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T EUGENE Public Works <br /> Parks and Open Space Division <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br /> MEMORANDUM Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> (541) 682 -4800 <br /> (541) 682 -4882 FAX <br /> www.eugene-or.gov/parks <br /> Date: January 28, 2008 <br /> To: Parks and Open Space Bond Policy Committee <br /> From: Carolyn Weiss, Park Planning Manager <br /> Subject: Parks and Open Space Bond Report: January 2008 <br /> In November 2006, voters passed a $27.5 million bond measure for Parks and Open Space. With <br /> 59 percent of the vote, it was the most well - supported of all local voter initiatives on the ballot. It also <br /> followed on the heels of a $25.3 million bond measure for Parks and Open Space that was approved <br /> 8 years earlier in 1998. <br /> The 2006 Parks and Open Space bond is organized into 5 distinct categories: <br /> o Neighborhood and Community Park Acquisition <br /> o Golden Gardens Park Expansion and Development <br /> o Natural Area Park Acquisition <br /> o Synthetic Surface Athletic Field Development (in partnership with local school districts) <br /> o West Eugene Wetland Education Center Development (in partnership with local, state and federal <br /> partners) <br /> Just over one year since the bond was approved, significant progress has been made in most project <br /> categories. <br /> Neighborhood and Community Park Acquisition <br /> o The recent closing on the 8 -acre Farver parcel, adjacent to Madison Middle School represents <br /> years of effort to secure a community park for Santa Clara residents. The ownership of the <br /> 13 -acre Beat /McClay parcel remains in dispute and is currently working its way through the <br /> legal system. A court date is scheduled for April, 2008. The purchase of this parcel, in <br /> conjunction with the Farver parcel would provide the substantial makeup of Santa Clara <br /> Community Park. Additional smaller acquisitions in the area are being pursued to improve <br /> connectivity between the two parcels. <br /> o Efforts are underway to acquire property to secure access and views to the Shelton- McMurphy- <br /> Johnson House in Skinner Butte Park. Ya -Po -Ah Terrace currently owns property to the south <br /> of the House. Initial inquiries to Ya -Po -Ah indicated an unwillingness to sell the property. <br /> However, staff have been able to keep this dialogue going by looking at creative solutions that <br /> may benefit both Ya -Po -Ah Terrace and the City. <br /> o Three separate taxlots are considered in- holdings to Amazon Park. These in- holdings are <br /> directly north of Hilyard Community Center and south of Roosevelt Middle School. One of <br /> the properties is a Montessori School that does not want to relocate, and is not considered to <br />