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December 11, 2003 <br /> E U G f N E <br /> Pa~~s 'aid. Dear Ms. O'Brien: <br /> Open Space <br /> Thank you for participating in the planning for Amazon. Park and for providing <br /> adfvisfonofPubficworks process suggestions on behalf of Citizens for Public Accountability. Please <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Blvd: <br /> Eugene, Oregon 92402 recognize that the project is still in the planning and public involvement <br /> phase. We anticipate holding at least one or two additional meetings to <br /> (satls82-a8oo further refine the project. Based on the current work of the City's Parks & <br /> (still ssz-asst Fax O en S ace division, there are several was our issues ma be addressed: <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/parks p p Y Y Y <br /> a) Portions of the request include items which have been explained or <br /> addressed in an earlier meeting or communication, but may not have been <br /> fully understood or easily disseminated. Staff will provide further <br /> documentation and distribution of these items within the Amazon Park <br /> planning process whenever feasible. <br /> b) Several of the information request items are inherent in all of our park <br /> planning processes, and therefore will be outcomes of the Amazon Park <br /> planning work as it progresses. Staff will provide clarification of these items <br /> with subsequent public information and public involvement efforts. <br /> c) Portions of the request lie outside the feasibility of parks planning for any <br /> Parks and open individual park site. However, may of these are currently being undertaken <br /> Space Planning as part of the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Comprehensive Plan <br /> Parks Maintenance which is currently underway. This information will be documented and <br /> distributed to the community as it becomes available. <br /> Urban Forestry d) Every effort has been and will be made to provide up-to-date and <br /> accessible information. Information will be made available on the Amazon <br /> Wetlands and open Park Planning Process web site <br /> <br /> waterways <br /> http://www. ci. eupene. or. us/PW/PARKS/Amazon/AMZ project. htm or other <br /> sites where specified. <br /> With this in mind, detailed responses to your requested items will be <br /> addressed as follows: <br /> ¦ Acreage figures based on type of use have been computed and can be <br /> made available. A-map showing the different land uses and associated <br /> acreage has been developed. This map will be posted on the Amazon Park <br /> website. <br /> ¦ Data is not readily available to provide the level of detail you request <br /> regarding annual hours of usage of various recreation areas. While <br /> participation in formally programmed activities can be estimated, usage of <br /> informal and passive recreation facilities is not currently measured anywhere <br /> in the City's parks and open space system. Other methodology, such as <br /> community input and information regarding regional and national trends can <br /> . be helpful when site-specific details aren't available. The PROS <br /> Comprehensive Plan work includes this type of information gathering on a <br /> community-wide scale. Staff, consultants, and the Mayor's PROS Advisory <br /> Committee are preparing acity-wide Parks & Open Space Analysis #hat <br /> should be completed and available to the public this spring. <br /> <br />