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Councilor Nathanson offered a correction to the March 8 work session. She wanted to substitute the words "the majority of the trip was concerned with" for "...her role in the meetings focused primarily on..." The motion passed unanimously. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING OPEN WATERWAYS, AND ADDING SECTIONS 6.650, 6.655, 6.660, 6.665, AND 6.670 TO THE EUGENE CODE 1971 Mayor Torrey stressed that the item was a public hearing only and that no action was going to be taken that evening. Les Lyle provided a staff report. He said that staff had had an opportunity to involve the public as well as the Planning Commission in following through with council direction to put together a waterways ordinance. Mr. Lyle said that, based on the public feedback and staff input, the Planning Commission, on March 20, recommended two items be considered by the City Council: 1. An ordinance that would adopt an interim provision for open waterways that would prohibit filling and piping until such time as the natural resource study and related Endangered Species Act (ESA) issues had been resolved. He said that the ordinance would prohibit filling and piping on approximately 95 miles of open waterways within the city limits. He called attention to page 348 of the council packet which had a copy of the recommended ordinance that the Planning Commission had forwarded. The other item for consideration is: 2. Consider interim buffering or setbacks and direct staff to evaluate that idea and return to the council with a scope of work. He said that the ordinance had been reviewed on April 3 by the Planning Commission. Mr. Lyle also called attention to a table in the council packet that the evaluation of the policy development from the November 22 proposal to present. In addition staff provided a table at the meeting that showed updated information on the total amount of land that 95 mile of open waterway protection (non-buffered) would affect. In response to a question from Councilor Lee regarding the land impact from waterway protection, Mr. Lyle said that the land affected was from top of bank to top of bank and did not take into account any buffering. Councilor Nathanson clarified that the ordinance was never designed to completely prevent development where water was present. She also clarified that the ordinance did not constitute a moratorium on building. Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 10, 2000 Page 4 Regular Meeting