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Policy 18, page III-B-6: "Encourage the development of transportation facilities which would improve access to industrial and commercial areas and improve freight movement capabilities by implementing the policies and projects in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan)..." Proposed amendments numbered 2, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 37, 38, 41, 46 and 51 would designate all or a portion of a wetland site for "Planned Transportation Corridor" (total of 8.4 acres). This designation would make this Plan consistent with TransPlan priorities for construction of new streets and improvements to existing streets. These sites all occur within an area primarily designated for industrial use in the Metro Plan, and these amendments would facilitate needed transportation improvements, which is consistent with the above policy. Policy 18, page III-C-9: "Local governments shall develop plans and programs which carefully manage development on hillsides and in water bodies and restrict development in wetlands in order to protect the scenic quality, surface water and groundwater quality, forest values, vegetation, and wildlife values of those areas. Proposed amendments numbered 1,4,6 (portion), 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 25, 27a, 37, 38, 39a, 41, 42 (portion), 49, 51, 55 and 56 involve designating wetlands for Protection and Restoration (a total of 111.5 acres), which will prevent those valuable wetland areas from being developed. By protecting wildlife habitat, water quality and vegetation on these sites, these proposed amendments are consistent with the above policy. . Policy 19, page III-C-9: "Local governments shall develop policies and local controls for protection and management of wetland areas by completion of the next Metro Plan Update." The West Eugene Wetlands Plan, which contains policies and local land use controls for wetlands in west Eugene, was adopted in 1992. The current proposed amendments will update the 1992 Plan. The proposed text amendments do not affect policies which prescribe the primary wetland protection measures to be implemented: wetland acquisition, wetland buffers and waterside setbacks. The proposed amendments would increase the area of wetlands designated for Protection or Restoration. Policy 27, page III-C-I0: "Local governments shall encourage further study by specialists of endangered and threatened plant and wildlife species in the metropolitan area." The amendments that designate sites do not directly encourage or discourage Multiple Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 7