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e the commission is not seeking any policy implementation. Mr. Post said the report is intended as an educational document that should be circulated .internally within the City. ~ .. - ~ -~ . ,. III. WORK SESSION: FERRY STREET BRIDGE STUDY Dave Reinhard, Transportation Engineer, presented the staff report. He reminded the council that last year the City successfully obtained Federal money to fund 80 percent of the Ferry Street Bridge Study. Conditions for the funding require the City to match the Federal money with 20 percent of the total cost of the study. Mr. Reinhard said the purpose of the project is preliminary planning and engineering' studies to analyze alternatives and develop a draft environmental impact statement (EIS). He said the study is projected to take 18 to 24 months. Once the draft EIS is completed, public hearings will be held and a "preferred alternative" will be developed. Once that is completed, Mr. Reinhard said detailed engineering plans will be developed also using the original Federal and City funds. Anything beyond this point will depend upon obtaining actual construction dollars. ; Mr. Reinhard outlined the geographic scope of the project. He said the term "Ferry Street Bridgel/ encompasses the entire corridor from East Broadway to the intersection of Oakway and Coburg Road. He said the planning study will e also review a broader area that stretches from the Washington/Jefferson Street Bridge to Interstate 5. The purpose of this is to analyze traffic and other land-use impacts. Mr. Reinhard noted the City is legally required to review alternative cross- ings of the Willamette River to the east of the existing bridge. This could either be a major rehabilitation or a supplemental crossing. He said he is aware this raises a sensitive issue. However, he said the Transportation Division will be working with the Citizen Involvement Committee and the Planning Department to insure that the public is involved. Mr. Reinhard said he has sent out a Request for Proposals (RFP) to consulting firms, and that a multi-disciplinary consultant team will be hired to perform the majority of the work. He said there will also be heavy involvement from staff as well other agencies such as EWES and the University of Oregon. Ms. Bascom said she is startled to hear that other locations for the bridge have to be examined, especially in light of the effort that went into acquir- ing the land for Alton Baker Park. Mr. Reinhard said the City is required to review all available alternatives. He said that does not mean those alterna- tives will be carried through the entire process. Chris Andersen, director of Public Works, said the main criteria will be what impacts the proposed improvements have on the existing bridge as opposed to another location for a river crossing. At this point, she said no other e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 20, 1988 Page 3