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of -way, with the potential for additional access from future development that occurs within the urban growth boundary. The channel acquisition will also provide a link to the Belt Line Road right -of -way, on which an off -road bike path could be developed. A path could extend westerly from Belt Line Road through a reconfigured park. - - Retaining the possibility for a water oriented park is desired . Two telephone comments were received from park neighbors expressing dis- appointment that they might be deprived of the pond experience. Staff also received a letter from a representative of the Willamette Valley Retriever Club, which has used the ponds for their training and events for about 18 years. That letter and a written response that followed an earlier verbal response are attached. - - Open space in conjunction with a drainage channel is desirable. This will provide opportunities to make wetland /riparian /water quality enhance- ments similar to those that are contemplated along the Amazon Channel. These could include various recreational and educational benefits. Re- taining the southern pond is seen as a reasonable response, given other factors involved. -- Concerns of the Department of Fish and Wildlife were expressed in an attached letter of 7/7/92. The proposed golf plan does not call for modi- fying the ponds for any tee, fairway, green or other purpose. The devel- oper's concern is to prevent the non - golfing public from using an area which errant golf balls may occasionally enter, and to reduce the perime- ter they have to maintain. The upland and riparian areas around the ponds in the traded parcel would remain intact for wildlife habitat values. - - Including the drainage channel in the reconfigured park, the total acreage would amount to 33.37 acres. This puts it in a class with other community parks that include drainage channels: Amazon Park - -79.45 acres; Westmoreland - -46.85 acres; and Petersen - -18.01 acres. A suitable area will exist for the development of a small playfield and playground commen- surate with the neighborhood it serves when the City is better able to fund and maintain such park improvements. - - Fencing would occur at the developer's expense along the south edge of the new property line. The City would provide standard barricading to prevent four - wheeled vehicles from accessing the maintenance strip along the north side of the channel adjacent to the golf development. -- The memo of 6/25/92 in response to questions by Councilor Boles is at- tached. This proposal seems to be consistent with both that response, and with the six guiding conditions listed in the 9/14/92 project update memo. Prior to the execution of any trade, one housekeeping measure needs to happen with the County Commissioners. When the county deeded the property to the City, it came with a deed restriction stating the land was to be used for park purposes only. Because use as a golf course may be interpreted as not being for park purposes, we will need to seek a release from that restric- tion. A staff member made an informal poll of the County Commissioner and found support from those responding toward waiving the restriction. Inquiry memo of 12/24/92 is attached.