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The subject property abuts the existing ridgeline park for a distance of approximately 480 feet. At one point the ridgeline park narrows to only about 30 feet wide. This acquisition would serve to widen the park at this point. Presently the only public access to the subject property would be from the ridgeline trail approximately 800 feet east of the 52nd and Willamette Street trail head parking lot. The property does not have any street frontage, except for an unusual 30 foot wide r.o.w. dedication that dead ends into the northern edge of the property. I asked Walt Haniuk to look into the status of this undeveloped r.o.w. and he said Lane County has not agreed to accept it and may not want it. This r.o.w. does not have the ability to connect to any existing public street system and is basically useless. The property is surrounded by one single family dwelling on the west and two on the south. There is a multi-family P.U.D. bordering on the north and one on the east. Potential trail head connection to the east to Donald or Fox Hollow would need to be made thru one of these properties. Site Attributes: The 1989 Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan's policies and proposed actions under the Community Wide Resources section applies to this property. Specifically under South Hills, policies 1, 2, 3, and 4, and propose actions F and I-3 are applicable to this property. These policies call for the preservation and enhancement of the natural conditions and habitat value of the south hills, passive recreation development such as trails and viewpoints, and to utilize the recreation potential of the land under the BPA power line easement. This property could help meet these policies. The property is an attractive natural area that contains significant wildlife and plant habitat. In addition to a heavy population of deer in the area, there are squirrels, coyotes,raccoons, fox, possums, rabbits, snakes, lizards,toads, song birds, birds of prey, etc. The vegetation provides an abundant food source for birds and animals as well as cover and security. Water is provided by the seasonal creek. The 26 acres alone can sustain the natural resources found here, however it becomes even more significant when added to the existing ridgeline park system. The site has a water quality and biofiltration value in keeping sediment at a minimum. Drainage from far more than the 26 acres of this site enters the storm system after passing thru the dense vegetation of this site. The site has a obvious recreation value in its potential to add to the ridgeline trail system. There also is a point on the site which may lend itself to establishing a view point to the north. An educational value exists for the general public in being able to use a natural resource area such as this. The habitat affords the opportunity for formal or informal nature study and wildlife observation which would be facilitated by the extension of a trail thru the area. Maintenance and Development: I talked with Dick Morgan and he is comfortable with our accepting the land. He feels, as a