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Goal 9 - Economic Development This goal seeks "To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon's citizens." The code amendment makes possible a future expansion of the Autzen Stadium complex. The University estimates that a sell-out football game generates approximately $1 million in revenue to local tourism and service industries. Goal 12 - Transvortation This goal seeks "To provide and encourage a safe, convenient and economic transportation system." The proposed code amendment includes a requirement that, in order to qualify for the reduced parking requirements there must be a city-approved Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan for Autzen stadium that focuses on increasing the use of alternative modes of transportation by stadium patrons. The TDM plan must address the safety of users of all modes of transportation; increasing the convenience of alternative modes for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit users; and improving the efficiency of buses servicing the site. Goal 15 - Willamette River Greenwav This goal seeks "To protect, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway." The proposed code amendment supports Goal 15 by attempting to limit development impacts to areas that are. already approved for development so as to minimize impacts on adjacent Greenway areas. Consistency of any stadium expansion proposal with specific provisions of EC 9.260 (Willamette Greenway) will be considered in a separate process. Metro Plan Policies Metro Plan policies relevant to this code amendment proposal include the following: 1. Policy 13 (Economic Element Page III-B-5) "Continue to encourage the development of convention and tourist-related facilities." An expansion of the stadium would be consistent with this policy. The proposed code amendment will allow expansion of the stadium without provision of additional on-site parking spaces. Without an amendment to the Eugene Code, the stadium expansion would trigger parking requirements that exceed the amount of surface parking the University is able to provide "on-site ". Construction of a parking structure to meet the existing code requirements would make an existing problem with automobile traffic even worse and would be inconsistent with City policies to increase the use of alternative modes of. transportation. 2. Policy 2 (WiUamette River Greenway, River Corridors, and Waterways Element Page 111- D-4) Land use regulations and acquisition programs along river corridors and wataerways shall take into account all the concerns and needs of the community, including recreation, Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 20220 - 2