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ORDINANCE NO.
5941
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE 1986 ALTON BAKER PARK MASTER PLAN, A
REFINEMENT PLAN TO THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL
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The City Council of the City of Springfield finds that:
WHEREAS, on August 4, 1986, the Springfield City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5350
adopting the Alton Baker Park Master Plan, a refinement plan to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan
Area General Plan; and
WHEREAS, in November 1992, the voters of Lane County enacted Ballot Measure 20-01, East
Alton Baker Park Charter Amendment, effective March 3, 1993; and
WHEREAS, Ballot Measure 20-01 specified conditions for the development of East Alton Baker
Park and established a process for the preparation of a new East Alton Baker Park Plan consistent with the
Ballot Measure; and
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WHEREAS, in February 1993, the Board of County Commissioners entered into an
intergovernmental agreement with the City of Eugene, City of Springfield and Willamalane Parks and
Recreation District and conveyed ownership of the Central Section of East Alton Baker Park to Eugene
and of the Eastgate Section of East Alton Baker Park to Springfield. Springfield, in turn, conveyed
ownership of the Eastgate Section to the Willamalane Park and Recreation District; and
WHEREAS, the intergovernmental agreement included use conditions and description of the East
Alton Baker Park planning process consistent with Ballot Measure 20-01; and
WHEREAS, the East Alton Baker Park Citizen Planning Committee was established in April
1993, jointly staffe9 by the City of Eugene and the Willamalane Park and Recreation District, and
forwarded a recommended plan for East Alton Baker Park to the Eugene City Council and Willamalane
Board of Directors in the summer of 1995; and
WHEREAS, in January and March 1996, the Eugene City Council and Willamalane Board of
Directors adopted the East Alton Baker Park Plan; and
WHEREAS, in July 1997, following three public comment sessions and a public hearing, the City
of Eugene adopted a development plan for West Alton Baker Park; and
WHEREAS, in May 1999, the Eugene City Council initiated proceedings to repeal the 1986
Alton Baker Park Master Plan; and
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WHEREAS, in July 1999, the Lane County, Eugene and Springfield planning commissions
jointly held a public hearing to consider repeal of the 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan and each voted
unanimously to recommend the repeal to their respective elected officials; and
WHEREAS, evidence exists within the record indicating that the proposal meets the requirements
of Article 8 of the Springfield Development Code and the requirements of applicable state and local law;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Springfield has conducted a public hearing on the
recommended repeal of the 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan and is now ready to take action.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the above findings,
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
The 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan, as adopted by Springfield Ordinance No. 5350, is hereby
repealed.
FURTHER, although not part of this Ordinance, findings In the attached Exhibit "A" are adopted
in support of this decision.
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ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield by a vote of ~ for and
against this 1st day of November , 1999.
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APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this 1st day of November , 1999.
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