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DRAFT CITY OF EUGENE DEPARTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE DATE: December 8, 1997 TYPE OF REQUEST: _X_ Formation of committee Report (work complete) COMMITTEE NAME: Hendricks Park Forestry DAC REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: Public Works DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Johnny Medlin COMMITTEE TASK: Recommend specific actions and strategies to accomplish the following objectives: 1. Establish scope of desired work to be included in a Request for Formal Proposal (RFP) process to consultants interested in developing a Eco- system based Forested Area Management Plan for Hendricks Park. 2. Review criteria which staff will used in selecting a consultant from those replying to the RFP. 3. Within the scope of the City's contract with the consultant, review and provide comments /direction regarding the content of the first draft of the consultant prepared forested area management plan. 4. Review the final consultant prepared forested area management plan and make recommendations to the Director of Public Works for adoption or modification. Anticipated scope of the management plan would be to determine management policies for Trees within Hendricks Park. Develop a natural area management plan for Hendricks Park based on eco- system management principals. This plan is needed to resolve conflicting special interest groups views on how the park's natural resources are to be managed. Issues of conflict include habitat management, natural vegetation management, aesthetic and risk issues. Without adoption of a publicly processed management plan the city will continue to receive criticism from these various groups on it's management of the forested natural area. Development of the plan would be undertaken using a consultant to provide technical expertise. A Departmental Advisory Committee would be used to assure the resulting recommended management policies were consistent with communities values.