EXHIBIT R Page 146 <br />` <br />park l~"~1"Cnd and'reerea+io al - e 1~+,es-~afffe-p f de <br />b tt o T Y~T7~P A stanch ~i l it less than what <br />' itl` "'YYneeded. <br />e~'Z'cased en NRPA standards, the supply of neighbafheed parks is less than wh <br />e-entl-y-needed: <br />d <br />th <br />h <br />d <br />B <br />d <br />NRPA <br />t <br />d <br />eenter-s to meet demand <br />it <br />eonh <br />af <br />s, <br />ere Eff e enoug <br />. <br />ase <br />on <br />s <br />an <br />nun <br />y <br />of a future metropolitan pepulation of , <br />h <br />t_tl <br />di <br />1 +l <br />t <br />ib <br />t <br />t <br />l <br />, <br />tr-o <br />eli+a., <br />area <br />e <br />g <br />our c <br />uv <br />r <br />u <br />e <br />s <br />eenter-s no <br />even <br />y <br />p <br />. <br />litan <br />d <br />th <br />t <br />B <br />d <br />NRPA <br />t <br />d <br />area e <br />uffentl <br />laeks an ade <br />uate <br />ar <br />s, <br />e me <br />ropo <br />ase <br />on <br />s <br />an <br />e. <br />y <br />q <br />number- of swimming pools, temiis aufts Ro <br />lf eeu <br />fses _ and ether feefea"i''T' al <br />faeilities (s "1, as hall fields, all purpose „ <br />u tirr~- ivu <br />i-r+s, ~''c + <br />cc'' <br />•l• <br />4. Wile the NRP A standafds provide a useful , they should not be used as <br />determinant of the a ao and r +;r,, F ;1; <br />d <br />jtffisdietiE)H. I A A eete.--ifl.ation of the adequ-ae-, must be based, not only on t I tal acres or- <br />faMities, but also en the values of the fesidents, the leeatien of parks and feer-eation <br />park is intended t"e . and the-rel"r-i~te facilities P In l~r-a-id}l eereational <br />eppei ities-. <br />3 The level of_service for parks and recreation. facilities in the metro olitan._areawas-_last <br />evaluated in 1989 At that time, regional figures were compared to standards of the <br />National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). When compared to NRPA standards, <br />there was agap between community needs for parks and open space and the available <br />sup-ply.y of parkland.In 2003 the City of Eugene and. Willamalane Park & Recreation <br />District are preparing Park~~Recreation & O.M Space Comprehensive Plans These <br />plans will update the regional parkland inventory and make comparisons to regional <br />standards which will provide a more detailed analysis of regional park suWply and <br />- - - - <br />demand. <br />54. Providing adequate parks and recreation facilities is made more difficult by the lack of a <br />detailed metropolitan-wide parks and recreation analysis and plan that incorporates a <br />methodology reflecting demand characteristics of this local area. Such an analysis and <br />plan would serve a number of essential functions, including: <br />A A III-H-3 <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 465 <br />