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three of these species are listed in the West Eugene Wetlands Plan as rare plant species as a result of amendments to the Plan adopted by the Eugene City Council on July 8, 1998 (Ord. No. 20126) and by the Lane County Board of Commissioners on November 10, 1998 (Ord. No. PAll 06). Surveys for two other rare species listed in the Plan, Aster curtus (white-topped aster) and Cicendia quadrangularis (timwort), have not been conducted. This site is large, and is geographically and hydrologically connected to Willow Creek and to protected wetland areas to the south and east that provide suitable habitat for the maintenance or expansion of these populations. The site as a whole contains several rare plant species, and contains adequate suitable habitat, and, therefore, meets this criterion. The area designated for Development is not known to contain rare plant species. Two very small populations (3-4 plants each) of Erigeron decumbens var. decumbens were found near the eastern edge of the area designated for Development. These populations are found along a former fence line, within the remnant wet prairie area designated for Protection. We conclude that the area designated for Development does not contain known rare plants, and therefore, that this area does not meet Protection criterion 1. The areas designated for Restoration and Protection, which contain the rare species populations as well as surrounding suitable habitat, meet this criterion. 2. Site is primarily within the 100 year floodplain. Approximately 15% of the entire site is within the 100 year floodplain, in a broad swath across the north end of the site, north of the Speedway facility. The site as a whole does not meet this criterion. Less than 30% of the area designated for Development is within the floodplain, therefore it does not meet this criterion. The area designated for Protection next to the Speedway facility is mostly within the 100 year floodplain and therefore meets this criterion. The area designated for Restoration is not within the 100 year floodplain, and therefore does not meet this criterion. 3. Site is within 100 feet of a waterway (stream) designated for protection on Map 3 of the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. Willow Creek is the closest protected waterway. It borders the site along its entire eastern boundary. Therefore, the site as a whole meets this criterion. The areas designated for Protection and Restoration are located next to Willow Creek and therefore meet this criterion. The areas designated for Development, if considered separately, are not within Speedway Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 6