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Recommendation: The City of Eugene will continue to work with the Science Factory to <br />explore opportunities for minimizing soil compaction from vehicle traffic on grass areas <br />around the Science Factory. Options may include alternating the ingress /egress to parking <br />area, protecting areas with a soil covering, and enhancing existing turf coverage. As a <br />condition of the Science factory's annual parking permit, continue to establish and enforce <br />adequate vehicle setbacks from natural resource areas, including trees, the canoe canal, and <br />the ponds. <br />10. BMX Facility Parking. EVBMX allows football parking and tailgating on their 5 acre <br />leasehold in Alton Baker Park. The issue of soil compaction around two large evergreen trees <br />within the dirt parking lot of the BMX facility was addressed through a renegotiated lease. <br />Recommendation: Continue to monitor use of EVBMX leasehold area to ensure setbacks are <br />being enforced and other areas of the park are not being encroached upon. <br />IMPACTS TO PARK AMENITIES/ VANDALISM <br />Minimal impacts to park amenities were observed, however other impacts related to park <br />amenities were observed. <br />11. Lack of temporary restroom facilities- southwest corner of Lot 8, west of the BMX <br />parking lot, by the canoe canal footbridge, and at the north end of the Autzen bridge. <br />Physical evidence and eyewitness observation confirms that there is an insufficient quantity of <br />restroom facilities in these areas. <br />Recommendation: The University has agreed to promote knowledge of the new restrooms on <br />the south side of the stadium. Coordinate with EVBMX to determine if an additional <br />temporary facility is required on their leasehold during football season. Mitigation of this <br />impact is a high priority and should be in place prior to the 2003 football season. <br />12. Lack of restroom facilities- The Science Factory. Additional facilities placed at the Science <br />Factory during the 2002 season have successfully addressed the issue in this area. <br />Recommendation: Continue the placement of facilities near the canoe canal and in the <br />general area of tailgaiting. Facilities will only be present during football season. <br />IMPACTS TO TRAILS <br />Additional trail related impacts were addressed under "Impacts to Vegetation" <br />14. Short cuts from Lot 8. A pedestrian access points from Lot 8 up to the sidewalk along Leo <br />Harris Parkway was constructed prior to the 2002 season. This has lessened the amount of <br />shortcutting, although instances were still observed. <br />ABP Monitoring- 2002 Season Summary Page 5 <br />