The Dalles City Council discussed its buildable lands inventory and urban growth boundary expansion options during a worksession devoted to those topics Monday evening. Councilors heard from representatives of the consulting firm working on the inventory, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, and the Columbia River Gorge Commission. The lands inventory, currently in a draft form, came in for criticism for including a number of lands as buildable for job creation that are already spoken for, including the site for the new skills center at Columbia Gorge Community College, Mid-Columbia Medical Center property, and the location for a proposed Wal-Mart currently before the Oregon Supreme Court. Mayor Rich Mays notes the Council has the option not to adopt the report when it reaches a final form, adding state rules are a complicating factor. Councilors also heard from Gorge Commission Executive Director Krystyna Wolniakowski on getting long awaited rules for applying for an urban area boundary expansion within the National Scenic Area. She said they want to get them done soon, but didn’t give a specific timeline. Some on the Commission have suggested they want to use a regional approach to such a request that would include considering lands in Dallesport, but The Dalles officials were quick to point out that can’t happen within the state’s land use rules.