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Building and Park Facilities <br />The City maintains a wide range of public facilities, including neighborhood, community, and <br />metropolitan parks, community centers and swimming pools, fire stations, government office <br />buildings, parking structures, and the library. In all, the City must maintain and preserve <br />more than 185 buildings and 97 parks in order for City government to effectively provide the <br />services desired by Eugene citizens. <br />.The City must also provide new and/or expanded facilities to meet the needs of a growing <br />community. For instance, the Library, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department (ERGS) <br />is currently in the process of evaluating their mix and methods of delivering recreation <br />services. Given the City's current financial picture, most new General Fund facility <br />development will depend on the willingness of citizens to provide additional resources to fund <br />__' these improvements as demonstrated in the recent voter approval of both Library and Parks <br />and Open Space funding. <br />Building and Park Facilities projects are derived from several adopted plans .and facility <br />condition reports. These include the Parks and Recreation Plan, Public Safety Long Range <br />Plan, Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Redeployment Plan, Urban Renewal Plan, <br />the 1997 and 2001 Facility Condition Reports, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) <br />Transition Plan, and a Parking Structure Architectural Study. <br />The General Fund (derived predominately from property taxes) is the primary source of <br />funding for Building Facilities projects. Dedicated Funds include the Atrium Fund (ATRIUM), <br />Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Parking Funds. Parks SDC's and bond measure funds <br />are the primary source for funding acquisition and development of new parks. <br />Project Categories <br />Building and Park Facilities projects are described in one of three ways: <br />1. Facility Preservation and Maintenance -These projects preserve, maintain and repair <br />systems associated with existing facilities. They allow facilities to achieve their useful <br />life spans and to be maintained at a level required for effective service delivery to the <br />public. <br />This category is divided into five .Preservation and Maintenance programs: <br />-. , <br />~~ '. <br />{, _, <br />~.. <br />• Health, Safety, and Welfare <br />• Primary Building Systems <br />• Secondary Building Systems <br />• Service Systems <br />• Site Renovation/Rehabilitation <br />City of Eugene 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Program <br />Page 24 <br />