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• Sheldon High School: Youth Sports Park with Multi -Use Synthetic Surface Field <br /> • North Eugene High School: Multi -Use Synthetic Surface Field <br /> • South Eugene High School: Multi -Use Synthetic Surface Field <br /> • Cal Young Middle School: Neighborhood Park Improvements and Skateboard Park <br /> IV. SUGGESTED MOTION <br /> Move to approve the concept of joint development of youth- oriented facilities with Eugene <br /> School District 4J and instruct the City Manager to develop an intergovernmental agreement <br /> implementing the concept and clearly delineating the community use of the facilities at the five <br /> youth sports sites. <br /> V. DISCUSSION <br /> A. Policy Issue <br /> Should the City of Eugene enter into a joint use and funding agreement for youth related <br /> recreation facilities at Eugene School District 4J school sites. <br /> B. Background and Analysis <br /> The $4 million proposal to develop Youth Sports Parks is included under the $11,750,000 for <br /> community -wide recreation services within the $25.3 million POS measure. The impetus behind <br /> the Youth Sports Park concept evolved through a larger community effort to provide high <br /> quality, diverse recreation opportunities for Eugene area youth. The projects were a high priority <br /> element of the Mayor's Parks & Open Space Committee recommendations. <br /> In 1998, voters passed a Eugene School District 4J bond measure for $3.5 million to construct <br /> athletic facilities. The school district then approached the City to discuss the benefits of <br /> combining resources to develop integrated youth- oriented recreation facilities. <br /> Public workshops were sponsored by city and school district staff to evaluate three potential <br /> youth sports park/athletic field sites at Churchill High School/Kennedy Middle School campus, <br /> Sheldon High School, and Cal Young Middle School. <br /> Each workshop included an open house in which people were able to view a variety of <br /> information materials, talk with city and school district staff, and comment on the proposed <br /> developments. A facilitated discussion followed each open house. A summary of these <br /> meetings is attached. <br /> Based on the results of the public workshops, staff has developed conceptual site plans and <br /> estimates for each of the proposed youth sports complexes (see attachments). Additional public <br /> workshops are planned for later this summer to finalize the site plans. <br /> B -2 <br />