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

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stressed that there would be no change in existing operations. He noted that he was asking for a longer life for his company. He stressed that additional resource did not mean increased production. He said things did not 'work that way. He said economics and demand controlled what could be produced and sold. He stressed that Delta competed for its contracts and customers. He said the amount of resource Delta had did not have anything to do with what demand and the market allowed. He stressed that Delta had to earn its customers. He said he had never been interested in growth for growth's sake. He acknowledged that Delta had grown some over the years and could grow more in the future. He said the company would have to grow as its customers grew and demand increased. He reiterated that Delta would have to grow to keep up with its customers and remarked that if a company like his was out of supply then it was out of business. He reiterated that he was asking for a longer life forthe company. The company's application stood on its own merits. He urged the commissions to remember when making their decisions that Delta had given up 45 acres of resource land to protect a heron rookery near the site. He stressed that his company provided more than family wage jobs and extraordinary benefits for his employees and added that he would like to continue doing that for another 20 years. Gordon Loeschen, 28700 Lake Side Drive in Corvallis, said he had worked for Delta Sand and Gravel for 20 years. He showed an aerial map of the Delta property to illustrate the setback limits proposed by Delta. Mr. Loeschen showed a graph of production rates since. 1964. He said there had been an average of one percent growth per year since that 'time. Dan Stotter, 627 Country Club Road, spoke as the attorney for the opposition. He spoke in opposition to the application. He submitted exp~rt written testimony into the record on aggregate/geology, air pollution, natural resources/wetlands, groundwater hydrogeology, and noise impacts. He said the frrst section of the packet contained information on aggregate and geqlogic resource criteria required by the PAPA process in the Oregon Administrative Rules. He said the information was supplied by Dr. Mark Reed who was an economic geologist at the University of Oregon. 'He said the next section contained information on air pollution impacts of the proposal and was presented by Camile Sears who had more than 25 years experience as an expert in air pollution and air dispersion modeling as well as risk assessment. He said the health and medical impacts of particulate were provided by Dr. Stephen Kimberly who specialized in internal medicine. He said the information on natural resources and wetland issues was provided by Dr. Ethan Perkins who is a highly respected natural resources expert and wetlands consultant. He stated that the ground water and hydrogeology was prepared by Malia Kupillas who was an expert on ground water and hydrogeology issues. The section on noise and sound impacts was prepared for . noise engineer Arthur Noxon. Regarding agricultural impacts, Mr. Stotter said the information was prepared by Ross Penhallegon who was an agricultural expert working for the Oregon State University Extension Service. He added that this section contained letters from nearby impacted farms that detailed the significant increased costs and changing farm practices that would result from the application. Mr. Stotter requested an extension of the hearing to address the new information submitted by the applicant. Mr. Stotter presented written information on air pollution fro.m the report written by Camille Sears. He said the report stated. that the Delta's air quality evaluation was based on flawed and inadequate information and was unreliable. He said her conclusion was that the applicant's air quality conclusions were not supported by appropriate evidence in the record. He said one of the most interesting sections.ofthe report was the section on meteorological conditions including wind direction and velocity~ .He said she had indicated that if the proposed expansion were approved the dust exposure problems to the west of the area would increase significantly. He said the area would be impacted with inhalation particulate matter 60 percent of the time during the dryer months and 50 percent of the time the entire year. He said one of her greatest concerns was that there was no air dispersion . MINUTES-Lane County Plamring Commissiori. . Eugene Planning Commission January 17, 2006 8