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COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 5002
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING OCEAN-MARINE RESERVES
PASSED: 8/0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
ABSENT:
CONSIDERED: March 8, 2010
RESOLUTION NO. 5002
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING OCEAN-MARINE RESERVES.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A.
The City Council of the City of Eugene recognizes that a system of marine
protected areas, including marine reserves, are management tools that ensure the health and
sustainability of Oregon’s ocean for current and future generations.
B.
The Governor’s Executive Order 08-07 directed the Ocean Policy Advisory
Council (OPAC) to recommend sites for consideration as marine reserves that, individually or
collectively, are large enough to allow scientific evaluation of ecological benefits, but small
enough to avoid significant economic or social impacts.
C.
OPAC has recommended that six areas move forward for further consideration for
development as marine reserves. Specifically, OPAC recommended that Otter Rock and Redfish
Rocks be designated as pilot marine reserves, but that the other four areas (Cape Falcon, Cascade
Head, Cape Perpetua and the Cape Arago region) require additional time for ecological and
socioeconomic information to be gathered, and require further collaboration among ocean users,
coastal communities, and other interested parties.
D.
On July 1, 2009, House Bill 3013 became effective. The Bill directed that the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) implement OPAC’s recommendations on
marine reserves and develop a marine reserves work plan.
E.
ODFW has developed a marine reserves work plan in consultation with scientists,
relevant state agencies, ocean users, coastal communities, and the general public. The plan
consists of two major sections which: (1) outline work to be conducted for the Otter Rock and
Redfish Rocks pilot sites; and (2) outline work for further evaluation of Cape Falcon, Cascade
Head, Cape Perpetua and the Cape Arago region.
F.
Oregon’s marine waters are a vital and treasured resource, and the City of Eugene
should endorse the establishment of a marine reserve system.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1
. The City Council of the City of Eugene recognizes the importance of
maintaining a healthy ocean environment and, therefore, endorses OPAC’s recommendations on
marine reserves and ODFW’s implementation of OPAC’s recommendations and development of
a marine reserves work plan.
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