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COREY Kurt A
<br /> From: GORDON Steve C
<br /> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:03 AM
<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 HQ, but wetlands and rare plant discovery prevents HQ 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 Willow 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 realignmentggives 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 Euaene 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 /> age of Possible Eugene Contributions (not in any
<br /> 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
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<br /> above)
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<br /> own a building and lease space to others
<br /> interpretive center programs (tourism, community recreation, education)
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