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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Public Hearing: <br /> An Ordinance Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan <br />(TransPlan) to Move Project Nos. 333 and 506 from the Future Roadway Projects List to <br />the Financially Constrained Roadway Projects List, to Update the Project Descriptions <br />for Project Nos. 333 and 506 and to Make Related Amendments to the Eugene- <br />Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan <br /> <br />Meeting Date: October 19, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 1 <br />Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Rob Inerfeld <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5343 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />The City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the following amendments to the Eugene- <br />Springfield Regional Transportation System Plan (“TransPlan”) and the Eugene-Springfield <br />Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan): <br /> <br />Moving Project Numbers 333 and 506 from the Future Roadway Projects list to the <br />Financially Constrained Roadway Projects list and to update the project descriptions <br />to make them consistent with the adopted Regional Transportation Plan. The <br />proposed amendments would add to TransPlan’s Financially Constrained Roadway <br />Projects list the following two projects: <br /> <br />th <br /> <br />A.Project No. 333: W. 11 Avenue, Green Hill Road to Terry Street, <br />“Upgrade to urban facility” <br /> <br />B.Project No. 506: North Eugene Transportation Improvements, River <br />Road to Delta Highway, “Improve capacity across Willamette River <br />within N. Eugene Area” <br /> <br />City Council action on this matter is scheduled for November 9, 2009. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />On November 8, 2007, the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) adopted an update to the federally- <br />required Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). This update moved projects from the Illustrative Project <br />List (beyond 20-years) to the Financially Constrained 20-Year Capital Investment Actions List and <br />made several other changes to proposed projects. MPC’s adoption of the updated RTP triggered a state <br />Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) requirement that Eugene, Springfield and Lane County do one of <br /> <br />the following by November 8, 2008: <br /> <br /> Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M091019\S0910191.doc <br /> <br />