Item B: Process to Identify Transportation Solution for West Eugene

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ATTACHMENT A RESOLUTION 2006-__ APPROVING THE FY 06-09 MTIP AS MODIFIED AND ENDORSING A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN WEST EUGENE WHEREAS , the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) Board has been designated by the State of Oregon as the official Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Central Lane region; and WHEREAS , the LCOG Board has delegated responsibility for MPO policy functions to the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC), a committee of officials from Eugene, Springfield, Coburg, Lane County, Lane Transit District, and ODOT; and WHEREAS , members of MPC, along with many other interested persons, participated in a Conflict Assessment prepared by The Osprey Group concerning the West Eugene Parkway (WEP); and WHEREAS , The Osprey Group presented its assessment in May of 2006 in which it concluded, in part: “We believe that if the agencies and the community can rise to the challenge, the collaborative process, Option II, can best address the current challenge of ‘getting to a transportation solution for West Eugene that has widespread understanding and acceptability.’ The hurdles, however, are serious. Several are cited in the text that describes this option. It is clear, for example, that without willing and active ODOT participation, such a process should not be pursued.” WHEREAS , MPC agrees a collaborative process as described in Option II of The Osprey Group’s Conflict Assessment should be undertaken as the next step in addressing the transportation issues in West Eugene, and that MPC members, including ODOT, intend to participate in such a process; and WHEREAS , until that collaborative process is completed, the NEPA process for the WEP should not be concluded, in order that the results of the collaborative process can be considered as part of the NEPA process; and WHEREAS , the FY06-09 MTIP was submitted in November 2005 and further, that amendments to the FY05-07 MTIP have made subsequent to November 2005; and WHEREAS , an Air Quality Conformity Determination for the FY06-09 MTIP was prepared; and