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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 />providing opportunities for active and passive recreation, preserving open space and natural <br />resource values, and contributing to water quality and wildlife habitat. Currently the parks and <br />open space system is comprised of over 2,900 acres of parks and open space, and 3,000 acres of <br />West Eugene Wetlands, of which approximately 790 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. To that end, a new Parks, Recreation <br />and Open Space (PROS) Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the City Council on February 13, <br />2006. This planning process took place over 4 years and involved over 3,000 Eugene residents. <br />The Plan includes an assessment of current and future community needs, identifies opportunities <br />and constraints, and provides recommendations for providing parks, recreation, and open space <br />services for the future. The accompanying PROS Project and Priority Plan includes an extensive <br />list of potential CIP projects and was adopted by the City Council on May 22, 2006. <br />The projects listed in the FY08- FY13 CIP.include both funded and unfunded items, all of which <br />are consistent with the PROS Comprehensive Plan and the Project and Priority Plan. <br />Project Categories <br />Parks and open space projects are described in one of four 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 span and are maintained at a level required for <br />effective service delivery to the public. <br />2. New Capital Facilities -Projects in this category typically provide for either new and/or <br />replacement facilities or are projects that expand existing facilities/services and are of a <br />scale to warrant classification as stand-alone projects. Park development and acquisition <br />necessary to address community growth are found in this category of projects. <br />3. Land Acquisition -Theses projects are for acquiring land for new neighborhood and <br />community parks and natural areas. <br />4. Upgrades and Capacity Enhancement -Projects that enhance the community such as <br />tree planting programs. <br />City of Eugene 2008 - 2013 Capital Improvement Program <br />98 <br /> <br />