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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Adoption of Federal Priority Project Lists <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: December 13, 2010 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Brenda Wilson <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8441 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />This is an action item to adopt the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee’s <br />Recommended 2011 Federal Priorities Project List (Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations cycle). <br />These federal priority requests will be sent to our congressional delegation as part of our federal <br />priority process (United Front). <br /> <br />The recommended 2011 City of Eugene Federal Priorities Project List includes: <br /> <br />Updates and Programmatic Requests: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Forest Legacy (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Metro Waterways General Investigative Study (Current Project) <br /> <br />Proposed 2011 Federal Appropriations Requests: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Teen Court Expansion (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Franklin Blvd – Walnut Street to Alder Street (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Police Special Operations Facility (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Jessen Path – Beltline to Terry Street (New Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene Depot – Passenger Platform and Rail Cross-Over (New Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene Depot – Vehicular Loop (New Project) <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The United Front (UF) partnership of local governments in the Lane County region develops and <br />maintains a concise and realistic federal agenda. Annual federal priorities are based on local and <br />regional needs. By assessing local federal priorities in conjunction with anticipated legislative <br />funding opportunities, we greatly increase the prospects for success. <br /> <br />This approach has proven very helpful for congressional delegations, for several reasons. <br />Foremost, the delegation members do not need to reconcile the different interests of a particular <br />region. A joint local effort relieves them of playing the role of arbitrator or mediator in <br />sometimes difficult matters of local importance. In turn, our congressional delegation can focus <br /> Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M101213\S101213B.doc <br /> <br />