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GORDON Steve C <br /> To: DUCKETT Scott; MEDLIN Johnny R; COREY Kurt A; JOHNSTON Pat (SMTP) <br /> Subject: My Notes from 10/9 <br /> Here are the notes I prepared for yesterday's meeting with additions based on other conversations and ideas I picked up. <br /> History of Site <br /> Purchased by BLM for a future District HO, but wetlands and rare plant discovery prevents HO constr4uction here <br /> This property became the anchor for $10.6M in L&WCF for BLM participation in west Eugene. <br /> BLM spent money modifying the site for office use for its new wetland program -moved its new wetland coordinator and <br /> real estate staff in c. 1991- began BLM acquisition program <br /> the Eugene mitigation bank paid for restoration and enhancement on the site in 1994-95 (office site and W illow Creek <br /> confluence sites south of Amazon Creek at Beltline) <br /> ACE project north bank restoration on BLM property 1996-97.(some bank wetland credits accrued) <br /> FR bike path built, in part, on BLM property 1996-97 <br /> Eugene-BLM property realignment gives Isabelle Sac to BLM. (money transfer assists Eugene in purchase of City View <br /> and Oak Patch properties - approx $140K) <br /> Mitigation Bank does restoration/enhancement on Isabelle site. <br /> Experimental plots on site assist in understanding of prairie plants, hydrology and management techniques for future <br /> restoration projects. Includes early experimental burns and OSU graduate research projects <br /> Seed program uses BLM offices and barn for first two years of the program <br /> LCOG adopts site; does weeding, pours gravel base and concrete floor in barn for seed program; tears down old pump <br /> house, paints new seed cooler, trail construction and periodic litter patrols [Amazon Appreciation Day, Public Lands Day, <br /> etc.] <br /> Seed storage for bank and other projects located at the cooler on the site. <br /> Red House and site serves as a meeting place and office space <br /> (WET, FOG, botanists, seed crews, real estate staff, BLM wetland coordinator, Long Tom Watershed Council use office <br /> and meeting space), and misc meetings such as recent Corps tour in April 2001, Interpretive Plan brainstorm, etc. <br /> events held (WET award ceremonies, tour group meeting place, dignitaries -Reps DeFazio, ACoin, and Sens. Hatfield, <br /> Smith, Wyden, and Gubernatorial candidate Kitzhaber all tour site) <br /> site used for interim education: office and yurt used for classes, volunteer training (including Audubon and Stream Team <br /> program), <br /> Possible Eugene Interests <br /> recreation and trails <br /> meetings <br /> demonstration and research projects (wetlands and stormwater) <br /> future stream restoration <br /> tourism and economic development <br /> partnership affiliations (Wetlands, Long Tom Watershed Council, School districts, Universities) <br /> education and public relations <br /> Range of Possible Eugene Contributions (not in any order) <br /> negotiate fee reductions (buildings, permits, SDCs) <br /> build capital projects (parking, entrance road, wastewater extension, trailheads and trails) <br /> future stream restoration (south bank Amazon Creek) <br /> United Front lobbying (for land transfer or for BLM or other federal capital funds to construct on the site) <br /> demonstration landscaping (wetland demonstration plots, experimental paving, storm treatment) <br /> operate education and volunteer programs <br /> use meeting space <br /> research facilities (library, laboratory, field office, computer access) <br /> site acquisition (could be city, School District or other eligible entity) <br /> additional land purchase (south of Amazon Creek), in whole or part <br /> lease or rent space (or commitment as a percentage of use for office, materials storage, etc. for some of the uses listed <br /> above) <br /> <br /> own a building and lease space to others <br /> interpretive center programs (tourism, community recreation, education) <br /> i <br /> <br />