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NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF <br /> OREGON <br /> "Dedicated to the Enjoyment, Conservation and Study of Oregon's Native Vegetation" <br /> EMERALD CHAPTER <br /> P.O. BOX 902 <br /> EUGENE, OREGON 97440 <br /> 12 APRIL 1999 <br /> CITY OF EUGENE, PUBLIC WORKS - MAINTENANCE <br /> JOHNNY MEDLIN, CITY MAINTENANCE PLANNING MANAGER <br /> TIM RHAY, PARK MAINTENANCE MANAGER <br /> 1820 ROOSEVELT BLVD. <br /> EUGENE, OREGON 97402 <br /> RE: AMAZON PARK MEMORIAL BENCH SITING MEETING WITH NPSO, 5 MAR 99 <br /> DEAR JOHNNY AND TIM: <br /> On behalf of the Emerald Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSO) I would <br /> like to thank you both for your attendance at our meeting at Amazon Park with Laura Todd of U.S. <br /> Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on 5 March. We appreciated your willingness to listen and <br /> offer constructive suggestions for resolving the bench siting issue. Tim, I know 1 spoke with you <br /> again last week and it sounds like some progress is being made with contacting the family. <br /> Please keep us informed as events occur on this front. We are also very interested in pursuing the <br /> wetlands restoration as outlined in #5 below. Ed Alverson would be an excellent resource person <br /> on this. Would he be available for consultation as a city employee? Or is there another individual <br /> who has been assigned this responsibility? How can we facilitate movement on this issue? <br /> Following is a brief recap of the meeting as taken from my notes: <br /> Here's my quick take on our meeting this morning. In attendance were Gail Baker <br /> (NPSO co- president), Charlene Simpson ( NPSO R&E co- chair), Marcia Cutler(NPSO), John <br /> Koenig (NPSO - Conservation Chair), Laura Todd (USFWS), Johnny Medlin (City of Eugene) and <br /> Tim Rhay (City of Eugene). Overall, I thought it was a productive meeting and that both Johnny <br /> Medlin and Tim Rhay were fairly receptive and not too defensive regarding the bench faux pas. I <br /> took it as a good sign that they both did listen to our concerns and seemed to be open to most of our <br /> suggestions. Whether this translates into any actual changes or work on the part of the city <br /> remains to be seen. Laura Todd had good input and will be updating our HCA maps. <br /> 1) Tim Rhay, Park Maintenance Manager City of Eugene will contact the family donating the <br /> memorial bench indicating the "need" to relocate the bench to a suitable site outside the HCA area. <br /> Emphasis on "need" not "must ". City wants to have all potential acceptable sites identified before <br /> approaching the family so they can choose between a list of alternatives. Further discussion <br /> between all parties resulted in selecting a site approx. 75 ft. to the east of the present site at the <br />