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CITY OF EUGENE <br /> DEPARTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> DATE: February 12, 1998 <br /> TYPE OF REQUEST: _X_ Formation of committee Report (work complete) <br /> COMMITTEE NAME: Hendricks Park Forestry DAC <br /> REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: Public Works <br /> DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Johnny Medlin <br /> COMMITTEE TASK: Provide citizen input into the development of a Forested Area <br /> Management Plan for Hendricks Park. <br /> This plan is needed to develop community consensus on how the park's natural <br /> resources are to be managed. An ad -hoc group which has been meeting with <br /> Councilor Laurie Swanson - Gribskov and staff is in support of a management plan. <br /> Issues the plan would address are likely to include habitat management, natural <br /> vegetation management, aesthetic considerations, and risk issues. Adoption of a <br /> publicly processed management plan will allow the City to manage the forested natural <br /> area in ways that are consistent with the desires and concerns of neighbors, park <br /> users, and other citizens interested in Hendricks Park. <br /> Development of the plan would be undertaken using a consultant to provide technical <br /> expertise and a Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC) to assure the resulting <br /> recommended management policies are consistent with community values. <br /> DAC activities would include: <br /> 1. Establishing vision /goals statements for a forested area management plan for <br /> Hendricks Park. <br /> 2. Helping staff determine the scope of desired work to be included in a Request for <br /> Formal Proposal (RFP) process to consultants interested in developing a <br /> ecosystem -based forested area management plan for Hendricks Park. <br /> 3. Reviewing criteria which staff will use in selecting a consultant from those <br /> replying to the RFP. <br /> 4. Within the scope of the City's contract with the consultant, reviewing and <br /> Page 1 <br /> 111 -4 <br />