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0 <br /> • Enlarged sand play area <br /> • Expansion of the bathhouse 449 <br /> • A new concessions building <br /> • Seventy additional parking spaces. <br /> 4p7 <br /> The project schedule calls for a second public involvement meeting in November, design <br /> development in November - December, development of construction documents January -May <br /> 2000, construction beginning in August 2000, and the grand reopening of the pool in July 2001. <br /> Public Information, Education, and Involvement <br /> A number of public involvement activities have been described above in conjunction with <br /> specific projects. Because many of the public meetings are advertised in local newspapers, ad <br /> templates have been designed incorporating consistent typography and images. <br /> Signs have been placed at active project sites to build awareness of Parks and Open Space <br /> activities. A dozen large signs have been manufactured and placed at various athletic fields and <br /> park sites currently being renovated or developed. Additional signs will be constructed as <br /> necessary to meet the goal of having all active projects signed for public awareness. <br /> Thousands of residents visited the Parks and Open Space booth at the Eugene Celebration in <br /> September. The booth, which was designed and staffed cooperatively by Public Works and <br /> LRCS, was intended to be both fun and informative. Following the event, staff debriefed and <br /> agreed to find additional venues in which the display materials can be presented to the public. <br /> Web sites have been developed to provide meeting schedules, design drawings, and other <br /> information, including quarterly Council reports. The index for park web sites is located at <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/parks. <br /> Financing the Parks and Open Space bond Measure Projects <br /> On August 3, 1999, $19 million in General Obligation bonds were sold to fund Parks & Open <br /> Space projects. The current capital budget identifies $5.9 million to be allocated to projects this <br /> fiscal year. The proposed FY01 capital budget will include an additional $11.4 million to fund <br /> projects during the next fiscal year. To date, the following amounts have been budgeted for the <br /> Parks & Open Space Bond Fund projects: <br /> Amazon Pool $ 250,000 <br /> Sports Field Upgrades $ 345,000 <br /> Neighborhood Parks $ 678,000 <br /> Community /Regional Parks $ 963,000 <br /> Park Land Acquisition $2,000,000 <br /> Ridgeline Park Expansion $1,700,000 <br /> Total To Date $5,936,000 <br /> Through September 1999, $1.4 million has been expended or encumbered by contracts for these <br /> projects. <br /> Action <br /> This report is being provided to Council as an information item. No action is requested or <br /> required at this time. For more information, contact Christine Andersen, Public Works Director, <br /> at 682 -5241. <br />