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planning district, the sites are listed in a separate table, with the highest ranking sites in that district listed first. The sites have been evaluated according to the criteria adopted by Council in March 1995, representative of conditions in the Fall of 1995, and that future conditions affecting the sites could change, resulting in different scores and priority ranking. The score most susceptible to change relates to the criterion "Threat of being lost to urbanization," which carries a potential of up to 20 points. Some of the sites listed received significant points for being unique and having natural resource value (usually wetlands and /or drainage ways). Sites R- 1(Walnut Grove), R -2 (Bramblewood), WC -1 (Bailey Hill and Gimple Hill Rd.), SW -1 (Hawkins View PUD), and SC -1 (Arrowhead) scored at or near the top in each of their respective park planning districts, with significant points coming from these two criteria. These sites and others that have adjacent wetlands may have the potential to expand their size by donation of the associated wetland, or if acquisition funding is available from other sources concerned with wetland preservation and storm water management. Due to the fact that the acquisition program for the sites listed in the accompanying tables will take many years to complete, periodic reevaluation of the sites remaining to be acquired is essential to maintain accurate priority rankings. 2. "Park Size, Projected Population," and "Acres per Thousand ": The EPRP states that target park sizes are to be based on population ratios. For neighborhood parks this is between 1.3 and 1.8 developed acres per thousand of population. For community parks the target is to achieve 4 acres per thousand of population, with 2 acres per thousand being developed. The "Park size" column indicates the amount of developable land needed for neighborhood parks to fall within these parameters. In some cases not enough land is available to meet this standard, but at a minimum two acres is generally considered the least amount of land needed for a functional neighborhood park. The "Projected Population Served" was derived from the standard 1/2 mile safe walking distance for neighborhood parks. The "Projected Population Served" for the community parks is derived from current census data figures for the planning district the site is located within. In some situations it was appropriate to include some of the population from an adjacent park planning district, which lacks a community park facility, and which could be reasonably served from the new facility. An example of this would be the Willow Creek Community Park serving the western half of the Southwest Planning District. The "Acres per Thousand" column gives the actual ratio that the proposed park site acquisition will provide. Since there may be some existing sites within a planning district that only partially fulfill the community park activity needs, the "Acres per Thousand" category is broken down to show existing and new ratios. 3. "Estimated Land Cost," "Estimated Assessments," and "Cost per Acre per Person ": In the tables, under the "Estimated Land Cost" column, the amounts represent vacant land costs based on a range of current real estate prices from $25,000 an acre in some northwest portions of Eugene up to $60,000 an acre for viewpoint property in the southwest hills, or for land with existing improved streets. The "Estimated Assessments" column is based on current street assessments rates of $105 - $115 per lineal foot. When the figures in these two columns are added together, and divided by the number of acres and the population served, this gives a cost - benefit ratio as a means of having a uniform comparison among all the proposed park sites. This cost - benefit ratio can be used to help decide between two different sites that have the same point ranking. Pay 7 New Park Sitec Fehrn ry 1996