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CHAPTER it <br />• Promote human understanding and a sense of community <br />through cultural opportunities: The City will strive to foster an <br />inclusive community by honoring and celebrating people of all <br />cultures. The City of Eugene is committed to hiring <br />bilingual/bicultural staff, highlighting diversity and cultural <br />competence in our staff training, and creating programs and <br />community facilities that raise awareness of diverse cultural <br />traditions. <br /> • Distribute parks, open space and recreation services equitably <br />F' ~ <br />'~` ~° throughout the community: Equitably and conveniently <br /> dispersed parks, facilities, and open spaces can promote <br />~~~ ~ ~ ~ neighborhood identity, foster community pride, and strengthen <br />~.,:.:~ ~ <br />~ ties in the community by providing convenient opportunities for <br />{ `~ \~ ~_-~~, play and recreation. The City of Eugene will provide parks, <br />f-; y~ Y ; ~ - <br />~ ~ community centers, open space, and programs and services <br />~' ~ <br />' throughout the city. <br />~~_~ ~ ~ . <br />~: ~~ ~ ~ ' ~~ ' , <br />Build and maintain sustainable parks, recreation, and open <br /> <br />/ ~~ I <br />~.,~_,~; <br />space infrastructure: The City of Eugene will create and <br />` <br />t <br />`" manage recreation and leisure services with an eye to the <br />. future. Parks, recreation facilities, and open space will be <br />• ~ ~~,.~._.. managed, maintained, and/or developed in an economically <br /> <br />~ and environmentally-responsible manner that prolongs their <br />' <br />;~., usefulness and enriches the community for years to come. <br /> Protect and enhance diverse, healthy, and interconnected <br /> ecosystems: The City will protect and restore Eugene's natural <br /> areas, preserving and enhancing important natural resources, <br /> diverse habitats, waterways, and wetlands. The City will seek to <br /> develop an interconnected system of parks and open space, <br /> acquiring missing links and- parcels that are contiguous to other <br /> open spaces to provide maximum benefits to wildlife and for <br /> recreation. <br /> ^ Make fiscal responsibility a high priority: The City of Eugene will <br /> make fiscal responsibility, accountability, and long-term <br /> financial stability a high priority in order to provide high-quality <br /> programs and facilities at affordable costs now and in the <br /> future, and to .make the best use of limited pubic funds. <br /> ^ Ensure the efficient use of resources: The City will consider all <br /> community resources, including people, materials, partnerships, <br /> and financial resources, to support parks, recreation, and open <br /> space. The City of Eugene will develop effective resource <br /> management strategies that maximize the benefit provided to <br /> the community. <br />14 City of Eugene PROS Comprehensive Plan <br />Draft ~. _ <br />