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¦ Specific to Amazon Park, public involvement will be documented and utilized as part <br /> of the overall decision-making process. <br /> ¦ POS staff is working collaboratively with staff in other City departments and agency <br /> partners to coordinate with related planning efforts. In addition to the current parks <br /> planning effort, projects that have been undertaken in the last ten years include: <br /> ? 1994 Amazon Park Master Plan; <br /> ? 1998 Parks and Open Space Bond Measure recommendations; <br /> ? Amazon Pool Renovation Capital Project; <br /> ? 2000 Upper Amazon Creek Enhancement Study; <br /> Stormwater Basin Planning; and <br /> ? Metro GI Study (in progress). <br /> Links to these plans/documents can be made available on the Amazon Park website, <br /> with the exception of the Metro GI study which is not yet available in electronic <br /> format. A hardcopy document will be made available for review. <br /> ¦ Public comments, feedback, and input about Amazon Park are always welcome. <br /> Staff has been actively soliciting this feedback-certainly, this is the primary <br /> motivation for the series of public workshops currently underway. Staff continues to <br /> encourage and accept public involvement and participation through the planning <br /> process, which is anticipated to continue through the spring of 2004. This input can <br /> be in any form, including alternative proposals. Well-attended and productive public <br /> workshops are a high priority of public processes, and the Amazon Park process has <br /> been very successful in this respect. <br /> The desired outcome of the Amazon Park planning process is a plan that has strong <br /> public support, meets a variety of public interests, and minimizes impacts on the <br /> surrounding neighbors. To achieve these objectives, staff is considering all relevant <br /> information, weighing pros and cons, and fully utilizing public input by providing <br /> adequate, accessible information, and being open with our decision-making processes. <br /> The plan format is anticipated to be both a physical plan (map), as well as a compilation <br /> of the detailed research and analysis and public comment history. On behalf of the City <br /> of Eugene, I appreciate your contribution to this effort. Please feel free to contact me if <br /> <br /> .you have additional questions or concerns. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Carolyn Weiss <br /> Project Manager <br /> Attachment: <br /> ..Project List Matrix <br /> Cc: Andrea Riner, POS Planning Manager <br /> Johnny Medlin, POS Division Manager <br /> Kurt Corey, PW Director <br /> Aa~gei Jones, LRCS Director <br /> <br />