Item 9: Resolution Approving PROS Project and Priority Plan

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Prairie Mountain School 8 graders offered their assistance and submitted written th testimony. Comments and suggestions include: improving safety and educating people about dangers; installing a memorial; cleaning-up water and vegetation; making a garden and planting trees; installing signs, barbeque pits, a playground, sandbox, picnic tables, benches, garbage cans, trails, basketball courts, a swimming pool, turf, and fencing; re- sloping the pond banks, creating emergency access, filling the ponds with cement or dirt, and stocking the ponds with fish. Staff Response: A memorandum to City Council was included in the April 27 th packet which responded specifically to ideas for Golden Gardens Park which were submitted by the Friends of Golden Gardens. As a result of public testimony, projects related to Golden Gardens Park have been given a higher priority. $2,000,000 for acquisition of property surrounding the park was originally ? a priority 3. As a result of public testimony, $200,000 has been moved into priority 1 and the remaining $1,800,000 has been moved to priority 2. $3,600,000 for development of the park was originally identified in ? priority 5. As a result of public testimony, $500,000 has been moved to priority 2 and the remaining $3,100,000 has been moved to priority 3. These revised priorities will allow acquisition of a 100’ band on the east, west, and north ends of the park in priority 1. This acquisition will allow for future re- grading of the ponds to lessen the slopes. The remaining acquisition associated with Golden Gardens is given a priority 2 with development occurring in priority 2 and 3. Sports Fields (Joel Anderson, Regional Coach Administrator for Eugene American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO); Julia Pommert; Nancy Pollard; Jurgen Ruckaberle, youth soccer coach (kidsports, OUSA, EMFC); Chuck Tilby, Eugene resident; Lorna Roberts; Evon Smith, President Eugene Metro Futbol Club; Mark Bassett, parent; Eugene 4J School District) The Eugene School District submitted testimony requesting joint development of synthetic turf fields at Madison and Cal Young middle schools. The District would like the City to fund installation of lights and bleachers, and assist with field maintenance and operating costs. A number of sports enthusiasts – particularly youth and adult soccer advocates – also testified in favor of new synthetic turf fields. Much of the testimony concerned a perceived lack of available fields and inadequate maintenance on the school fields. Some requested the purchase of additional fields, in the form of synthetic turf fields to meet all- weather field space needs, while others testified that upgrading existing athletic fields to artificial turf would be sufficient. Project and Priority Plan- May 8, 2006 Public Testimony Response Page 2