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b. Establish an interdepartmental review team to perform the matrix evaluations. This team <br /> should include representative staff from all program areas likely to be affected by such an <br /> acquisition, such as Planning and Development, Parks Planning, Urban Forestry, Parks <br /> Maintenance, Water Resources Team, and Maintenance Planning. The decision of this <br /> group will be forwarded to the executive management. <br /> 2. Possible options to City ownership which exist for parcels not accepted for City ownership <br /> because they do not meet acceptance criteria or do not rate as high as others and have no <br /> funding available. <br /> a. Acquisition of parcel by another government agency or through agency partnerships. <br /> Seek acquisition of parcel by an agency which would be better suited to maintain and <br /> operate a given parcel. Work with other governmental agencies such as BLM, Lane <br /> County, Springfield, and/or Willamalane Parks District to coordinate, consolidate, and <br /> implement open space and natural resource areas for the metropolitan region. Such <br /> partnerships could help cut costs through maintenance and operation efficiencies and <br /> prevent duplication of efforts <br /> b. Natural / open space areas as separate parcels held in land trust or private ownership by <br /> conservation groups. The natural resource area would be a separate parcel which would <br /> be owned or entrusted to a non -profit conservation group such as The Nature <br /> Conservancy. Another way to achieve this option would be through partnerships with <br /> local or regional business where funding for acquisition and maintenance would be <br /> provided by a corporate sponsor. <br /> c. Incorporate natural / open space areas into lots within subdivisions. This would place the <br /> natural / open space area in private property ownership as part of a developed lot. The <br /> natural resource portion of the lot would be preserved through conservation easements <br /> and/or CC &R's as well as through public education and encouragement of pride of <br /> ownership. <br /> d. Natural / open space areas designated as common areas in PUDs and subdivisions. This <br /> method would involve the implementation of development standards which would require <br /> the integration of natural resource values and functions with those of the development. <br /> The natural resource area would be designated as such and set aside for the benefit of all <br /> members of the development. Under this situation, maintenance and operation of the <br /> natural area would be the responsibility of a homeowners association. <br /> Note: While leaving a parcel in private ownership under options c. and d. will save the City the <br /> costs associated with management and maintenance of the site, such options will not <br /> guarantee that the resource values of the site will remain protected. Stewardship of such <br /> areas would be up to association members and local property owners who may not share <br /> 10 <br />