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e e e e e J' M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Work Session City Council Chamber January 8, 1986 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Richard Hansen, Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Roger Rutan, Jeff Mi 11 ere Mayor Obie called the work session to order. I. METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN MID-PERIOD REVIEW Planning Director Susan Brody said the purpose of the work session was to give councilors an opportunity to review some controversial issues in the Mid- Period Review of the Metro Plan. The council was scheduled to tentatively take action on the changes recommended in the Mid-Period Review during its regular noon session. The changes would be incorporated into an ordinance which would be presented to the council later. If the tentative approval indicates discrepancies with the approvals of the other elected bodies, the MPC will be asked to review the issues. Teresa Bishow of the Planning Department discussed some of the issues in the background material sent to the council. A. Metro Plan Text Amendments Ms. Bishow discussed the procedure for identifying and protecting natural resources presented in a new Policy #36 recommended by the staff for the Environmental Resources Element of the Metro Plan. The suggested policy responded to concerns expressed by the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Answering questions from councilors, Ms. Brody said the policy includes reasons for elongating the process if it is necessary. She said the policy does not define what a "significant" natural resource is. Ms. Wooten said the policy should indicate that jurisdictions should rely 011 experts, such as those in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, to assist in the determination of the significance of a natural resource. Mr. Rutan said a reference to the DLCO definition of "significant" could be inserted in the policy. MINUTES--Eugene City Council Work Session January 8, 1986 Page 1