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RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE EUGEME PARKS AND RECREATION
Pte' AND REPEALING CITY of EUGENE RESOLUTION NOS* 3774
3877 3937 4 000 0 , AND 4053
The city CounclLl of the City of Eugene finds as follows
1 The City Coz .
adopted the Parks and R o a io n
Master Plan by Eugene Resolution No 3774 on May 9, 1983. The
purp ose of the plan was to provide " and recommendations t
. [for] use in providing parks and recreational services and
facilities for the next 20 years „” RMP p, Changes were
adopted o th P RMP b y Eugene Re Nos* 38 3 9 7, 4000,
and 4 053 during 19 - 19870
process to update the Park and ecrea io Master
P lan began a nua y f 1988 b y action of the Eugene Joint Park
committee, The significant citizen involvement and governmental
coordination aspects of i.s update process include
a. Expans of the m embership of the Joint P arks
committee from eight t o fourteen members to obtain a more
varied from community, e h o boo e,
va e ec ea ion p ovide and other �. ,fieo e ove � e ;
,
bo Expansion of the Plan study area to include the
Glenwood, River Road and Santa Clara areas;
C* Significant community and neighborhood involveme
through a series of community forums in June and July, 1988.
After n otice to neighborhood groups and the public, over 100
persons attended a series of meetings and commented on
needed park s chances and improvements and on the
t entative dra piano From these meetings, 125 suggestions
and comments were submitted to the Joint Parks Comm,ee ;
After d evelopment of a final craft Plan update in
January, 1989 and provision of the craft to Interested
persons, public hearings were held before the Joint Parks
Committee on March 14, 1989, and before the Eugene Planning
Commission on June 6, 1989. These public hearings and work
sessions produced further changes and refinements to the
draft Plan by those bodies.
e. The craft Parke and Recreation Plan R was sent t
the Department of Land Conservation and Development on May
1 2 f 1989 for comment and post - acknowledgement review The
draft p lan was sent to the planning directors for Lane
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Count'` and the city of Springfield for Metropolitan Plan
consistency review on May 19 19890
3, The as drafted - functions as an inventory of
recreation needs and opportunities in the Eugene area. This
i ve toy sed on the research and data described in the plan
and its background documents and the public wants and desires
articulated in the community meetings and public hearings noted
above, This inventory forms the basis for the plan's policies
and can be used in future land use comprehensive plannin
processes (e.g., updates of Goad. 5, 8 and 5 ve for es , It
does not commit the city to begin any Goal 5 qualitative
analysis.
Development of the PRP has been coordinated with other
affected governments through the referral processes, staff
consultations, and cons ide ati on of the plans of other
3 urisdictions as set forth on page one of the draft PRP.
Implementation of the policies and proposed actions set
out in the draft PRP, together with operation of ivate y owned
facilities and the programs of other governments, will satisfy
the recreational needs of the residents of the Eugene area in
adequate proportions and in such q quality and location
as is consistent with the availability of the resources to meet
those needs. Adoption of the PRP is consistent with the
provisions of-Statewide Planning Goal 8.
The draft PRP is consistent with applicable policies of
the Metropolitan Plan which regulate government p olicymaking,
including,, but not limited to: Environmental Resources Element
Policies community gardens) , (hillside development
management)., 25 (open space protection) , and 2 (need for plant
and wildlife studies) Willamette Greenway Element Policy 3
(water-related parks) ; Environmental Design Element Policy
(encouragement of broad variety of land uses) ; and, Parks and
Recreation Element Policies 1 and 2 (parks facilities plan and
local recreation planning).
The draft PRP provides further policy refinement and
. .em; tation of and is consistent with Metropolitan Plan
policies which regulate land use decisions or processes,
including, but not united to: Environmental Design Element
Policies 2 (preservation of natural vegetation and grater
features ► preservation of oca, neighborhood identity) , and
vis al divers ity of developed sites) ; Parks and Recreation
Element Policy 5 (continued citizen involvement parks.
planning) ; and citizen Involvement Element Policies 2 and 3
(citizen ivo .vement mechanisms).
8 M The supporting text, maps, tables, and related material
contained the craft PRP axed . s appendix are adopted as
additional findings and incorporated heroin by reference.
Based on the record before the Joint Parks Committee
and the Planning Commission, the record of proceedings before the
City Council, the recommendation of the Joint Parks Committee and
the Planning Commission,, and on the above findings, the City
Council concludes that the draft PRP is consistent with the
Eugene-springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan and other
applicable pla s and policies.
As a revision to part of the region's 's ec a io .a
under Statewide Planning Goad. 8, the draft PRP is found to be
consistent with the p ov.sio s o Planning
Statewide Goal 8, To
the extent applicable,, the craft PRP is consistent with all other
Statewide Planning Goals (including Goals 1. 2, 51 61 91 11, 12,
and 3 , particularly as those goals are implemented in the
Metropolitan Plan diagram and policies and technical background
documents.
N ow, therefore, based on the above findings,
B E , IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1, Based on the above findings which are
incorporated herein, the draft Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan
is adopted in the following ways
a. Those policies of the Parks and Recreation Plan which
directly implement policies of the Eugene - Springfield
Metropolitan Area General Plan regulating the development
and use of land are adopted as policies to be used in making
lard use decisions;
bo The other pol ic ies and goals of the Parks and
Recreation Plan are adopted as guidelines for the City
Coy., City Manager, and other dooaks to be
considered in making administrative and budgetary decisions
about parks and recreation acquisitions, development and
management;
co The proposed actions set out in the Parks and
Recreation Plan are recognized as valuable ways to implement
the goals and policies of the Plan. They are adopted as a
list of public facility project and og ra ► opportunities
and are not intended to be the exclusive means of
implementing Parks and Recreation Plan policies and goals.
It is intenders that this list will be evaluated on an annual
basis. The adoption of this list is not intended to
preclude projects not included on the list, require plan
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amendment for project specification and location decisions
or administrative or technical changes to projects, or
convert administrative or budgetary decisions 'Into land use
decisions.
do The Parks and Retreat ion l a s part o the region's
recreation plan under Statewide Ptannin Goal 8.
Section 2. Exhibit A is adopted - incorporated herei s
revisions to the Parks and Recreation Plan to be incorporated
into the final Published version of the plan.
Section 3 City of u Resolution Nis. 3774, 3877,
3937,4000, and 4053 are repe aled,
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to include a copy
of this resolution with the final published version the Parks
and Recreation Plan .
Section 5. All resolutions, orders, or existing policies
not adapted by ordinance which are in conflict herewith, are
hereby repealed.
The foregoing Resolution adopted the lb day of July, 1389.
City Recorder
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