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

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Kersten Sweet, 414 Gerold Avenue, raised concern that Delta had not done enough research to. show the effectivness of the low permeability barrier. She reiterated her opinion that there was not enough information provided by the applicant. She submitted photos of a storm drain heading towards the Santa Clara Waterway. She said she had never seen water in the drain at such high levels. Nina Lovenger, 40093 Little Fall Creek Road, Fall Creek, offered testimony on behalf of Land Watch Lane. County. She said the group was concerned over the loss of farmland in Lane County as well as the adverse impacts to agricultural areas caused by dust generated from the proposed quarry expansion. She said ongoing agricultural use of the expan~ion area was more appropriate for the nearby residential areas than a quarrying operation which would compromise the health of those living nearby. Greg See, 2746 Tato.Street, submitted pictures of flooding on Summer Avenue and Gerold Avenue. He said there were no plugged drains that he could see. He said the photos were within the 'impact area' of the proposed expansion-. Kate Pearle, 4740 Wendover Street, said she fanned on East Beacon Drive approximately one mile from the proposed expansion site. She expressed her concern over the loss of farm land in the Eugene area. She surmised that the soils in the proposed expansion area were prime farmland soils that could help feed local residents for the 'rest of time.' She said the proposed expansion site was prime farmland soil and should be used for food production. She said Delta's report stating that the land was not suitable for farming was patently false. She said if a fanner was willing to 'work with the soil' to produce the most abundant crops the outcome would be astonishing. She said the proposed expansion site lacked nothing in terms of productivity and remarked that the current owners did not have enough imagination to make it productive. Kevin Jones, 4740 Wendover Street, submitted written material into the record. He said if the expansion lowered .water tables then his farm would be impacted. He said his farm required irrigation in the dry season. He-said he was outside the stated impact zone but did not agree with the stated impacts of the proposed mining activity. Jean Odell Pearle Jones, 4740 Wendover Street, said his parents drew water from an agricultural well. He said he liked farming with his parents and said the proposed expansion could easily make the well on his parent's property go dry. He added that the proposed expansion would cause kids to get asthma and said he did not want people in the area to get sick. Kevin Matthews, 1192 Lawrence Street, spoke as a representative of Friends of Eugene. He said the hearing represented a generational clash. He said a generation ago the application would have been approved because people were ignorant of the accumulating impacts. He said it was not clear from the application whether it would be feasible to legally and responsibly develop the mine. He acknowledged that it could be possible but stressed that it was clear that the case for expansion had not been made and that i~ was environmentally irresponsible to expand the mine. Robert Emmons, 40093 Little Fall Creek Road, Fall Creek, said the applicant had asked to be relieved of the need to do a traffic study but" noted that Goal 5 called for analysis of potential conflicts to roads within one mile of the Inining site. He said the City and the County could not waive the requirement for a traffic impact analysis. Mr. Carmichael called for applicant rebuttal. MINUTES-L-ane County Planning Commission , Eugene Planning Commission January 17, 2006- 17