UNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br />NORTH CAMPUS <br />CONDITIONAL USE & WILLAMETTE GREENWAY PERMIT APPLICATION <br />realignment of the path, the proposal provides options for locating the path along the river, <br />spanning the Millrace Slough, extending under Frohnmayer Bridge, and enabling a future east <br />extension; or, along the northern extents of the proposed development sites, utilizing the existing <br />crossing over the Millrace Slough, and connecting to Riverfront Parkway, Millrace Drive, and <br />Garden Avenue. Either option provides for improved public access to the riverfront, and enhanced <br />outdoor recreation opportunities. <br />Also, the proposal will increase the amount of recreation capacity within downtown and the <br />riverfront area by providing recreational fields, and expanded access to the river for passive <br />recreation, fishing, swimming, and launching personal paddle crafts. While the current proposal <br />does not include specific plans for residential development, this does not preclude residential <br />development for student housing from being included on the site at a future time. <br />In order to support wildlife, the proposal draws from the findings of the <br />Riparian Assessment and <br />(Exhibit B), which found several key sensitive aquatic species, and rare <br />Management Report <br />species historically documented within one mile of the site: <br />Sensitive Aquatic Species <br /> Chinook salmon () Ã federally threatened (Federal ESA) <br />Oncorhynchus tshawytscha <br /> Chinook salmon () Ã federally threatened (Federal ESA) <br />Oncorhynchus tshawytscha <br /> Steelhead () <br />Oncorhynchus mykiss <br /> Steelhead () <br />Oncorhynchus mykiss <br /> White sturgeon () <br />Acipenser transmontanus <br /> Western brook lamprey () <br />Lampetra richardsoni <br /> Pacific lamprey () Ã species of concern (Federal ESA) <br />Lampetra tridentate <br />Rare Species (ORBIC) <br /> Western pond turtle () Ã sensitive critical (State ESA) <br />Actinemys marmorata <br /> Retrorse sedge () <br />Carex retrorsa <br /> Painted turtle () Ã sensitive critical (State ESA) <br />Chrysemys picta <br /> Townsend's big-eared bat () Ã sensitive critical (State ESA) <br />Corynorhinus townsendii <br /> Bald eagle () Ã sensitive vulnerable (State ESA) <br />Haliaeetus leucocephalus <br /> Bradshaw's lomatium () Ãendangered (State ESA) <br />Lomatium bradshawii <br /> Oregon chub () Ã sensitive critical (State ESA) <br />Oregonichthys crameri <br /> Bull trout (Coastal population) () Ã sensitive critical/vulnerable (State ESA) <br />Salvelinus confluentus <br />There are no other documented occurrences of sensitive or rare wildlife species within the subject <br />site. Per the report findings, the site contains the appropriate aquatic, upland, and riparian habitat <br />to support all eight of the rare species listed above. However, significant on-site habitat for <br />riverbank species is limited to the riparian corridor and is shown on Sheets L02 and S01 Site Plan <br />and Existing Conditions (Exhibit A). Additional measures that can improve the habitat and <br />subsequent proliferation of historically-present species, as well as generally improve the river <br />corridor include the aforementioned restoration techniques as described in the findings for Policy <br />C.31. <br />In order to support non-automobile transportation, the ApplicantÈs proposal provides for the <br />aforementioned realignment of the bike path, as well as several potential crossings of the railroad <br />Cameron McCarthy INITIAL SUBMITTAL | February 21, 2018 55 <br /> <br />