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SPRINGFIELD
CITY COUNCIL
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11/15/2021
Regular Meeting
Kristina Kraaz, CAO
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ITEM TITLE: EXTENSION OF EQUESTRIAN PILOT PROJECT AT THE GEORGIA
PACIFIC NATURAL AREA
ACTION
Authorize City Manager to execute an amendment to the Intergovernmental
REQUESTED:
Agreement (IGA) for a pilot project allowing Willamalane to provide equestrian
services at the Georgia Pacific Natural Area.
ISSUE
The City Council previously authorized an IGA with Willamalane to allow
STATEMENT:
equestrian uses on the jointly owned Georgia Pacific Natural Area property. The
purpose of this proposed Fourth Amendment to the IGA is to allow additional time
for Willamalane, SUB, and the City to develop a long-term IGA for management of
the property that reflects the development of the property under the Master Plan
being proposed for approval by the City Council. If the parties are able to complete
negotiation of a long-term agreement before the end of 2022, the current IGA
specific to the equestrian pilot can be terminated early.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Proposed Fourth Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement
DISCUSSION/
The City jointly owns with SUB and Willamalane the area known as the Georgia
FINANCIAL
Pacific Natural Area. This area is located between the Millrace and the Middle
IMPACT:
Fork Willamette River and contains the Millrace and Clearwater Park Paths and
some well-established, unofficial equestrian trails. The City Council previously
agreed to an equestrian pilot program through the end of the summer of 2020,
which was extended by mutual agreement of the parties until December 31, 2021.
To implement the pilot project, Willamalane has created and installed new trail
maps and information signs at the Georgia Pacific Natural Area and Middle Fork
Path. They also created and installed new wayfinding signs along the Middle Fork
Path where it intersects with the Georgia Pacific Natural Area. In addition, they
dedicated parking and staging at Clearwater Park and improved two miles of an
existing horse trail. A Master Plan for Georgia Pacific Natural Area is proposed to
be approved by City Council by separate item during this meeting. The Master Plan
contemplates long-term equestrian use as a possibility with additional
improvements, provided that levels of use still allow for physically and
environmentally safe conditions.
The proposed extension of the pilot program IGA through the end of 2022 will
allow the City, Willamalane, and SUB to continue determining each party's desired
role in the long-term management and development of the property in alignment
with the approved Master Plan.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE
INTERGOVERNMENT AGREEMENT
FOR RECREATIONAL EQUESTRIAN USE
BETWEEN: Willamalane Park and Recreation District, a special purpose district duly
formed under the laws of the State of Oregon (the "District")
and
City of Springfield, an Oregon Municipal Corporation (the "City")
and
Springfield Utility Board, an Oregon Municipal Corporation ("SUB")
RECITALS
A. The Intergovernmental Agreement for Recreational Equestrian Use made effective May 25, 2020,
as amended by that certain First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement for
Recreational Equestrian Use, made effective September 8, 2020 (the "First Amendment"), and
that Second Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement for Recreational Equestrian Use,
made effective January 1, 2021 (the "Second Amendment"), and that Third Amendment to the
Intergovernmental Agreement for Recreational Equestrian Use, made effective July 1, 2021 (the
"Third Amendment") by and between the District, the City, and SUB (collectively, the
"Agreement") is amended as set forth in this Fourth Amendment to the Intergovernmental
Agreement for Recreational Equestrian Use (the "Fourth Amendment"), which amendment is
effective as of January 1, 2022 (the "Effective Date").
B. Pursuant to the Agreement, the District agreed to undertake a Pilot Plan related to public equestrian
use; the City and SUB agreed to cooperate with the District's Pilot Program to temporarily allow
public recreational use of the Property.
C. The term of the Agreement, as amended by the First, Second, and Third Amendment, will expire
December 31, 2021; the Parties wish to continue the Agreement under the terms set forth in this
Fourth Amendment.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants contained
herein, and the recitals above being expressly incorporated herein, the parties agree as follows:
Term. The Expiration Date of the Agreement is hereby extended to December 31, 2022.
2. Merger. This Fourth Amendment constitutes the final and exclusive agreement between the
parties on the matters contained in this Fourth Amendment. All earlier and contemporaneous
negotiations and agreements between the parties on the matters contained in this Fourth
Amendment are expressly merged into and superseded by this Fourth Amendment.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR RECREATIONAL EQUESTRIAN USE Pagel of 2
Attachment 1, Page 1 of 2
Continued Effectiveness of the Agreement and the First, Second, and Third Amendment.
Except as amended by this Fourth Amendment, the Agreement, as amended by the First
Amendment, the Second Amendment, and the Third Amendment continue unchanged and in
full force.
4. Counterparts. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which upon execution and delivery shall be considered an original for all purposes, and all
of which together shall, upon execution and delivery, constitute one and the same instrument.
An electronic or facsimile version of this executed Fourth Amendment, including signatures
inserted thereon by any electronic or facsimile means, shall be deemed to be an original Fourth
Agreement or signature, as the case may be, enforceable by and against any party hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Fourth Amendment to be signed by their
duly authorized representatives as of the date set forth below.
WILLAMALANE PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT
By:
Michael Wargo, Superintendent
Date:
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
By:
Nancy Newton, City Manager
Date:
SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BOARD
By:
Jeff Nelson, General Manager
Date:
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR RECREATIONAL EQUESTRIAN USE Page 2 of 2
Attachment 1, Page 2 of 2