River Road/Santa Clara Urban Services Committees Final Report and Recommendations

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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND AREA OF STUDY The area of study is generally known as the River Road and Santa Clara areas that extend from the Willamette River on the east, Chambers Connector at the south, Northwest Expressway/Prairie Road to the west and Beacon Drive on the north. Belt Line Road is considered the dividing line between River i Road and Santa Clara. CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT The committees' process included several opportunities for citizen involvement. At each meeting, the committees allowed time for public comment at the beginning and end of the meeting. All agendas and background materials sent to the committees prior to each meeting were also mailed in advance to all interested parties that attended the meetings or requested information. ' The committees are made up of many individuals with other interests and affiliations with groups in the River Road and Santa Clara area. During the 18-month review process, committee members provided information and solicited input from these other organizations. These included the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhood groups, fire districts, water districts, River Road Parks and Recreation district, and local neighbors, to name a few. The final, major citizen involvement opportunity was a large public input session held after the committees had begun their fmal deliberations and recommendations. The committees held two public input sessions on May 16 and May 18, 2002. These sessions included an introductory informal information time when community members could talk one-on-one with committee members about specific services and a more formal public testimony session where community members could provide input into the preliminary recommendations of the committees. The appendix lists the input received during these input sessions including minutes from the meetings. PREPARATION OF FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This report represents the views and recommendations of 16 committee members, each with his or her own perspectives, opinions, and values. In order to have this report be as much the work of the committees as possible, each major theme and service recommendation section was drafted by an individual committee member and then presented, reviewed and approved by the full committee. Thus, ' each section of major theme and service recommendation has the "byline" of the member who was the original author. 2