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be asked to pursue an interest in this area. The island of confluence of the e McKenzie and Willamette rivers is a blue heron refuge and has been designated Sand and Gravel with Open Space. They may have designated too much Sand and Gravel area. She is not sure the open areas were the highest priority of people while they were working on this plan. She would like to take another look at these areas. If compromises are not adhered to by other jurisdictions, she would not feel bound by compromises which the City had to make. Mr. Delay noted agreement with Ms. Miller about working and struggling to agree. If it has to be dealt with again, he would suggest being very careful to make sure that the language is clear. In referring to Mr. Long1s comments, he said additional staff work and administrative procedures to justify compliance can consume much staff time. He questioned whether there was some other mechanism that the City Council could use to legitimize or clarify the situation. Mr. Long 5tated that he feels the Planning Department will be busy, especially where there are changes from the original plan. To approve the document now seems the best way for council to proceed. The alternative would have been to wait, but State law requires adoption. They could give a future effective date and adopt the plan. The two choices seem to be to adopt the plan and defend it if the occasion presents itself, or adopt the plan with an effective date sometime in the future. He added that if the council chooses the first option, it will need to deal with an acknowledged plan and an adopted update. Mr. Farah stated that he feels it would be better to have this plan adopted than to operate under the previous plan. Economic development strategies for maintaining an inventory of developable residential land could create problems for developers. The urban growth boundary will allow this to happen. He feels it is worth the effort to review the goals to get the community moving forward. e Mr. Delay noted that there is no shortcut. He supports adoption of this plan as the City's posture. Mr. Long stated that there is some indication that the commission will not take stringent views although the Court of Appeals has sometimes had opinions different from the commission. He feels this is an amendment to an acknowledged plan although there could be legal problems later. CB 2180--An ordinance adopting the Metropolitan Area General Plan as an update of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area 1990 General Plan; and declaring an emergency. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lieuallen, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Ms. Smith thanked Mr. Croteau, Mr. Farah, and Steve Gordon for outstanding staff work. In regard to the River Road/Santa Clara area, Mr. Lieuallen noted that last winter it was indicated that studies would be done of what options were avail- able and the costs involved. Mr. Farah responded that the draft has been prepared and is scheduled for the council in August. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. e 7/28/80--7