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',November 16,1988 967 I 1 In 1907, the City '� Inters applied for enc eat Study Grant throughstud the li Interagency Committee for Outdoor io bilityn(Icon. This V us was to analogs thePfeasibility and study desirability of continued ORV use of '':� Lae Landscape Park site, The etutla conducted by McLeod abilittl compatibility Aty with of was to look at the rasup0 of Citypin liability, compe[lblli ty with other park uses and general public opinion. The study is now complete and recommends that an oRV facility not he included In future development of Langus Park. This recommendation is based on negative findings in all three study issues. I all three ec A public hearing on the study was held before the Park Board on 1 October 25,1988 with over 100 people in attendance. The Park Board recommended adoption of the plan y a vote of 6 to 2. They also recommended that the City work with the County to find an alternate location for ORS activities, Ed MacLeod, MacLeod Reckord, Landscape Engineers, reviewed the process of information gathering used In the study. He stated the need for the ORS Feasibility Study arises from the desire o develop e .33 a master plan for future development of Langus R front Park. Since a majority of the Langus RiverPront site is comprised o4 c 0 sensitive wetland habitat, the dedication of 12 acres of available upland open space to ORV use deserves scrutiny. The impacts o4 . continued u of vole on existing and future RiverPront Park 0 activities, the desires of the City of the Everette community, and the City's potential liability risks,must all be known. The goal of the Feasibility Study is to assist the City of Everett in making ;p an informed decision to include or exclude an ORV riding area in the development program for the Park Master Plan. Mr. MacLeod id a randomly selected telephone hone surveywas done I ,5 within the City of Everett, an an-site RV users survey was U. conducted and analysis of the potential tort liability was {a completed by the law firm of Perkins Cole in Bellevue, WA. The conclusions of the study are that ORS use at Langus RiverPront Park is not compatible with other park usesplaces the City in a high . isk position and the majority of the citizens of Everett are not in favor o4 that type of us at the perk. Mr. MacLeod stated there Ls more flexibility with the site without I, the pRV facility. He recommended that if insurance coverage would be available,the City and Snohomish County work together tm obtain a suitable pRV site. Bruce Jones, City Attorney, stated that the Perkins Coie liability i):11� study could find only one insurance company in the united States who Auld consider writing liability coverage. This type o4 activity on City property places the City in a very high risk potential. The City Attorney and the City's Risk Manager recommend the elimination of this type of recreational use at Langus RiverPront Park. 1. Michael Leibold,9507 7th Avenue SE,spoke against acceptance of the report. inthe development ofd a there sany pumeetings thestudyinformation and that the Ciy should allow oRV use on the site. X71 } #r l` .