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1. The BLM and the City shall meet as often as necessary to effect administration of the <br /> Agreement in a mutually acceptable manner. Both parties will provide notice of <br /> which liaison officers are, and will provide notification of any changes in those <br /> designations. <br /> 2. Project work performed under this Agreement will not displace employed persons or <br /> impair existing contracts. <br /> 3. Work performed under this Agreement shall consist of riparian, wetland ecosystem <br /> restoration and maintenance ro'ects education recreation and inte retive ro' <br /> p J ects. <br /> ~ P J <br /> 4. A project progress and work completion report for cooperative services will be <br /> completed as necessary for projects authorized under this Agreement. <br /> 5. This agreement maybe terminated by either party at their discretion upon 30 days <br /> written notice to one another. <br /> <br /> VIII. Cooperative Opportunities: <br /> A. Partnershi s <br /> p <br /> i. BLM and the City can form partnerships with various individuals, groups, and agencies <br /> for the purpose of meeting West Eugene Wetland Plan objectives. <br /> ii. Projects that include any government funding must comply with federal, state, and local <br /> laws, regulations, policies, and permit requirements. Examples include the Endangered <br /> Species Act (ESA), The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Oregon Department <br /> of Environmental Quality Water Quality Standards, and Division of State Lands Fill and <br /> Removal Law. <br /> iii. Jointly provided liaison with various government bodies, groups, and individuals, where <br /> the Association and BLM have shared interest, and the project benefits BLM land and <br /> water resources and Association stakeholders. <br /> iv. Coordinate joint actions with County Commissioners, Cities, and other interested parties. <br /> B. Jobs-in-the-Woods <br /> i. BLM will give the City consideration for participation in BLM's Jobs-in-the-Woods <br /> projects on federal lands where the City employs or can acquire laborers, equipment, <br /> technical, or other necessary job skills and resources. <br /> 1. The objective of such participation would be the training of dislocated or soon to <br /> be dislocated workers who lack adequate education and/or job skills in the field of <br /> ecosystem restoration, both public and private sector. <br /> 2. The benefits associated with this program are the development of an "up-to-date" <br /> and properly trained local workforce, able to compete in today's changing work <br /> environment. <br /> 3. The workforce employed by the City (commonly called a "pilot crew") will <br /> consist of trainees. The intent of this participation is to provide training to <br /> multiple displaced workers and help develop a local workforce, not establish a <br /> "force account" workforce. <br /> 8 <br /> <br />