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1. Fallowing the public. hearing, the Tree Commission held three work sessions to consider the testimony, questionnaire responses, and prepare its recommendation for Council consideration, S. In addition to a public hearing on December 3, 1991, the Planning Commission held three work sessions to consider the draft Plan. Notice of the public hearing was mailed to all parties who testified orally ar in writ- ing at the Tree Commission hearing as well as to other parties who requested that they be kept informed of the process. 9. The Council Committee on Infrastructure held two meetings to con- sider the Planning Commission and Tree Commission recommendations and to discuss passible additional options regarding policies and proposed actions pertaining to trees on private property and heritage trees, as well as Plan implementation costs. Results of these meetings were forwarded to the City Council far its consideration, 10. On March 4, 199, the City Council held a work session on the draft Plan. The Council held a public hearing on April 13, 199, to consider pub- lic testimony, the record, and the recommendations of the Tree Commission and the Planning Cammi ssi an, as we11 as the Counci 1 Cammi ttee on Infrastructure report. Notice of that hearing was mailed to all parties that testified in writing ar in person at the Tree Commission ar Planning Commission hearings. 11. Both scaping sessions, and al] meetings of the Tree Commission, the Tree Commission Urban Forest Management P1 an Committee, the Planning Commis- sion, the Council Committee on Infrastructure, and the City Council were announced in advance in The Eugene Rego„s„ter-Guard, a local newspaper of gen- eral circulation, and were open to the pub1 i c. 12. Notice was provided tv the Land Conservation and Development Cam- mi ss i on on January 3, 1992 concerning the proposed adoption of the Urban Forest Management P1 an. 13. Based on the public testimony, options developed by the Counci 1 Committee on Infrastructure, the recommendations of the Tree Commission and the P1 anni ng Cammi ssi on, and its own del i berati ans, the City Counci 1 has determined that the City of Eugene Urban Forest Management Plan i s cans i stent with the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan area General P1 an as acknowledged by the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission. Therefore, the Urban Forest Management Plan is consistent with applicable Statewide Planning Goals. 14. The Urban Forest Management Plan will assist in implementing cer- tain policies in the Metro Plan as amended through December, 1991. These include: ~a} Metropolitan goals relating to scenic quality, water quality, vegetation and wi 1 dl i fe, open space, and recreational potential shall be given a higher priority than timber harvest within the urban growth boundary. Policy 14, page III-C-9} fib} Natural vegetation, natural water features, and drainageways shall be protected and retained to the maximum extent practicable, con- sidering the economic, social, environmental, and energy consequences in the design and construction of urban developments, and landscaping shall be utilized to enhance those natural features. ~Palicy 2, page III-E-3} Ordinance Page 2