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Endorsement of Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan
Meeting Date: February 25, 2008 Agenda Item Number: 2D
Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-4909
ISSUE STATEMENT
The City Council is asked to consider an endorsement of the Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and
Action Plan. An endorsement by the Council would demonstrate support for this regional vision in
conjunction with other endorsing bodies.
BACKGROUND
The Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan has been developed to serve as a conceptual
framework to guide future open space and recreation planning efforts for this area. Lane Council of
Governments has coordinated this effort, working closely with a partnership that includes the City of
Eugene, Lane County Parks, Willamalane Park & Recreation District, McKenzie River Trust, The
Nature Conservancy, Long Tom Watershed Council, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the
National Park Service.
The vision builds on the Rivers to Ridges Regional Parks and Open Space vision which was endorsed by
the Eugene and Springfield City Councils, Willamalane Park and Recreation District Board, and the
Lane County Board of Commissioners in 2003, all by unanimous consent. The vision is also consistent
with the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Project and Priority Plan which was adopted by Council on
May 22, 2006.
Over the past year, four public workshops and a targeted outreach effort have been used to help shape
and refine the vision. To date, the following bodies have endorsed the Ridgeline Area Open Space
Vision and Action Plan:
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Eugene Planning Commission
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Lane County Board of Commissioners
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Willamalane Park & Recreation District Board
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League of Women Voters
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Lane County Audubon Society
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Eugene Bicycle Coalition
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Lane County Parks Advisory Committee
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Lane County Mountain Bike Association
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Eugene Tree Foundation
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Native Plant Society of Oregon- Emerald Chapter
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The purpose of the Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan is to help coordinate partner
efforts, provide management direction, and support funding efforts (grants and donations) by
demonstrating how specific open space areas fit into the bigger picture. Implementation of the vision
will be achieved through the combined efforts of the partnership, property owners, and the public.
Implementation will rely on a non-regulatory approach and voluntary land owner participation. Because
this is a vision document, it is not formally adopted and does not commit the endorsing agencies to any
action, but instead is a means of demonstrating widespread support for the regional open space vision
and planning efforts.
RELATED CITY POLICIES
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Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Project and Priority Plan, 2006
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Rivers to Ridges, 2003
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Arts and Outdoors Council Goal
COUNCIL OPTIONS
A.Endorse the Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan by approving the consent calendar
item.
B.Decline to endorse the Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan at this time by pulling the
item from the consent calendar and requesting additional information from staff.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
The City Manager recommends Option A: Endorse the Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action
Plan by approving the consent calendar item.
SUGGESTED MOTION
Move to endorse the Ridgeline Area Open Space Vision and Action Plan.
ATTACHMENTS
The Ridgeline Open Space Vision and Action Plan was provided in the February 7, 2008, council packet.
A copy is also available in the Council Office.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss
Telephone: 682-4909
Staff E-Mail: carolyn.j.weiss@ci.eugene.or.us
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