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agreed with Ms. Nathanson that the City had already begun to do many of the things that could <br />be part of its response to the listing. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 asked if the City had funds to channel to the effort represented by the resolution. Ms. <br />Andersen said that staff would identify the resources available when it presented the department <br />advisory committee's recommendations to the council, and also attempt to identify other costs <br />and potential sources of funds. She said that staff would attempt to provide as many options to <br />the council as possible, as well as the financial ramifications of those options. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked how adoption of the resolution would affect the development of the Amazon <br />headwaters. Mr. Farmer said that the City would continue to explore acquisition of the land, the <br />moneys available for the acquisition, and other acquisition priorities; in terms of development <br />review, staff would examine the proposal in light of the need to lessen or mitigate environmental <br />impacts. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor asked if policies in keeping with the resolution would prevent approval of Phase 3 of <br />Hyundai. Ms. Andersen said no; she did not think the resolution could be interpreted in such a <br />way. The resulting policies developed for the resolution would not preclude a specific <br />development, but could require the development to meet requirements for protection of <br />environmentally sensitive areas. Mr. Johnson said that because of the resolution, the council <br />would see policies focused on salmon recovery and restoration of habitat. If there were no <br />salmon recovery issues related to Phase 3 of the Hyundai expansion, the resolution would have <br />no affect on the development. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor was glad to see the City move in the direction of restoration rather than destruction. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey did not take the City's policy statements lightly. He wanted people to know that the <br />adoption of the resolution represented the council's direction to the staff to develop a proactive <br />work plan that would allow the community to restore the salmon in the Willamette River, and that <br />the council would review and approve the work plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly believed it was inappropriate to consider the resolution in terms of how it would affect a <br />particular development with action pending soon. He wanted to ensure that the City avoided <br />doing things during the interim work plan development and implementation that made it <br />impossible to realize the goals of the resolution. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Kelly, Ms. Andersen said that where appropriate, she <br />anticipated that storm water funding would be used to underwrite the costs of the work plan in <br />some areas. She said that the City continued to look for outside funding sources, such as <br />grants, where possible. <br /> <br />Mr. Lee noted the reference to the development of a fish plan in partnership with other agencies <br />and asked the staff to explain how that plan would be developed. Ms. Andersen said that she did <br />not know what the next steps would be as there were so many unknowns and strategies were <br />not in place; that was part of the work plan effort. Mr. Lee asked about the potential formation of <br />an urban watershed. Mr. Johnson said that it was an alternative staff would consider, but pointed <br />out Eugene was not the only jurisdiction with a say in the matter, and the urban area was already <br />covered by watershed councils now. Mr. Lee believed that the citizens and elected officials <br />"were feeling a little anxiety" because the resolution called for development of a fish plan without <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 10, 2000 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />