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Parks, Recreation & Open Space Comprehensive Plan E U G E N E ~~ ~ ~~ '~L In summer 2002 the City of Eugene hired MIG (a local consulting firm) to guide a Compre- hensive Plan process. The Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Mayor's Committee is made up of 13 diverse community members and works with staff and consultants to guide the process. The Comprehensive Plan's goals are to: • Create a 20-year plan that determines future needs for parks, open space, and recreation services. Identify operations needs, such as program staff and maintenance. Determine how to fund improvements. Involve a wide range of residents in plan development. A variety of public involvement tools were utilized to reach 2834 Eugene residents: • Community Survey • Eugene Celebration Survey • Staff Presentations to clubs and organizations throughout the community • Youth (middle and high school) Questionnaire • Stakeholder Interviews • Focus Groups While the planning process is still underway, public involvement and research to date has produced the following findings: • More than 94% of survey participants believe parks, recreation services and open space are very important or important to Eugene's quality of life. • Providing opportunities to enjoy nature/outdoors was considered the most important benefit to respondents of parks, recreation services and open space. • Over 77% of respondents thought Eugene's parks can be improved. • Over 65% of respondents thought Eugene's natural areas can beimproved. • Eugene residents prefer a diverse park system that provides a balance of active and natural area parks. When asked what is the right proportion of parks for Eugene, more than half (51.8%) of survey respondents said there should bean equal distribution of natural areas and active parks. • Over 58% of respondents thought that Eugene needs more recreation elements, such as recreation centers, pools, play area, sports fields, etc. • The Oregon Park and Recreation Department says that Eugene area soccer participation rates have increased by 78.3% in the Eugene area since 1987. • The most frequently used facilities in Eugene (based on their per capita visits annually) are: Neigh- borhood Parks (6.74), Multi-purpose trails (5.57), Community Parks (5.52) and Metropolitan Parks (5.46). (Natural Areas received a 1.89.) The overall priorities from Public Involvement are: • Improving existing parks. • Acquiring land and developing new parks and natural areas. ;' Providing additional recreation facilities. ~' Providing additional recreation programs.