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Ms. Bettman believed that the DLCD's contract with LC©G would have to change if the City Council adopted the staff recommendation. Mr. Radabaugh said that the contract was between the department and LC©G. He said that the contract would not be amended now given the pending deadline. He did not know if the question was appropriate as the burden of the cost of the transitional work required would not be provided by the State. Ms. Bettman requested information about the financial impact of the staff recommendation on the City. Ms. Bettman did not think that throwing away the work that had been done was as significant as throwing away the south hills, as the staff recommendation meant that there would be no protections in the south hills at all. Ms. Nathanson pointed out that the City had already acquired dozens of sites and hundreds of acres in the south hills and had plans to acquire more. There were waterside stream protections and erosion controls to protect the resource values of the south hills. She believed that the discussion was coming down to the question of whether the City was trying to ensure it complied with State standards related to natural resource values, or was it trying to place a moratorium on all development so that no one would live in the south hills anymore. Mr. Pap8 thought Mr. Bj0rklund's remarks about the changes had taken place occurred were well- taken. He thought it appropriate that private property owners have certainty about the future of their properties, and he thought the safe harbor approach addressed the testimony received. Mr. PapS, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to direct the City Manager to prepare a revised ordinance to apply the standard Goal 5 process to all riparian sites and to the mapped waterways within upland sites (as shown on map presented at June 23, 2003, work session), while applying safe harbor provisions to the remainder of the upland sites. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to amend the motion by adopting the Planning Commission recommendation and map. Ms. Bettman reiterated her previous concerns about the lack of protections for natural resource areas in the south hills that she believed would result from adoption of the staff recommendation. She said there was pressure to develop the south hills, and a certain amount of development in the area was acceptable to her. She did not want to destroy natural resources worthy of protection if a way existed to protect them. She believed that if the council accepted the recommendation, it should have another public hearing because it was her perception that the public had not testified on the safe harbor process but on the process that had already been completed. Mr. Pap8 believed that the City had begun efforts to protect natural resources in the south hills and he thought that would continue. He added that the only way to protect such lands was to buy them, not to regulate them so that owners could not use them. He said that the inventory had already created considerable community upheaval, and he would not support the amendment. Mr. Kelly supported the amendment because of his confidence in the ability of the Planning Commission. Ms. Taylor supported the amendment. She found the Planning Commission's recommendation sensible and well thought out, and it was based on years of study and work by citizens and scientists. She thought the council should follow the recommendation. Ms. Taylor said that she MINUTES - Eugene City Council June 23, 2003 Page 11 Work Session