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MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> From: ETTER John F <br /> To: WEBER John J; MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> Subject: FW: Donation to the City of Eugene <br /> Date: Tuesday, January 03, 1995 9:OOAM <br /> Here are more details on the donation I mentioned to you earlier. - -John <br /> From: JOHNSON Jim R <br /> To: ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> Cc: ETTER John F <br /> Subject: Donation to the City of Eugene <br /> Date: Friday, December 23, 1994 10:42AM <br /> Chris: <br /> An anonymous donor has given the City $100,000 to establish what will be called he Hays Memorial Trust. <br /> The purpose of the trust is to construct a Memorial Tree Garden in Alton Baker Park. A tree garden <br /> concept is specifically shown on the Alton Baker Park plan diagram. I've mentioned the project and <br /> donation to John, but your schedule and mine haven't matched for us to discuss it. The attached <br /> document goes into some detail about the vision the donor has for the project. Essentially, the donor <br /> wants to establish a place where community residents can have trees planted and purchase other <br /> improvements in the Tree Garden to remember, honor, and memorialize family members who have died. <br /> The donor is not expecting quick implementation of the project; rather, were expected to plan for the next <br /> two years and then implement thereafter. <br /> The awkward part of the plan is that the donor wants my continued involvement in the project. I've <br /> worked with Warren and he suggested we simply establish a sub - account within the Parks and Recreation <br /> Trust fund in LRCS and that I authorize spending within the LRCS budget. I would expect that LRCS can <br /> run the program envisioned by the donor within the park, but that Public Parks must be involved in the <br /> planning, construction, and maintenance of the project. The Trust has two parts -- $70,000 can be spent <br /> for planning and construction, and we can spend the interest on the remaining $30,000 for maintenance <br /> into the future. As community members buy approved trees or other approved improvements, a portion of <br /> their donation would go into the maintenance fund and it would grow with the trees. <br /> When you get a chance, give me a call so we can discuss. < <File Attachment: HAYS.1 > > <br /> Jim <br /> Page 1 <br />