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e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council McNutt Room--City Hall January 11, 1989 11:30 a.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Ruth Bascom, Rob Bennett, Shawn Boles, Debra Ehrman, Freeman Holmer) Roger Rutan, Emily Schue. The adjourned meeting of January 9, 1989, of the Eugene City Council was called to order by Mayor Jeff Miller. I. ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER A. Designating CCED as Coordinator for Wetlands Issues Mr. Rutan reminded the councii of a memo he sent them as Chair of the Council Committee on Economic Diversification (CCED) recommending that CeED serve as a coordinating subcommittee for the various wetlands issues facing the City. Mr. Rutan requested that the council give CCED the role requested in the memo (dated December 23, 1988). Ms. Ehrman asked Mayor Miller whether the proposed subcommittee on infrastructure would be a better committee to serve as a coordinating body for wetlands issues. Mr. Boles suggested that CeED serve as a coordinating body for wetlands issues until the infrastructure subcommittee is formed and its role is known. Mr. Holmer was appalled that the review of wetlands issues in west Eugene alone will take until October of 1990. He stressed the importance of expediency in dealing with wetlands issues. Mr. Holmer said the City's policy towards wetlands is essentially an administrative decision and felt staff should be careful not to get bogged down in details about public process. Mr. Boles said the controversy surrounding wetlands is an environmental issue as well as an economic development concern. He said public involvement is necessary and warranted for this reason. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, that the Council Committee on Economic Diversification adopt the role as coordinator of wetlands issues as outlined in Mr. Rutan's memorandum of December 23, 1988. The motion passed unanimously) 7:0. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 11, 1989 Page 1