4J Stadium. June - September 1999

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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Agenda Item Number: B Meeting Date: June 16, 1999 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL Department: Public Works DISCUSSION OF JOINT CITY OF EUGENE AND EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4J PARKS AND OPEN SPACE I. ACTION REQUESTED Conduct a work session to: 1. Tentatively approve the concept for joint Eugene School District 4J and City of Eugene development of youth- oriented recreation facilities at 5 4J schools. 2. Instruct the City Manager to develop an intergovernmental agreement to implement this concept. II. COUNCIL ACTION HISTORY The successful 1998 Parks and Open Space bond measure (POS) identified a total of $4 million for the development of a Youth Sports Park at the Churchill/Kennedy site and at an undetermined location in the Willakenzie Planning District. The council included a line item in the FY00 capital budget, Community/Regional Park Development, for a proposed project. III. BRIEFING STATEMENT In 1993, Eugene School District 4J passed a $3.5 million bond measure dedicated to building sports fields. This amount is insufficient to construct a field at each of the 4J high schools. By using a portion of the POS $4 million for youth sports parks in participation with 4J in the construction of four multi -use synthetic surfaced fields, and subsequent development of a shared use agreement, the city and 4J can obtain a greater number of usable sports fields for the citizens of Eugene than either can fund on their own. The council is requested to approve a revised Youth Sports Park project scope to include cooperation with Eugene School District 4J in the development of four multi -use synthetic surface fields. The joint development of youth- oriented recreation facilities include projects at five 4J school sites: • Churchill High School/Kennedy Middle School: Youth Sports Park with Multi -Use Synthetic Surface Field B -1