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facilities, including two of the closest: Sheldon Pool and Petersen Barn. Residents of <br />annexed portions of Santa Clara pay the same charges as all other residents of <br />Eugene. Currently, non -city residents must pay surcharges in addition to regular <br />charges for some activities provided by the City of Eugene. <br />Awbrey Park is the only developed park in the Santa Clara area. The park was <br />transferred from Lane County to Eugene through the Urban Transition process, <br />under which the County recognizes that the City will be the ultimate service provider <br />in the River Road and Santa Clara areas. Land for three additional neighborhood <br />parks, Terra Linda, Filbert Meadows, and Arrowhead Park, has been acquired by the <br />City of Eugene but has not yet been developed. Terra Linda and Arrowhead parks <br />were acquired using System Development Charge funds and Filbert Meadows was <br />acquired through bond measure funding. While the City does not have detailed plans <br />in place for Terra Linda or Filbert Meadows, development for Filbert Meadows Park <br />is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2006. In addition, construction on Arrowhead <br />Park is planned to begin in the summer of 2004.= The City plans to acquire two more <br />park sites in Santa Clara using Park and Open Space bond funds, but has not yet <br />identified locations. The City is also in the process of acquiring a community park <br />site in the Santa Clara area. As of the writing of this report, the process is not <br />complete. Development of current park sites and the planned community park will <br />be completed in 5 to 10 years. <br />Santa Clara does not have an official community center or any facilities to serve as a <br />recreational resource for the community or site for other community activities. <br />However, non -profit organizations in Santa Clara have access to the conference <br />room at the Santa Clara Water District's offices.- The Eugene Fire and EMS <br />department offered to include a community room for the Santa Clara area in the <br />plans for the new Station 11 to be built in Santa Clara. The Eugene Fire and EMS <br />department offered to share some of the costs but requested that Santa Clara provide <br />additional funding (through the Santa Clara Rural Fire Protection District) for <br />construction of the community room and additional parking. Construction of the <br />station is proceeding without the community room. Eugene Fire and EMS states that <br />the community room could be phased in later in the construction process. <br />Personal communication with Andrea Riner of the Public Works Department, May 13, 2004. <br />r Personal communication with John Weber of the Public Works Department, April 28, 2004. <br />Personal communication with Andrea Riner of the Public Works Department, May 13, 2004. <br />c Personal communication with Dick Rice of the Santa Clara Water District, May 7, 2004. <br />s Letter dated April 8, 2003, from Chief Thomas Tallon of the Eugene Fire ar EMS to Chief Skip Smith of the Santa Clara RFPD. Personal <br />communication with Matt Shuler, Deputy Chief, Administration. March 23, 2004. <br />RR/SC Fiscal Analysis: Parks ECONorthwest October 2004 Page 7 -5 <br />