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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-01-03-F <br />of the <br />City Manager of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br />AMENDMENT OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES <br />REGULATING VEHICLE PARKING OFF IMPROVED <br />SURFACES IN PARKS; RATIFYING THE UNAMENDED <br />PORTIONS OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND <br />REPEALING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-95-09-F. <br />The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. Under the provisions of Sections 2.019 and 5.040 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the City <br />Manager has authority to adopt rules necessary for enforcement of provisions of the Eugene Code, <br />1971, including regulating the use of City parkland. <br />B. In accordance with the procedures set forth above, on February 7, 2001, the City <br />Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58- 01 -03, proposing to amend the policies and procedures <br />regulating vehicle parking off improved surfaces hi parks previously established by Administrative <br />Order No. 58- 95 -09 -F. The amendments would allow the City Manager to negotiate a different <br />percentage of net revenue to be paid to the City by the promoter of events for parking fees under <br />Section 3.6 of the policies and procedures, and would increase the monthly limit on the number of <br />events requiring parking off improved surfaces of parklands to no more than four events under <br />Section 4 of the policies and procedures. <br />C. Notice of the proposed amendment was given by making copies available to any <br />person who had requested such notice and by publication in the Register - Guard, a newspaper of <br />general circulation within the City, for five consecutive days, to wit: February 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, <br />2001. <br />D. The Notice provided that written comments would be received for a period of 15 days <br />of the date of the first publication. Five comments were received to which I make the following <br />specific findings: <br />Comment 1 : The Friends of Rasor Park oppose allowing more frequent parking off <br />improved surfaces due to concerns about soil compaction and damage to vegetation and <br />subsequent impacts to water quality and fish populations. <br />Findinp The intent of the policy to allow vehicle parking off improved surfaces <br />in parks is to minimi the construction of paved parking areas that are necessary only for <br />limited duration special events. The additional frequency of parking is not anticipated to <br />Administrative Order - 1 <br />C:\ WINDOWS \TEMPIOlPa king0ff.2ao,wpd <br />