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experienced by City staff following adoption of the Plan respond to a situation not anticipated during Plan adoption and are thus consistent with this criterion. Section 9.145 ~2}~c}3. "Incorporation into the plan of new inventory material which relates to a statewide goal; or" Findings: Proposed amendments which address rare plant protection numbers 62, 67 and 68} are introduced to respond to new information about rare plant distribution that was not available at the time of Plan adoption. Information gathered since adoption of the Plan shows that there are a number of small wetland sites, surrounded by development, with small rare plant populations which would be very difficult to protect due to their isolation from other habitat areas, small size, and surrounding uses. Due to their isolated nature these sites cannot be integrated or connected to the larger wetland system. When the Plan was adopted in 1992, it was thought that the rare plants existed only on the large, pristine wet prairie wetland sites such as the willow Creek Preserve. Amendment #62 would require consideration of plant species listed in the Plan taken from the Gregon Natural Heritage Program Lists 1 and 2}when evaluating new wetland sites for designation. This change is based upon the results of recent plant surveys, which have revealed the distribution of rare plant species on the adopted list. Therefore, these amendments address new inventory information which addresses Statewide Goal 5, and are consistent with this criterion. Conclusions: Amendments 62, 63, 64, 65, 67 and 68 are consistent with this criterion. Section 9.145 ~~}~c} 4. "A change in public policy," Findings: The nine proposed amendments dealing with the mitigation program are based upon changes in how the mitigation bank operations are conducted, which in turn is based upon an intergovernmental agreement which includes the City of Eugene, Oregon Division of State Lands, Gregor Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers these include proposed policies numbered 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, $2 and 83}. Three proposed policies are needed to maintain consistency with other changes being proposed. These amendments include numbers 66, 80 and S 1. Amendments #66 and #80 reflect changes to the protection and development criteria under amendment #62. Amendment #81 reflects a new policy added under amendment #65. Conclusions: The proposed amendments listed above which address changes in mitigation bank operation reflect new state and federal policy and the local intergovernmental agreement implementing the City's bank program, and thus meet this criterion. Text Amendments Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) page g