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Parks & Open Space <br /> The City owns, manages, and maintains a growing network of parks, recreation facilities, and <br /> open space areas. The parks and open space system is part of the City's commitment to <br /> maintaining a high quality of life for Eugene residents. Important goals of the service include <br /> <br /> providing opportunities for active and passive recreation, preserving open space and natural <br /> resource values, and contributing to water quality and wildlife habitat: Currently he parks and <br /> open space system is comprised of over 2,300 acres of parks and open space, and 2,600 acres of <br /> West Eugene Wetlands, of which approximately 250 acres are owned by the City. The wetlands <br /> are covered in more detail in the Stormwater section of the CIP. <br /> As the community continues to grow, the City must also provide new and/or expanded facilities <br /> to meet the increased demands for parks and open space: For example, the City has recently <br /> initiated a Comprehensive Plan for Parks, Recreation, and Dpen Space. This planning process <br /> will assess current and future community needs, identify opportunities and constraints, and <br /> develop recommendations for providing parks, recreation, and open space services for the future. <br /> Included in the recommendations will be strategies for funding both capital improvements and <br /> ongoing operations and maintenance. <br /> The projects listed in this CIP are derived from several source documents, each of which have <br /> benefited from public participation. A number of objectives sited in the 1989 Eugene Parks .and <br /> Recreation Plan are yet to be accomplished, and are included here. The 1989 plan was developed <br /> with citywide public input and adopted by the City Council. In addition, the City has a number <br /> of projects from adopted plans for individual parks, such as the West Alton Baker Park <br /> Development Plan, the East Alton Baker Park Master Plan, the Skinner Butte Park Master Plan, <br /> and the plan for Amazon Park. Again, these plans were part of significant public outreach <br /> efforts. For example, the Skinner Butte Park Master Plan, adopted in 2002, involved hundreds of <br /> participants in a series of community workshops, a community mail-out survey, focus groups <br /> meetings, and public displays. Also included in the CIP are a number of significant renovation <br /> projects for existing parks and open space areas, or renovations and upgrades to specific types of <br /> park amenities, such as park restrooms, lighting, and irrigation. <br /> Project Categories <br /> Parks and open space projects are described in one of three ways: <br /> 1. Preservation and Maintenance -These projects preserve, maintain and repair systems <br /> associated with existing parks and open space facilities. They help to ensure that park <br /> .improvements achieve their useful life spans and are maintained at a level required for <br /> effective service delivery to the public. <br /> 2. Site and Facility Improvements -Projects in this category include modifications and/or <br /> additions to existing facilities to meet operational, safety, and cost-efficiency goals and to <br /> comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). <br /> City of Eugene 2004 - 2009 Capital Improvement Program <br /> Page 1 <br /> <br />