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Response — Yes. Park and Open Space Division staff will place this work on their schedule <br />to be performed as tree crew staff are available. <br />LONG TERM: <br />Regarding the long term, the timing of this discussion is very good. Typically, it is very hard to <br />insert an additional planing process to Park Planning's already busy schedule. However, in this <br />case there is already a public update to the Amazon Park Development Plan on their schedule for <br />this fall and winter. While the update was initially scheduled to solicit input on projects funded by <br />the 1998 Park Bond, it is the perfect opportunity to discuss any other Amazon Park issues. <br />Staff estimate initiating this planning process with a public meeting sometime in October and <br />conclude with a final public meeting sometime in March or April. The number of public meetings <br />between those times will vary depending on the amount of input received. This planning effort <br />will result in a formal amendment to the Amazon Park Development Plan that will then be <br />adopted by administrative rule. <br />I realize that this does not meet your short term desire of us immediately closing the overflow <br />parking area. However, I do hope the items I indicated above that we will do now will mitigate <br />some of your concerns. The input of people like yourselves, the Amazon Neighborhood <br />Association, pool patrons, joggers, dog park users, naturalists, community center users, and all <br />the many other users of Amazon park is important in the creation of a park plan for one of our <br />premier community parks. The Amazon Neighborhood Association already has an active <br />subcommittee talking about park issues so I suspect you will be well prepared for the first plan <br />update meeting this fall. I will ask Park Planning staff to ensure that each of you are on their <br />notification list for the upcoming meetings. I look forward to listening to the discussions. <br />Sincerely, <br />(mailed copies signed) <br />Johnny Medlin, Director <br />Parks and Open Space Division <br />Cc: Mayor and City Council (via e-mail) <br />Renee Grube <br />Andrea Riner <br />Sarah Medary <br />Carolyn Weiss <br />�3 <br />