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chapter and placed them in the background report, combined the goals and . objectives, and reduced the amount of policy language. Mr. Gordon said that staff hoped that the chapter served as a prototype for the next Metropolitan Plan update. Referring to the North 66th Street site, Mr. Cornacchia asked if the McKenzie River ran on both sides of the property. Ms. Wiederhold said that while the site is often referred to as the "Big Island,. the waterways on the south consistent of a fragmented series of old channels. Some channels do not contain water. She was uncertain of the source of the water in the channels. Mr. Cornacchia asked how much of the shaded portion on the map was designated wetlands. Ms. Wiederhold said that with the exception of the small portion shown as zoned for sand and gravel extraction, she did not believe any of the area had been examined to determine jurisdictional wetland status. The more general inventory represented by the US Fish and Wildlife Service identifies the majority of the site as wetlands. Mr. Cornacchia asked if the State's inventory maps for wetlands defined the property at North 66th Street as wetlands. Mr. Gordon said that there is national wetlands inventory conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Oregon State Senate Bill 3, adopted in 1989, required the completion of a statewide wetlands inventory to serve as an alert system for the counties. The County's staff is required to refer to the national wetlands inventory as the State's inventory when issuing building permits or making land use deci- sions. Mr. Gordon said that the inventory serves as a caution that wetlands exist, but does not constitute the determination of a jurisdictional wet- lands. Mr. Cornacchia asked for the foundation of the statement in the study . that wetlands exist on the site. Ms. Wiederhold said that the statement is based on the national wetlands inventory. She reiterated that the State has not done a jurisdictional study of the property. Mr. Berg referred to the recommendation on page 7 of the Supplemental Find- ings that the cities of Eugene and Springfield reevaluate their tree-felling ordinances and said that it was important that the Eugene Water & Electric Board see the language due to its policy of tree removal in power line corri- dors. He suggested that Policy 14 be revised to address clear-cutting for purposes outside timber harvest. Ms. Wiederhold said that the uplands devel- opment design policy contain language addressing tree removal. Jenny Sirnio, 95 Bradford Court, reidentified herself as president of the Eugene Planning Commission. She commended the staff for the concept of streamlining and clarifying the environmental resources element of the Metro- politan Plan. Ms. Sirnio agreed with Mr. Gordon that the approach to the study should serve as a model for the next plan update. Ms. Sirnio said that the Eugene Planning Commission believes the study achieves a balance between protection of resources and sound economic devel- opment. The study established a framework for future examination of local environmental issues. Ms. Sirnio said that clear policy statements in the functional plan would guide the development of ordinances implementing the intent of the study. MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials July 1, 1992 Page 8 .