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City Manager Jim Johnson said that the public hearing was scheduled to allow public comments on proposed amendments to Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code to allow expansion of Autzen Stadium without provision of additional parking spaces on site. Planner Allen Lowe provided the staff report. He said that the University of Oregon had requested, in March 2000, that the City Council initiate an amendment to Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code to allow expansion of stadium seating without the provision of additional on site parking spaces. He said that the amendment was initiated on March 13, 2000. Mr. Lowe said that the University was proposing the addition of 11,100 seats to the stadium. He said that the current code would require the University to provide a parking space for every 4.4 seats in the stadium. He said that the stadium expansion, in the current code, would result in an automobile parking requirement of 2,750 onsite parking spaces. He said that the code allowed a reduction in required onsite parking by up to 50 percent with demonstration by the applicant that the use of alternative modes of transportation would reduce the expected vehicle parking space demand. Mr. Lowe said that in 1997 the University requested, and was granted, a 50 percent reduction in the amount of parking on the site. He said that the reduction resulted in a requirement of 4,749 total spaces for the Autzen complex. He said that if the 50 percent reduction was applied to the current request, 1,375 additional spaces would be required for the stadium complex. Mr. Lowe said that the proposed amendment called for 4,749 spaces for the Autzen complex either on site or within 1,000 feet of the property. He said that the amendment also proposed a permanent bicycle parking requirement of 150 spaces and a temporary bicycle parking requirement of 550 spaces. He said that approval of the code amendment was contingent on City approval of an effective transportation demand management (TDM) plan for the stadium. He said that the draft plan required an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) that implemented the TDM plan before the code amendments would be in effect. Mr. Lowe said that on May 9, 2000, the Eugene Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed code amendments. On July 31, 2000, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the draft code amendments with certain revisions to the draft code and to the draft TDM plan. He said that those revisions had been incorporated into the material forwarded to the City Council. Mr. Lowe said that the draft TDM plan recommended to the City Council included three options for a future transit station location. He said that the Planning Commission recommendation did not include a recommendation for the proposed transit station site. Councilor Rayor noted that portions of Alton Baker Park were allowed to be used as parking for Autzen events and portions of Autzen's parking were allowed to be used for Cuthbert Amphitheater events. He added that the same IGA required the University to construct a landscape berm and to pick up garbage along Alton Baker Park paths as a condition. He called for a report from staff as to whether the University had fulfilled its agreements. In response to a question from Councilor Taylor regarding the legality of the University charging for on-street parking during events, Mr. Lowe said that he would provide a specific response to council during the work session on the item. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 25, 2000 Page 4 Regular Meeting