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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 /> <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 /> <br />