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e Bjorklund, Planning and Development Department, presented the staff report. The council held a work session on this matter on June 17, 1992, and a joint hearing with the Springfield City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners on July 1. At the joint hearing, most of the testimony con- cerned two Springfield sites and the public involvement process. There was also some discussion among elected officials regarding the relationship between the Natural Resources Functional Plan (NRFP) and the City of Eugene's draft Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). Mr. Bjorklund said staff reexam- ined and amended the recommended actions included in the NRFP policies regard- ing tree cutting to be consistent with the draft UFMP. He said that addition- al changes in the takings issue have been made based on advice from legal counsels of Eugene and Lane County. Finally, a new section which describes maintenance practices for channels has been included. Copies of additional proposed amendments to the NRFP and vicinity maps showing additional areas to be incorporated in the Metro Plan diagram were distributed to the council and reviewed by Mr. Bjorklund. Mr. Bjorklund said that representatives from the Natural Resources Staff Team and Planning Commission were present to answer questions. Responding to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Bjorklund said the recommen- dations included in the NRFP would not be binding on the three jurisdictions. Responding to a question from Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Bjorklund said the staff recommendation regarding the Fox property has not changed. Mr. Nicholson e recalled that there was considerable testimony that Mr. Fox's management of his property might have catastrophic consequences. Mr. Bjorklund said that the Fox property was designated and zoned for sand and gravel extraction. He said that the natural resource zone is primarily intended to protect relative- ly pristine sites and that there has been significant impact from tree removal and possibly gravel extraction on the Fox property. Cathy Weiderhold, Lane Council of Governments (L-COG), said that historic information about past course changes of the river adjacent to the Fox property was reviewed in conjunction with the Economic, Social, Environmental, Energy (ESEE) analysis. She said she felt that an evaluation of the likely impact from sand and gravel extraction on the Fox property and future course changes of the river was beyond what staff could ascertain as part of the ESEE analysis. She said that staff's recommendation regarding the Fox property was based on the site's designation and zoning and Mr. Fox's continued efforts to obtain permits to allow sand and gravel extraction on his property. She added that a number of issues on the property may prevent Mr. Fox from obtaining the necessary permits for sand and gravel extraction. In addition, with the changes being proposed at the recommendation of legal counsel, the natural resource zone protection policy would not apply to the Fox property unless Mr. Fox requested it. Steve Gordon, L-COG, said the river adjacent to the Fox property will change course and revegetate the land in the future. He said that an analysis of the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 14, 1992 Page 11 7:30 p.m.