Public Testimony Through 02-20-2026

EC 9.4980 (4) (b). On the south side of the proposed Randy Lane extension, at the location of the SDR request site as well as other areas, Videra Park contains saturated soggy wetland soil, which should also be protected under EC 9.4980 (4) (a) to ensure their continued health, especially as their waters fiow directly into Videra Creek. SDR 25-02 addresses the protection requirements for constructing the extension of Randy Lane crossing the conservation setback for the Category C stream on the property. However, a quick look at Eugene’s own mapping of the Category B Wetland and a visual examination at Videra Park show there is a strong possibility that the wetland’s required 25- foot setback on the Videra Park side could also overlap the Randy Lane extension beyond what has been applied. As a condition of approval, the Category C stream’s continuation on Videra Park and associated Category B wetland need to be officially surveyed, and their conservation setbacks plotted, to ensure no encroachment of the setback will occur. EC 9.0500: Videra Park is home to rapidly dwindling native Willamette Oaks of the variety which used to dominate the Willamette Valley and of which only an estimated 2-3% remain. Given the renewed attention to this important ecological feature, its rapid decline, and the ever-growing emphasis on preservation, the Critical Root Zones as of these trees along the shared property line of the subject property and Videra Park must be identifled and mapped. In this photograph, the property line markers are clearly within the critical root zone of this ring of native oak trees, with one being less than a foot away from the trunk of the tree. As this is where the Randy Lane extension will be constructed, it is obvious that Timber Trespass will be a factor. Randy Lane needs to be reconflgured to take into account the natural