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e <br /> Planning & Development <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 99 West 10th Avenue <br /> MEMORANDUM Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (541)682-5377 <br /> (541) 682-8335 FAX <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> Date: February 16, 2004 <br /> To: Mayor Torrey and City Council <br /> From: Tom Coyle, 682-6077 <br /> Environmental Policy Team Co-Chair, Planning and Development Director <br /> Kurt Corey, 682-5241 <br /> Environmental Policy Team Co-Chair, Public Works Director <br /> Subject: COUNCIL ASSIGNMENT RESPONSE: PROGRESS REPORT ON <br /> ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT/SALMON STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION <br /> This memo provides progress reports on each of the ten Endangered Species Act (ESA)/Salmon <br /> strategies that were approved by the Environmental Policy Team (EPT) in July 2002 and reviewed by <br /> the Council in November 2002. Information on the current status of each strategy was provided by the <br /> work unit listed as responsible. <br /> Strategy A: Create a Salmon Habitat Protection Overlay District <br /> Strategy: Create a new overlay district to protect habitat for wild spring Chinook salmon. <br /> Responsible work unit: Planning and Development (PDD), Planning Division <br /> Progress to date: The EPT and the Council directed staff to conduct additional public outreach <br /> prior to bringing this strategy back to the Council for endorsement. Due to the overlap between <br /> the proposed salmon habitat protection and the on-going Statewide Planning Goa15 inventory <br /> adoption process, Goa15 staff, the ESA/Salmon Team and the ESA/Salmon outreach teams <br /> decided that postponing the outreach on the salmon habitat protection measures would help <br /> reduce confusion between the two related projects. <br /> Since the salmon habitat protection measures would be subject to Goa15 process requirements, <br /> staff has recommended pursuing these provision as part of the implementation package for the <br /> Eugene Goal 5 Riparian Inventory. The first step of this process is to conduct three community <br /> workshops to provide education about salmon, salmon habitat and the proposed protection <br /> measures, and to solicit feedback from the community on the proposed protection measures. <br /> The primary funding source for this work was earlier identified at the Stormwater Fund. Due to <br /> <br /> the current revenue shortage in the Stormwater Fund this work was. placed on hold pending the <br /> development of an alternate funding proposal. <br /> <br />