Item 9: Resolution Approving PROS Project and Priority Plan

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Plans for phase two improvements include an expanded play area, an extended path system, signage, a small central gathering space with picnic tables, and potentially a picnic shelter. Phase two improvements are given a priority one ranking in the Project and Priority Plan with a $100,000 budget. 5. Provide clarification on the growth allocation percentages, specifically address: . All of the Testimony regarding existing deficiencies of neighborhood parkland ? growth allocation percentages, including that for neighborhood park land acquisition, are derived based on a capacity needs analysis. Growth allocations are based on examination of system-wide capacity using examination of the future LOS resulting from the proposed Project Plan, with land acquisition and park development levels of service evaluated separately. In the case of neighborhood park land acquisition, the future LOS resulting from the projects in the proposed Project Plan is slightly less than the existing level of service. After allocating existing neighborhood park land to meet the needs of the existing population, all of neighborhood park land acquisition in the Project Plan is needed to meet the capacity needs of growth. A system-wide analysis and the simplifying assumption that capacity needs of the existing population are met first by the existing parks inventory avoids the complexity of an analysis of the exact location of individual parks and park service areas in relation to the exact location of individual developments. If capacity in existing parks were allocated to both existing users and growth, the value of growth’s share of existing park capacity would need to be recovered through a reimbursement fee SDC. The capacity analysis used is less complex and relies on fewer assumptions while the net effect is anticipated to be generally cost-neutral, both to growth and the existing community. The Will SDC’s be charged for projects outside of the Urban Growth Boundary? ? Project and Priority Plan includes projects which are located outside of Eugene’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). When identifying parcels for park acquisition, the preference is on obtaining properties that are in close proximity to residents, and therefore within Eugene’s UGB. However, there are some instances when it may become necessary to look outside of the UGB. For example, it is a goal of the PROS Comprehensive Plan to provide a variety of outdoor experiences for Eugene residents, including the rural, natural qualities that one encounters in the Ridgeline Park system. Additionally, there may be times when the type and size of parcels which are sought to provide specific park services are not available within the UGB because of previous development. Because these projects are intended to provide park services to City residents, SDC’s can be collected for growth’s share of the proposed projects. Project and Priority Plan- May 8, 2006 Council Response Page 3