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Goal 3.5 "Protect and expand current populations and habitats of rare plants and animals that currently exist in west Eugene." No rare plant or animal populations have been found on this site, and the site does not have suitable habitat due to its 20 year history of grazing, therefore this policy does not apply to 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 Planning Commission recommendation would meet the "no net loss" test by protecting two-thirds of the wetlands, and allowing for on-site mitigation for the remainder. Therefore, the Planning Commission recommendation is consistent with Goal 3.6. Goal 3.7 "Protect an interconnected system of wetlands within a sustainable, ecologically sound system, with a high likelihood of long-term survival." The small acreage of low-quality wetlands on this site does not appreciably contribute to the sustainability or long-term survival of the wetland system. However, the Planning Commission recommendation would maintain the same acreage of wetlands on-site, and maintain hydrologic connections to adjacent wetlands to the south, so it is consistent with this goal. Goal 4.3 "Achieve compliance with federal and state wetland law, policies and guidelines." The designation of this site is being processed in accordance with local and state land use laws. The West Eugene Wetlands Plan has been approved by the Oregon Division of State Lands and the US Army Corps of Engineers, and these amendments will be submitted to them for approval following local adoption. The amendment process has been coordinated with a Technical Advisory Committee composed of members from all affected state and federal agencies. These facts support the conclusion that the designation of this site is consistent with federal and state wetland laws, policies and guidelines. Goal 4.4 "Increase certainty in the development process." The West Eugene Wetlands Plan increases certainty in the development process by 1) facilitating mapping of wetland boundaries and 2) by identifying before the state and federal individual permitting process those wetlands that are most valuable and in need of protection and those that are least valuable and suitable for fill and development. The Plan attempts to achieve certainty by identifying where wetlands exist and where and how Multiple Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 27