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. e . -~ Mr. Rust said Jim Greer has been helpful. Mr. Ivey said the Babb family, which owns the Confluence Island, was coopera- tive and that should be recognized. John Ball said the County has the responsibility with other jurisdictions to find a comprehensive solution, but other jurisdictions do not appear willing. The community will be better served by a management plan with more options. If the cities are not willing to cooperate with joint planning, he would be willing to elaborate the plan. In terms of ecological activities and protec- tion, both approaches are similar. Roy Burns said the urban growth boundary can be expanded. Mr. Rust suggested the commissioners not take action. Springfield City Council Richard Gassman stated that the MPC recommendations had been developed after much information and discussion by elected officials and Planning Commission members. Fred Simmons indicated a preference for a natural resource designation on the Pudding Creek Heronry. He indicated that the operational plan did not appear to offer as much protection. Chris Larson indicated that it was important for locally elected officials to reach a compromise to resolve the remaining Metropolitan Plan acknowledgement issues. Since the Springfield City Council members could not take official action, they agreed that they could playa key role in any Eugene/Lane County com- promise and would recommend to the Springfield City Council that a solution be reached as Quickly as possible. They agreed unanimously with the MPC recom- mendations except for Pudding Creek. Fred Simmons still felt strongly that a natural resource designation should be applied. Mr. Gassman reconvened all the groups together at 9:50 p.m. Mr. Obie said the Eugene City Council did not reach a conclusion. The council will have a work session and review the Pudding Creek issue. Mr. DeFazio said the Lane County Board of Commissioners reached a 2:2:1 consensus. He suggested Mr. Ball explain the vote. Mr. Ball wanted to protect the heronries, but he did not want to deal with them in isolation. He said there is a broad land use issue in the Mt. Pisgah area which has been MINUTES--Eugene City Council, Springfield City Council May 22, 1985 Page 10 Lane County Board of Commissioners