Item 2A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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and kecping employers and employees in the area. Mr. Bjorklund said the (loal 5 inventory under consideration consisted mainly of water resources, including \vetlands, ponds, rivers, and streams. He emphasized the value of riparian meas and wetlands to maintaining ,vater quality, and said that healthy water systems provide hmnans ',vith dean water and SUpP~)rt \vildlifc, j\;1r. Bjorklund reminded the council that water that passed through thc connnunity was used by other communities such as Corvallis for drinking water, and the City's actions affccted those individuals as well. lIe noted the wLldIife diversity in the comnnmity, saying that there were few major roammals other than deer in the metropolitan area but other species, such as birds, plants, fish, and insects. were dIverse and numerous. Mr. Bjorklund discussed t.he Goal 5 process, noting that periodic review work program item was focllsed on three res~)urce types: l) riparian cOITidors; 2) upland wildlife habitat; and 3) wetlands. Lie hriet1y described the characteristics of each resource type. He reviewed the steps in the process, \vhich callcd for the City to map the resources, identify conHicting land uses, desIgnate impact arcas, analyze the Economic, Social, EnvironmentaL and Energy (ESEE) consequences, determine which sites to protect. and adopt and apply protection measures. l\1r. BjiSrklund reviewed past key daleS in the Goal 5 inventory process and key dates in the GoalS ESEE process. 1-1e emphasized the considerable contact hetween staff and affected property ~)wners over the past few years. Mr. Bjikklul1d said that the council would consider adoption of the 10caJ wetland inventory and Goal S inventory of significant \;\/dlands, minor corrections to the riparian and \vildlife habitat inventory, the ESEE analysis and site recommendations, code amendments h) create the \WR \Vater Resources Conservation Overlay Z,one, and legislative changes to apply the \WR overlay. Mr. Bjorklund called the council's attcntion to a n,ap on the meeting room \ovall that depicted corrections to the inventory since 2003 made p<.)ssible by more precise mapping t<.)()ls and new inf(mnation. Mr. Bj;:n'klund revinved the Planning Commission's recommendations. Vlith regard to significant riparian areas, there \Vere 950 total site acres in question and the commIssion nx:on:lmendcd 886 acres for cnnservation. \:>lith regard to significant upland habitat, there were 177 total site acres and the commis-- sion recommended 152 acres l()r conservation. With regard to significant wetlands, there were 619 total site acrcs and the commission recommended 33l acres for consenration. Me Bj6rklund reviewed the exhibits accompanying the ordinances bdbre the COUIK!l, noting that Ordinance 1 applied inside the city J imits and Ordinance 2 applied to the areas outside the city Jin1!ts yet within the urban growth boundary. He said the Lane Board of ('ounty Commissioners ,vould also have to adopt the recOlnmendations f()r those areas outside the city limits. Mr. Bj6rklund overviewed tbe proposed Goal 5 regulatiom~, noting they were based on regulations already in place in the West Eugene \Vetbnds Plan area, He said they included f1exib1e conservation setbacks !'()r protected Goal .5 resources, 'fhe flexibility included a setback averaging option and ,.vhat he termed a "reduce and restore" option that allowed a developer to reduce a setback in one area in exchange for restoration of the remaining conservation area. He indicated that previously exi;;;ting development was proposed to excrnpt from the regulations. Mr. BjlJrlJund provided aWe)) site for additional infonnation: W).>(~y',<;:~gQnl::tUtQJ:g. MfNUTES-- -Eugene (:ity Council Work Session September 21, 2()05 Page 2