NRPA Benchmark Survey, April 2009

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Timeline Park acquisition is an ongoing work effort Description Park Planning and Development Detail The 2006 Parks and Open Space bond measure also provided funding for improvements at Golden Gardens Park and other park sites. The work at Golden Gardens was completed in FY09. Significant earthwork lessened the steep grades of the pond banks while improving the natural resource values of the site and providing for trail access. Additional project development funded by the bond measure and scheduled for FY09 is the construction of four additional artificial turf athletic fields in partnership with local school districts. Also scheduled for construction in FY09 are park improvements at Rosetta Park, Videra Park, and West University Park. Planning work for the development of a City Center skatepark will occur throughout FY09 and will be funded with a combination of system development charge funds and private donations. Timeline Park planning and development is an ongoing work effort. Description Delta Ponds Habitat Enhancement Project Detail The City of Eugene, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will continue implementation of the Delta Ponds Habitat Enhancement Project in summer and fall of 2009. The majority of the work will involve installing a new, fish friendly culvert under Goodpasture Island Road. If sufficient funding is obtained, additional work will involve importing soil to create gradually sloping riparian benches along the perimeter of the pond between Goodpasture Island Road and Delta Highway. These new riparian benches will then be seeded with a diverse assemblage of native grasses and forbs, and planted with over thousands of native trees and shrubs. Timeline On the ground construction work is expected to take place July - September 2009. Subsequent planting of native trees and shrubs will take place in November and December 2009. Description Oak Habitat Enhancement Projects and Wild Iris Ridge and See -sil Detail Using a combination of grant funds from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the City of Eugene will be implementing two projects to enhance oak woodland and oak savanna habitats. One project will be implemented at See -sil, a BLM -owned site in west Eugene. This project will thin approximately 25 acres of over - stocked oak woodlands and seed the resulting area with a native grass and forb mix. The second project will occur at the City's Wild Iris Ridge, where up to 10 acres of oak thinning will occur and abatement of non - native invasive plants, including Scott's broom and Armenian blackberry, will occur. Timeline Oak habitat enhancement work will occur primarily from July to October, 2009. Description Mitigation Bank Restoration Projects Detail The focus of restoration in FYI 0 will be on initiating Phase 3 of the Coyote Prairie Mitigation Bank site. This phase will include 80 acres of wetland restoration, and will convert an annual ryegrass field into a diverse wet prairie habitat. Substantial maintenance will continue on recently completed mitigation bank projects, including Coyote Prairie Phases I and 2 and Dragonfly Bend. New capital work at Coyote Prairie Phase 3 will be substantially complete by November 2009. Timeline Maintenance of existing sites is on- going. Description Urban Forestry Detail Continue inventory of street trees Timeline 50,000 trees inventoried to date. Completion of initial inventory projected in 201 1 . Detail Begin inventory of park trees Timeline Begun in FY08. Estimate completion in 2012. Detail Continue to train and expand Tree Steward volunteer tree pruners. Timeline Two 2009 training sessions planned. Estimate 500 trees pruned per year. Detail Produce a database that coordinates the tracking of all urban forestry programs. Timeline Project is 50% complete. Description Park Operations