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_, <br />'', ~ .. <br />- ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER N0.58-96-21 <br />of the <br />Executive Director of the Public Works Department <br />ORDERING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PORTIONS <br />OF SCOBERT PARK. <br />The Executive Director of the Public Works Department finds that: <br />A. On September 11, 1996 I issued Administrative Order No. 58-96-20 rescinding <br />Administrative Order No. 58-96-18 which had ordered the temporary closure of Scobert Park, <br />located at 1180 West 4th Avenue, within the City of Eugene, in order to allow the City and residents <br />of the area an opportunity to conduct meetings to discuss initial concepts for the future use and/or <br />temporary closure of the park. <br />B. Based on that review and other neighborhood input, it has been recommended that <br />the portions of the park with vegetation in distress be temporarily closed to allow City staff and the <br />citizen team reviewing Scobert Park an opportunity to discuss future needs and uses for the park as <br />well as restoration of the park's vegetation, which has sustained severe abuse. I concur with that <br />recommendation, and find it would be in the public interest to temporarily close those portions of <br />Scobert Park. <br />Now, therefore, based on the above findings, which are hereby adopted, and the authority <br />of Section 1.003 of the Park Rules as amended by Administrative Order No. 58-06-16 on August <br />16, 1996: . <br />It is hereby ordered that: <br />1. Those portions of Scobert Park, located at 1180 West 4th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, <br />that contain vegetation and the boundaries of which are delineated by a fence(s) or other barrier(s) <br />erected by the City, are hereby closed to entry by all persons other than police officers, authorized <br />City employees, or persons with written authorization from the Public Works Director or the Parks <br />Maintenance Manager, effective 12:01 a.m., September 17, 1996. Written authorization may be <br />granted to: (1) those persons maintaining an already-established garden within the boundaries of <br />Scobert Park, with such access permitted solely for the purpose of maintaining the garden; and (2) <br />members of the citizen team for Scobert Park, such access permitted solely for the purpose of <br />executing the planing effort for the park. The closure shall remain in effect until December 2, 1996. <br />2. In addition to any other measures that may be implemented to ensure that entry to the <br />closed portions of Scobert Park is restricted, the City shall erect fences or other barriers around the <br />closed areas, and clearly visible signs shall be posted at such locations as deemed appropriate, <br />advising the public that pursuant to this Administrative Order No. 58-96-21, entry into a fenced area <br />Administrative Order - 1 <br />