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r <br />Date: 03/31/93 <br />From: Bob Hammitt CERMLLD - RIS1 <br />To: Kevin Hornbuckle CEEXKAH - RIS1 <br />Subject: RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT <br />The guidelines used by the Maintenance Division for management of vegetation <br />in areas of City responsibilities are contained in the Willamette Greenway <br />Management Proposal. It is a document developed in 1985 by a citizen's group <br />called The Willamette Greenway Study Committee. The document was never <br />officially adopted by the City Council. <br />The document addresses a variety of vegetation management issues including <br />desirable vegetation, undesirable vegetation, visual access zones, wildlife <br />habitat zones, and physical access zones. <br />The problem that we have in managing vegetation along the river is that public <br />opinion is so varied. There are some people who would like to see us do <br />extensive clearing along the river bank and bike path areas for safety <br />purposes. There are others that would like to see us do no clearing at all. <br />I believe our practices are somewhere in between the two extremes. <br />Either Dick Morgan or I can address questions regarding vegetation management <br />in the riparian zone. Either of us may be contacted at 687 -5220. <br />