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10. Other <br />Issues: In past years, the City and several volunteer organizations have assumed <br />responsibility for trash collection and maintenance of off -site facilities in East and West <br />Alton Baker parks. The City is currently negotiating a maintenance agreement with the <br />University that addresses post -event maintenance and trash collection responsibilities. <br />City Recommendations: The IGA should clarify the University's responsibility for <br />collecting trash generated by stadium users. Annual review of the TDM program <br />should address the effectiveness of maintenance agreements. Specific components of <br />the maintenance agreement should be worked out between University and City <br />maintenance staff and included in future revisions to the IGA. <br />Consistency with Adopted Metro Plan Policies and Statewide Goals <br />1. Policy 13 (Economic Element Page 1e 1 -B -S) Continue to encourage the development of <br />convention and tourist - related facilities. <br />2. Policy 25 (Environmental Resource Element Page III -C -11) When planning for and <br />regulating development, local governments shall consider the need for protection of <br />open spaces, including those characterized by significant vegetation and wildlife. <br />Means of protecting open space include but are not limited to outright acquisition, <br />conservation easements, planned unit development ordinances, streamside protection <br />ordinances, open space tax deferrals, donations to the public, and performance zoning. <br />3. Policy 2 (Willamette River Greenway, River Corridors, and Waterways Element Page <br />_) Land use regulations and acquisition programs along river corridors and <br />wataerways shall take into account all the concerns and needs of the community, <br />including recreation, resource and wildlife protection, enhancement of river corridor <br />and waterway environments; potential for supporting nonautomobile transportation; <br />opportunities for residential development; adjoining uses; and compatible uses. <br />4. Policy 2 (Environmental Design Element Page __J Natural vegetation, natural water <br />features, and drainageways shall be protected and retained to the maximum extent <br />practicable, considering the economic, social, environmental, and energy consequences <br />in the design and construction of urban developments. Landscaping shall be utilized to <br />enhance distinctive natural features. <br />5. Policy 2 (Transportation Element Page III -F -6) The following recommendations are, <br />from a transportation standpoint, geared toward reducing transportation energy demand <br />and improving opportunities for using alternative modes, such as urban public transit, <br />bicycle, pedestrian, and paratransit. These recommendations stress the need to increase <br />residential densities and to locate places of employment and residences in proximity to <br />one another. <br />