Item B: Cal Young Neighborhood Association Boundary Revision

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Cal Young Neighborhood Association Boundary Revision Meeting Date: October 19, 2011 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Neighborhood Services Staff Contact: Michael Kinnison www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5009 ISSUE STATEMENT The current size and configuration of the Cal Young Neighborhood Association (CYNA) presents significant challenges to organize, keep informed and sustain the participation of residents and property owners within the boundary. Neighbors are recommending boundaries be reconfigured, resulting in three associations: a smaller Cal Young Neighborhood Association and two new neighborhood associations: Northeast Neighbors (NEN) and Goodpasture Island Neighbors (GIN). The City Council is asked to formally recognize the new associations through adoption of their charter documents. BACKGROUND In February 2000, the City Council adopted guidelines for the size and configuration of neighborhood association boundaries. Key elements of the guidelines include:  Size – No less than 300 units and no more than eight percent of total residential addresses within the City.  Borders – Not to be divided by major natural or manmade barrier (river, major highway, etc.); not defined by a sole private sector collective (i.e. an apartment complex, homeowners association or gated community); all residents in one and only one neighborhood association; not necessarily aligned with precincts, school districts or census tracts.  Options for initiating boundary changes – (1) by membership vote of an active or semi-active association; (2) as part of a strategy to reactivate a dormant association; (3) by a membership- initiated petition process; (4) when the boundary of an active or semi-active association is not consistent with the adopted guidelines.  The “if, how and when” under scenarios 2-4 will be worked out by a committee comprised of representatives from the association’s board, Neighborhood Leaders Council, Neighborhood Services staff and the City Councilor(s) representing the area. Neighborhood Services assesses the status of all neighborhood association boundaries as part of the annual neighborhood association reporting process. As part of the 2010 report, the CYNA boundary was found inconsistent with configuration and size criteria. For example, the neighborhood is divided by Delta Highway and Randy Papé Beltline and contains over 14 percent of the City’s residential addresses (11,053). The annual review indicated that Active Bethel Citizens, Santa Clara Community Organization, and Harlow Neighbors are also inconsistent with the size and/or configuration criteria of the guidelines. Neighborhood Services will be coordinating a review of these neighborhood boundaries in 2012. S:\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M111019\S111019B.doc