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· Public involvement to date · Proposed timing · Recommended council Action for key storm waterways Mr. Lyle asked for direction from the council so that the adoption process could proceed. The proposed timing included the following dates: November 9, 1999 - public drop-in information session for property owners adjacent to these waterways; November 22, 1999 - public hearing on ordinance; and December 6, 1999 - council action on ordinance. The council would be asked to adopt the No-fill/No-pipe Policy, the Key Waterway Criteria, and the map. Mr. Lee asked Mr. Lyle to make sure that the stakeholders be informed about the public hearing process. Mr. Lyle said that any specific comments from stakeholders at the information session would also be included in the council packet for councilors' review. Mr. Lyle also indicated notices regarding the information session and public hearing would be going out shortly. In response to a question from Mr. Lee, Mr Lyle said that the process could carry into next year and that there was no specific deadline. He added, in response to a question from Ms. Taylor, that the advantage to adopting the ordinance this year was in providing the development community additional clarity as soon as possible as to which streams the City would like to protect. Ms. Taylor asked if the need for buffers was considered in the permitting process at present. Mr. Lyle said that a form of buffers were addressed primarily through planned unit developments and subdivisions. Ms. Taylor wondered if this ordinance would affect the proposed development at the headwaters of the Amazon Creek. Mr. Lyle said that it would depend on the timing of the application and the adopting of the ordinance. He said that he did not think there was a method of requiring protection retroactively. Mr. Klein said that he would study the issue and get an answer to the council. Ms. Taylor said that this issue affected the entire community as well as adjacent property owners. Mr. Lyle said that notification about the public hearing and information session would be sent to an interested parties list as well as property owners. In response to a question from Ms. Taylor, Mr. Lyle said that the department advisory committee (DAC) would be looking at grassy swails and other water quality treatment techniques, such as best management practices, in November and December that would be part of water quality new development standards. Mr. Kelly said "Bravo" to the general direction of the ordinance. He thanked the staff and the DAC. He said that he would like to move ahead on the deadline and to adopt the ordinance this year. Mr. Lyle responded to a concern of Mr. Kelly's by saying that there would be an effort to maximize existing tools to protect buffers that would not be addressed until Phase II. Mr. Kelly expressed concerned about the lack of enforcement for violators of the ordinance. Mr. Lyle said that work would be done to strengthen that provision dealing with penalties. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 27, 1999 Page 8 5:30 p.m.