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DRAFT LEITER TO WAG POTENTIAL PARTNERS <br /> November 17, 1993 <br /> Dear Christine Anderson, John Goodson, Russell Hoeflich, and Judy Nelson, <br /> The Wetheadstwetland'staff team) has been working since plan adoption in 1992 to develop <br /> long term operational recommendations for joint participation and management of the west <br /> Eugene wetland system. Wetheads examined several institutional options for joint <br /> management and recommend the formation of a Wetland Administrative Group (WAG) to <br /> provide direction for the future of the system within the broad policy framework of the <br /> adopted wetland plan and other guidance documents. The model is patterned closely after the <br /> Regional Executive Group (REG) that directs the regional information system (RIS). <br /> A draft charter and organizational chart is attached for your review. It will be an obvious first <br /> agenda item should you chose to go forward with the Wethead proposal. You each have staff <br /> on the Wetheads to whom you can direct questions. Each of you has staff on the Management <br /> Subcommittee of Wetheads that did the majority of the work in developing this proposal. <br /> There are several things that you are being asked to do (the draft charter contains information <br /> that should assist you. For example it describes what becoming a partner means and what <br /> level of appointment should be made to assist the group in making the appropriate decisions <br /> that need to be made regarding programming, staffing and budgeting): <br /> 1. Respond to the invitation to become an active member in the original partnership - do <br /> you wish to be a charter member? <br /> 2. Identify your representative and an alternate to sit on the board (name, title, address, <br /> phone). <br /> 3. Please notify by phone or electronic mail Steve Gordon, 687 -4426, or Heather Hansen, <br /> 465 -2337, of-L -COG of your decision on the above two points by November 30, 1993. <br /> Once you notify L -COG, we will immediately begin establishing your first meeting for late <br /> January 1994. The Wetheads will continue to develop a list of management activities needed <br /> to implement the plan and will work on presenting issues to you that are necessary during the <br /> transition period between now and the target date of July 1, 1994 for implementing local <br /> permits, operating the mitigation bank, and carrying on other management activities. <br /> Thank you, <br /> a <br /> Steve Gordon <br /> L: \wetlands \WAGlet.doc scg 11 -9 -93 ;° 4 <br />