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Public Works <br />1W Parks & Open Space Division <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Date: February 6, 2002 <br />To: Jim Johnson, City Manager <br />From: Andrea Riner, Parks Planning Manager <br />City of Eugene <br />1820 Roosevelt Blvd. <br />Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br />(541) 682 -4800 <br />(541) 682 -4882 FAX <br />www.ci.eugene.or.us <br />Subject: Alton Baker Park Monitoring- 2001 Football Season Summary <br />Parks Planning staff conducted the required annual meeting between representatives of the <br />University of Oregon Athletic Department and the East Alton Baker Park Citizen Planning <br />Committee (EABPCPC) on January 10, 2002. Individuals present included: Steve McBride and <br />Bob Beals with the U of O, Charlotte Behm and David Sonnichsen, of the EABPCPC, Andy Peara <br />of Nearby Nature, and Carolyn Weiss, Tim Rhay, and Andrea Riner of the City of Eugene. <br />Consensus was reached on the recommendations contained within this document. <br />Background <br />As required by a draft Intergovernmental Agreement between the University of Oregon and the <br />City of Eugene, a park monitoring program for Alton Baker Park was developed to monitor <br />impacts related to park use by Autzen Stadium patrons. The program was developed in <br />coordination with the East Alton Baker Park Citizen Planning Committee (EABP CPC) and the <br />University of Oregon (U of O). Additionally, an annual post - football season meeting is required, <br />with members of the EABP CPC and the U of O to review and discuss results of the Park <br />Monitoring Plan and whether the conditions of the IGA relating to East Alton Baker Park have <br />been achieved. Results of this meeting are to be forwarded to the City Manager by March 1 of <br />each year. Decisions and agreements reached in this meeting are contained within this <br />document. <br />Park monitoring has been conducted by the Alton Baker Park Host, Nearby Nature. Patterns and <br />trends have been observed as a result of the park monitoring efforts. These observations are <br />categorized below along with recommendations for mitigation of impacts. A high, medium, and <br />low priority ranking is assigned to the impact with a suggested time frame for mitigation to <br />occur. <br />Overall, City staff are pleased with the monitoring program results and recommend continuation <br />of the program. Additionally, staff anticipate. working with the University on the installation of <br />educational signage in the park as further required in the draft IGA. <br />ABP Monitoring- 2001 Season Summary Page 1 <br />