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soccer overlay,just northeast of the day care facility. Associated with that would be parking. As that all gets designed, we would be considering any other facility that might go in there, most likely expanded picnicking capacity and sand volleyball. The result of a development plan to accommodate all of that would certainly impact the park down to however Cheshire Street is to be aligned. 3. The idea of a community garden, run by Food for Lane County, raises questions: If it was just for the organization, it would be easier to allow on an interim basis. If the surrounding community gets to use it, then it would be very hard to move when the ultimate development time comes. In any case, I would recommend holding off until we are sure the community has turned down the funding measure, maybe twice. There is infrastructure cost, and F4LC would want to get a certain number of years out of it to "amortize" their investment. Without funding for development, this piece of ground probably would not change unless a donation came along to make some (memorial) improvement. A vegetable garden will require a substantial fence. One had to be erected at the Amazon Park garden last year due to the theft problem. Theft potential in Whiteaker has to be at least the equal of Amazon. 4. Once this site is cleaned up and mowed more frequently, any camping activity would become very obvious and easy to police. Wildflowers and a more natural look (higher vegetation)would look nice in some respects, but possibly obscure people who are out in the middle in their sleeping bag. 5. A combination of part wild flowers and part community garden might be a way to have a greater daytime presense on the site. However, the fencing and height of garden plants will again create some visual barriers to use at other times of the day and night. 6. Sladden sidewalks: We (staff) actually had CDBG funding for this back in '84, but the Whiteaker Community Council "reprogrammed" them for playground improvements. The need is there. The three sides of the park plus some connections to the interior total about 1,400 lineal feet or 8,400 square feet. We would suggest a 6 foot sidewalk since there would be some recreational use of them. Contracted price @ $4.25 per square foot (including excavation and irrigation adjustments) = $35,700. Design and contingency would push the budget needed for this to about$43,000. From: HAMMITT Bob To: MEDLIN Johnny R Subject: FW: West Butte Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 9:27AM I will need to respond to these items once we get them figured out. Bob From: ANDERSEN Chris F To: HAMMITT Bob; REINHARD Dave N Subject: FW: West Butte Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 11:14AM Bob, In my conversation with Scott we discussed the possibility of fencing the area to be graded once the dirt pile is removed so that it doesn't become a defacto car camp. He has some additional ideas listed below. Let's discuss. cfa Dave, Elevated lighting seems like a challenge on 1-105 but perhaps there could be some improvement. Can you take a look. cfa From: MEISNER Scott To: ANDERSEN Chris F Subject: West Butte Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 1:15AM Chris -- I've been giving some thought to the "dirt pile block" in the West Butte area since we discussed it recently, and have also talked with neighbors. As you recall, it is to be "restored" after the dirt is removed, but we share concerns about camping vehicle violations, and I am also concerned with simply seeding it with grass that will require mowing and maintenance. I assume that even if we grass it, there will have to be capability built in for watering or sprinkling. A couple of ideas have come up for me: 1. Community garden space: this could be on the entire block, or Page 2