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available for future study, which is consistent with the above policy. Policy 28, page III-C-I0: "Local governments shall protect endang~red and threatened plant and wildlife species, as recognized on a legally adopted statewide list, after notice and opportunity for public input." The proposed language for the Utility Corridor policy specifically calls for avoiding rare plants when siting new utility lines, helping to protect current plant populations, which is consistent with this policy. The Planned Transportation Corridor policy requires that "roadway alignments shall be designed and constructed so as to avoid or minimize cumulative impacts to wetland functions and values, rare species and rare species habitat." The policy requires minimizing or avoiding impacts to rare species and their habitat, which is consistent with the above policy. Policy 29, page III-C-Il: "Local governments shall work with owners of designated environmentally-sensitive areas to require that reasonable actions are taken to protect these lands, e.g., the heronry at the confluence of the Willamette and McKenzie Rivers and the site of the Aster curtus in the Willow Creek Basin." There are two sites within the West Eugene Wetlands Plan area that are designated in the Metro Plan as environmentally sensitive. They are the Willow Creek Natural Area and Bertelsen Slough. These amendments do not change the status of these sites, and are therefore consistent with this policy. Policy 2, page III-E-3: "Natural vegetation, natural water features, and drainageways shall be protected and retained to the maximum extent practicable, considering the economic, social, environmental and energy consequences in the design and construction of urban development and landscaping shall be utilized to enhance those natural features. " The proposed Planned Transportation Corridor and Utility Corridor policies include provisions that require protection of rare species and minimization of impacts to wetlands. Although these policies will allow certain impacts within wetlands that were formerly designated for complete protection, the work authorized under these policies will only affect a small percentage of the wetlands now designated for protection. In addition, for underground utility work, restoration of the impact area is required. These provisions make the two policies consistent with the "shall be protected and retained" portion of the above policy. The reference to "economic, social, environmental and energy impacts" comes from statewide planning Goal 5. See Exhibit B, discussion of Goal 5 (incorporated herein by reference) for determination of consistency of these amendments with Goal 5. Summary Conclusions: Metro Plan Consistency Text Amendments Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 3