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- e Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to ization grant application to the Bonneville as proposed by the draft letter of support. motion carried unanimously, 8:0. submit the weather- Power Administration Ro 11 ca 11 vote; Ms. Wooten announced a five minute recess at 12:40. Ms. Wooten opened the City Council work session in the Council Chamber. V. DISCUSSION CONCERNING REMAINING LAND CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS (materials distributed) Jim Farah, Planning Department, and Steve Gordon, l-COG, answered general questions about the distributed materials. Concerning the renewal of permits for Wildish Sand & Gravel Co. on Pudding Creek, Mr. Farah said they were issued annually and could be renewed indefinitely. There is no annual moni- toring by lane County staff regarding the protection and maintenance of the heronry. This is the responsibility of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wild- life (ODFW). Under the present proposal, ODFW will monitor the site periodi- cally during the nesting season. Speaking on the Confluence Island Heronry, Mr. Gordon said the current version of the plan gives it a "natural resource" designation. The County has rezoned an area around the herony as a "natural resource" area. He said the solution for Goal 5 protection on Confl uence Isl and was worked out to the satisfaction of both the property owners (Delta Sand & Gravel et al.) and ODFW. Mr. Gordon said work on the Pudding Creek Heronry had not progressed this far by 1982. Attempts to find solutions acceptable to all parties failed on the County Commissioners level. The owners of the heronry did not will ingly accept the "natural resource" des i gnation and proposed another approach to the Metro pol itan Pol icy Committee (MPC) in April 1985. This proposal is included in the present plan and explains why Pudding Creek is treated differently from the Confluence Island Heronry. The proposal was approved by the Department of Land Conservation and Development and, more reluctantly, by the Department of Fish & Wildlife. MPC adopted the reconmen- dation at that point. The Lane County Planning Commission, however, did not endorse the proposal. It still insists on the "natural resource" designation and on a policy prohibiting sand and gravel extraction within 1,000 feet of the heronry during the nesting season. Both options will be reviewed by coun- cil at the May 22 joint hearing. Ms. Schue indicated that another review of the Metro Plan would provide a chance to correct what some see as an inequity in the treatment of the two heronries. She said ODFW would prefer the "natural resource" designation for Pudding Creek because of the irregularity of the herons' nesting habits. She said their habitat at Pudding Creek could be destroyed if they were gone for three years in a row. Responding to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Gordon said the Wildish Company e would 1 ikely dispute the "natural resource" designation and consequent MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 15, 1985 Page 4