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, <br /> 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 /> <br /> . West Eugene Wetlands, of which approximately 250 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 /> I to meet the increased demands for parks and open space. The City is in the final stages of <br /> developing a new Comprehensive Plan for Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS). This ~ <br /> planning process has assessed current and future community needs, identified opportunities and <br /> constraints, and developed recommendations for providing parks, recreation, and open space <br /> ? services for the future. An extensive list of potential CIP projects will be included in the PROS <br /> plan. <br /> As of the printing of the CIP, the Mayor's Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Comprehensive <br /> .Plan Committee was still meeting to develop recommendations and strategies for funding both - : <br /> capital improvements and ongoing operations and maintenance. The PROS Comprehensive Plan <br /> ~ is scheduled for public comment in early spring with adoption by the City Council in late spring <br /> or early summer of 2005. The complete list of Parks and Opens Space CIP projects will be <br /> included in future CIP documents. <br /> The projects listed in the FY06- FY11 CIP are considered funded and are consistent with the <br /> policies in the 1989 Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan which was developed with citywide <br /> public input and adopted by the City Council. <br /> i f~ <br /> Project Categories <br /> 1 <br /> Parks and open space projects are described in one of three 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 /> j 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 /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> City of Eugene 2006 - 2011 Capital Improvement Program <br /> i <br /> i <br /> 54 <br /> I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <br /> <br />