .67 acres of low quahty wetland were identified, In January of 2003 negotiations were finalized w~th the owner of an adjacent undeveloped 45-acre parcel to reconfigure the shape of the park. This was done to keep the park site whole, rather than allow ~t to be spht in two by a pending development of a new street. 1_~ WorksholJ The purpose of the first workshop was to g~ve the pubic a chance to discuss then vision on how they would like to see the park developed and used. Staff gave a brief presentatmn on the context of the park site and how ~t relates to the surrounding neighborhood. A general informal discussion of park uses and development concerns followed, the essence of which is captured it this report. The workshop was advertised to the area residents by: · A postcard lnwtat~on was marled to 1,432 households surrounding the park site. · Post card invitations were sent to other stakeholders including special interest groups, neighborhood group leaders, and clt~ councilors, local and state agencies. ~, Several posters advertising the meeting were placed at key locations surrounding the park site.