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The Modified Project h~ less impacts on state and federally listed species. The APproved DeSign Would have required rem°ring 22 plants of the W}llamette valley Daisy and 17 clumps With 2;200 stems of the White-topped aster. The Modified Project will require removal of no Willamette Valley daisies and 3 clumps with 517 stems of the White-topped aster. The Modified Project is "likely m adversely affect" Fender's blue butterfly because of the possibility of incidental takes resulting from butterfly impacts with vehicles using the facility. The ApprOved Design would have had similar or greater impacts to the butterfly since the alignment ofthat alternative is closer to the nearest population of Kincaid~s lupine know~ to be serving as a host to the butterfly.' "Three species found in the ~ea of the West Eugene Parkway were federally listed as threatened or end--gered under the En~ger~d Species Act on Jan~ 25~ 2000, after release ofthe Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Staternent: Fender's blue butterfly~ ks host plant Kincaid's lupine, and the Willamette Valley Daisy~ "A B' ' mlogm~ Assessment was prepared in 1996 to evaluate project impacts to the edemlly lasted Bradshaw s lomatiUm, ~e Willamette Valley daisy (which was proposed for listing atffmt time)~ and ~ite~topped aster (a species of concern). ODOT initiated in~bmal consulmion with U~S. F~sh and Wildlige Service (USFWS) and received COherence from USFWS that the project would have no effect on those species in a le~er dated March 26~ 199T "OD©T prepared a Biological Assessment of project impacts to Fender*s blue butterfly and Kincaid~s lupine and initiated formal consultation with USFWS in December 1999~ prior rathe formal listing of those species. USFWS prepared a Biological Opinion (June 6, 2000) which concurred with ODOT~s determination that the project would have no effect°n ~s lupine and was likely to adversely affect, bm not jeopardize Fender~s blue butterfly. The Biological Opinion reiterated USFWS's early concurrence that the [Modified]project would have no effect on Bradshaw's lomatium, the Willamette Valley daisy', or White-topped aster." Under these mendmen~ the majofi~ of~o~ populations of listed rare plants in the plan area would be protected d ' an Fender s blue butterfly, while likely to be adversely affeCted~ MI1 not be jeopardized. Therefore, these amendments are conSistent Mth this pOlicy~ Tr~sportation POlicy F~38, page III-F-14: "~e CiW of Eugene will maintain ~anspormtion perfbm~ce and improve safew by improving system efficiency and management before adding capaci~¢ to the transportation system under Eugene's jurisdiction. (Eugene-Specific finance POlicY) Addition of~e remaining phases of the West Eugene Parkway to the 20-Year FinanCiallY~C°nsmined roadway project list will add capaci~ to the ~ansportation system. Since the West Eugene parkway is under the jurisdiction of the Oregon TranSPl~ ~d Me~o P1an Amendments E~ibit C ~ Find~gs Page t5