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e importance of developing partnerships outside the department as well as inside the department. Mr. Birr said there will be three major program areas emphasizing partnership: field operations, prevention services, and networking. Mr. Birr said work on the draft plan began in December 1988 and will be complete in late 1990. Major opportunities for citizen involvement will occur from September 1989-January 1990 and January 1990-plan adoption and financing approval. He said the citizen involvement process will include the typical community information forums, public meetings, and public hearings. Responding to a question from Mr. Holmer, Mr. DeForrest said PSAC will work with staff in the development of the long-range plan. Mr. Holmer asked whether PSAC.s close working relationship with DPS inhibits the committee from communicating openly about DPS with the council. Richard Greene, Chair of PSAC, said PSAC does not feel inhibited in its ability to communicate with the council. Mr. DeForrest added that staff does not expect PSAC to be a "rubberstamp" committee. III. STATE HIGHWAY SIX-YEAR PROGRAM Dave Reinhard, Transportation Engineer, said the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will update its Six-Year Highway Improvement Program next year. Public works staff from Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County have developed a preliminary list of projects on state highways in this area for e potential inclusion in the next six-year program. The process being followed calls for approval by each city council and the County Board of Commissioners of a preliminary list of projects within each jurisdiction. MPC will then be asked to approve a single, countywide project list that will be forwarded to ODOT for its consideration in preparing the draft Six-Year Program for 1991-1996. Mr. Reinhard said ODOT staff will complete its technical ranking process for these recommended projects this fall and will then issue a draft Highway Improvement Program by the end of the year. ODOT will conduct public hearings on the draft program during the first three months of 1990, including a hearing in Springfield. Mr. Reinhard emphasized that prior to that public hearing, it will be important for the two cities and the County to reach agreement on a single priority ranking for all projects within Lane County, and to develop a wide base of support for these projects among local and state elected officials, the business community, and other interest groups. Mr. Reinhard said the Transportation Commission will discuss the input from the hearings held throughout the state and will then adopt the final Highway Improvement Program in July 1990. Mr. Reinhard briefly described some of the projects staff hopes will be included in the draft Highway Improvement Program. Improvements to Highway 99 North are a top priority for Eugene. The State has already committed to funding for the first phase of the project, and staff expects the State to e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 26, 1989 Page 3 I' -.