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Amendments to the West Eugene Wetlands Plan that were adopted by Eugene and Lane County in 1999 included adoption of a list of rare plants and animals. Rare plants on the list are: Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw's desert parsley), Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens (Willamette Valley daisy), Aster curtus (white-topped aster), Lupinus sulphureus (Kincaid's lupine), Horkelia congesta (shaggy horkelia) and Cicendia quadrangularis (timwort). Table 2 above shows sites affected by proposed amendments that contain a state- listed rare plant species. There is one additional site (II, which is not in that table, because the plant is not state-listed) affected by the proposed amendments known to contain a non-listed "rare" plant. This site contains a population of timwort. The site is proposed for a Development designation in amendment #54. The analysis of this site under the adopted criteria for wetland designation concludes that development values outweigh wetland values on this site. Goal 3.6 "Achieve state and federal requirement of "no net loss" of wetlands in both quantity (area) and quality (functions and values)." The West Eugene Wetlands Plan addresses the "no net loss" policy through protection of valuable wetlands and the restoration of degraded wetlands to replace those that are filled. This approach is not changed by the proposed amendments. Goal 3.7 Protect an interconnected system of wetlands within a sustainable, ecologically sound system, with a high likelihood of long-term survival. The proposed amendments add to the existing interconnected system of wetlands by designating two wetland sites adjacent to Amazon Creek for Protection (site 1A--amendment number 55, and site 1B-- amendment number 56.) None of the proposed amendments would have the effect of further fragmenting the existing system of protected wetlands. 3. West Eugene Wetlands Plan Policies The West Eugene Wetlands Plan criteria for designating jurisdictional wetlands are applied to each site in the matrices at the end of this exhibit. This discussion addresses the following additional applicable policies in the WEWP (related findings follow each policy): Policy 3.1 "Seek acquisition of protected wetland sites by federal, state and local public agencies and private, non-profit conservation organizations." The proposed amendments do not affect the on-going efforts of the West Eugene Wetlands Program to acquire wetlands designated for Development in the Plan. The amendments do add additional sites to the protection category that will, if Multiple Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 12