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YOUTH SPORTS PARK 09‘ <br /> CAL YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL <br /> INTRODUCTORY MEETING REPORT <br /> MAY 25, 1999 <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The last in a series of initial workshops for the Youth Sports Complexes planned as part of the <br /> Parks and Open Space bond measure program was held at Cal Young Middle School on the <br /> evening of Tuesday, May 25 from 6:00 to 9:OOpm. The first part of the workshop consisted of <br /> an open house from 6:00 to 7:OOpm, during which attendees could review a series of presentation <br /> boards displaying information about the Parks and Open Space program elements, their locations <br /> and a general time line, an outline of options for the collaborative development of the Youths <br /> Sports Parks, a sample schedule of play times for the proposed artificial turf stadiums, an <br /> inventory map of all current available sports facilities in the Eugene - Springfield area, and a series <br /> of case -study plans for sports parks in other locations (designs by Cameron, McCarthy, Gilbert <br /> LLP). <br /> Following the open house, Brian McCarthy presented the project background and introduced <br /> David Piercy and Christine Andersen to comment on the project and the partnership between 4J <br /> school district and the City of Eugene respectively. Participants were then engaged in a general <br /> discussion and small -group charette, each of which are described below. <br /> LARGE GROUP BENEFITS DISCUSSION <br /> Meeting participants identified the following benefits which would result from a youth sports <br /> park in this area. It was clarified that this part of the discussion could also be used to generate <br /> ideas that could be viewed as `goals' for the project, or issues that the project should try to <br /> address. <br /> Personal <br /> • alternative recreation for individual youth <br /> Community <br /> • livability preserved (goal) <br /> • safety /traffic (goal) <br /> - traffic signal at intersection of Cal Young and Crescent <br /> • supervision/management (goal) <br /> - accountability <br /> • recreation provides a place to congregate positively - a focus <br /> • family interaction - "town square" <br /> • meet neighbors <br /> • multi generational <br /> Cal Young Youth Sports Park <br /> Introductory Meeting Page 1 <br />