Item 1: PH on Ordinance Amending Metro Plan (Delta Sand and Gravel)

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Mr. Duncan said there are a number of items that could be deliberated independently with the possibility of meeting jointly at a later time to discuss larger issues. He said it would be easier to meet separately in terms of scheduling. Mr. Belcher disagreed. He reiterated Mr. Becker that the commissions were learning from one another. He said deliberations would not go quickly because of the .nature of the proposal. Mr. Dignam,. seconded by Ms. Arkin, moved that the Lane County Planning Commission continue past its three hour deadline. The motion resulted in a tie vote. There was general consensus to continue the meeting until! 0 pm. . Noise Staff Recommendation: The commissions should find that there is a conflict due to noise and the proposed mitigation measures are sufficient to minimize the noise impacts to a level that meets the State DEQ standard. Ms. Schulz noted that there had been a lot of testimony regarding noise during the publIC hearings. She said there had been a new development after the first public hearing in that the applicant reexamined the noise zone map and had determined that H. . . without mitigation, DEQ noise standards would be exceeded at the residences on the site owned by the applicant and approved uses within the noise limit boundary would also be affected. " Mr. Yeiter said the defmitions in the administrative rules for minimization said that mimmization meant to r~uce an identified conflict to a level that was no longer significant. He said when there was an adopted standard,. as was the case with noise, the commission should target that standard when considering mitigation measures. In response to a question from Ms. Nichols regarding whether the City's noise limitation standards matched those of the State, Ms. Schulz said noise standards were established at the state level. Mr. Yeiter said the noise would not be coming from the city limits. He confrrmed that City duration of noise standards were the same as those being proposed by the applicant. Mr. Duncan said he would support the staff recommendation since the state standards were already established. In response to a question from Mr. Belcher regarding how noise standards were enforced, Mr. Lanfear said there was no longer any state agency that enforced noise standards. Mr. Zdzienicki said noise enforcement was a complaint driven process and stressed that proximity to residential areas was a conflicting issue. Ms. Colbath said she agreed with staff that there was.a conflict due to nojse. In response to a question from Mr. Duncan regarding complaints about noise and whether DEQ standards would be used to measure noise, Mr. Lanfear suggested a condition of approval that the operation . MINUTES~Lane County Planning Commission ..July 25, 2006 .Page 13