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CHAPTER IV <br />G-20. Develop athletic facilities within larger complexes rather than <br />as single fields to increase maintenance and programming <br />efficiency. <br />G-21. Provide public information to educate the community about <br />parks maintenance issues and benefits, such as invasive <br />• species, vandalism, play area safety, native plants, etc. <br />Partner with neighborhood associations. <br />H. Resource Development <br />Financial Resources <br />H-1. Exercise fiscal responsibility in all acquisitions and expenditures. <br />H-2.. Develop a program to maximize donations, grants, and <br /> partnerships to increase the resources available for parks and <br /> recreation. Develop gift catalogs for key parks, recreation, <br /> and open space facilities and programs. ~ •° <br />~~ <br /> <br />H-3. <br />Consider voter-approved initiatives, such as bonds and serial ~~ <br />; <br />,~' _ ; <br />~ <br />- <br /> <br />levies, to finance improvements. ,_ <br />~ _ . <br />~ <br />i ; ,, <br />~ <br /> <br />H-4. <br />Maintain and enhance general fund support of parks t n <br />' <br />~~ <br /> , <br />recreation programs, and maintenance. <br />- <br /> <br />H-5. <br />Periodically evaluate the City's park System Development >~ <br />= " ~ , .~ <br /> Charges (SDCs) to ensure that the rates are providing <br /> adequate funding to enhance the park system capacity as ~~ <br /> the City grows. '~Y ti' ,. <br />H-6. Strive to reduce dependency on short-term serial levies and to ~' ~ '~ ~ <br /> increase the long-term stability of recreation program "' <br />- <br /> financing. ~~ ~. <br />-` <br />H-7. Consider more revenue-generating programs to increase <br /> recreation program funding and provide more subsidized <br /> program services. <br />H-8. Create an "Opportunity Fund" to act on future opportunities to <br />save natural areas or acquire parkland as it becomes <br />available. <br />H-9. Assist the Eugene Parks Foundation. <br />H-10. Continue the 1 % for art program. <br />H-11. Study the feasibility of a metropolitan area entertainment tax. <br />H-12. Pursue local business sponsors to subsidize fees for high-cost <br />programs, such as through an "Adopt-a-Program" effort. <br />`~ City of Eugene PROS. Comprehensive Plan 49 <br />' Draft <br />