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DEC1$96M Page 11 <br /> 5. WHAT WENT RIGHT <br /> First year seed collection was success <br /> Jock/Jesse working relationship last summer <br /> Concept of interconnectedness - Being expanded to other parts of the city in the basin planning <br /> Lobbying (acquisition, prepare plan, package as demo project, etc.) <br /> Slide show presentations - outreach, education <br /> Restoration projects - Eastern gateway <br /> Public use - primarily around Stewart Pond - Public use working pretty well - Opportunity w /ACE project to <br /> tie things together <br /> Products - Mapping, documents, library of documents on program <br /> Political backing (Hatfield) <br /> Willingness of City to contribute to wetlands program as needed <br /> Steve's song <br /> Acquisition to protect important wetlands (foresight that this would be best way due to changing politics, <br /> laws, etc.) <br /> Bank - interim agreement final - influence on draft roles crafted by state (credit accrual, credits for <br /> uplands,....) <br /> Partnership - Can work together / accomplish goals <br /> Good to think about PW as vehicle for the program <br /> The Plan and its inventory - Added certainty to W. Eugene <br /> Glad did plan when we did it <br /> Mitigation bank grandfathered in WEW <br /> Plan categorization - keeping it simple <br /> People involved in project very dedicated to it - persevered; incredible human resource talent pool <br /> Opportunity to work with ODOT on new specs for highway /bridge construction - Need to establish cross <br /> disciplinary rapport <br />