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F. The City has implemented major activities designed, in part, to protect or improve habitat and water quality conditions. For example, the City and Army Corps of Engineers recently began construction of the Lower Amazon Creek Restoration Project (1135 project). The regional wastewater treatment program, which discharges to the Willamette River, has been managed for years to protect water quality in the Willamette River. In addition, there have been changes in storm sewer, street, and channel maintenance practices in order to reduce negative impacts to water quality. G. following: 1. In 1999, the City Council adopted as two of its main goals for the City the Sustainable Community Growth and Change - A community that successfully retains a high quality of life and a healthy economy while planning and managing growth and change. 2. Healthy Natural and Built Environment - A community that conserves and enhances the natural environment and provides an attractive and healthy place to live. H. Based on the recently adopted goals, the policy direction the Council has provided for the City over the past decade, and the recent history of City activities, the City of Eugene's objectives with regard to natural resources are to find approaches that support natural resources protection or improvement and at the same time meet other City and regional goals to maintain the quality of life. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE9 a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. The City will work pro actively to the best of its ability, through regulatory compliance, restoration projects, community outreach and involvement, and otherwise, to support the recovery of spring Chinook salmon populations. Section 2. The City will respond to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of the Chinook Salmon with an integrated, City-wide effort. Section 3. The City will study and may modify certain City programs, in order to identify opportunities to enhance their salmon recovery potential, and to minimize impact to salmon, in-stream and riparian habitat. The City will work in partnership with the National Marine Fisheries Service in such study and modification, and may seek approval of such programs under the ESA mechanisms that provide limitations on the take prohibitions.