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Park Acquisition and Development Services The City of Eugene addresses the park land needs of River Road /Santa Clara in the 1989 Eugene Parks and Recreation Master Plan, on a neighborhood and site scale. See Appendix _. [LCOG needs a clean copy of RR & SC sections of the plan to include in the Appendix.] River Road and particularly Santa Clara are currently under - served by neighborhood parks. The City is undergoing a process to address the park land needs of the areas by purchasing parklands that will serve both residents of the City and the unincorporated areas. The City of Eugene is using funds from the 1998 Park and Open Space bond measure and SDCs to acquire land. SDCs are applied to all new residential units at $922 per unit. Since 1989, the City has acquired five neighborhood parks: Bramblewood (5.02 acres), Arrowhead (2.97 acres), Awbrey (5.17 acres), Ross Lane (3.93 acres), and Thompson Meadows (4 acres), totaling 21 acres in the River Road /Santa Clara area. These sites were acquired using SDC funds, except Thompson Meadows, which was funded through the 1998 Park and Open Space Bond Measure, and Awbrey Park, which was transferred from Lane County through the Urban Transition process. In addition, the City has acquired approximately 60 acres in metropolitan scale parkland along the Willamette River (including Rasor Park). Of these already acquired sites, only Bramblewood and Awbrey Park are currently developed. The 1998 Parks and Open Space Bond Measure included funding for the acquisition of five neighborhood park sites in Santa Clara (see map sites SC3, SC4, SC5, SC6, SC7), one neighborhood park in River Road (site R -3), and one of two potential community park sites of 40 acres or more in Santa Clara (site SC- cpl,SC -cp2.) The acquisition of site SC7 (Thompson Meadows, four acres) has already been completed. In addition, the City plans to use SDCs to purchase three neighborhood park sites: R4, R5, SC8. The specific issues and opportunities in each area are addressed separately below. Insert Park map 11 x 17? Size? Leave 1 or 2 pages ?River Road Current Service Delivery Three parks, the Willamette Greenway parkland and a sports field currently serve the River Road area: Emerald Park, which includes an indoor swimming pool, accommodates recreational programs sponsored by the RRPRD. (see Recreation section) Emerald Park is not within the incorporated area. Walnut Grove Park, which includes Diana's Pond and considerable areas of natural open space, is currently being purchased by the City. Bramblewood Park is within the city, and was developed in 1998 using SDCs. Willamette Greenway, which includes approximately 60 acres along the Willamette River. Eugene School District 4J and the City of Eugene have completed a joint project to create a sports field at North Eugene High School.