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<br />towards safety improvements at other crossings within the proposed quiet zone. In other words, if the <br />City closed one crossing, we could expect ODOT Rail to put $50,000 toward the total cost of the <br />supplemental safety measures necessary to obtain a quiet zone designation. <br /> <br />No local funding source has been identified or programmed for construction of SSMs to obtain a quiet <br />zone. Potential sources of local funding include the General Fund, Community Development Block <br />Grants, urban renewal funds, and assessments levied through a local improvement district. Staff is not <br />aware of any non-local sources of funding that could pay for creation of a quiet zone. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />2007-2008 City Council Goal - Neighborhood Empowerment: <br /> <br />?Redesign the neighborhood initiative to support the neighborhoods which includes public <br />participation in the livability and protection of neighborhoods and identifies specific <br />redevelopment strategies that preserves the integrity of residential uses, including design <br />standards, site review, down-zoning, infill regulation, and bolstering and empowering <br />neighborhood associations to get more involvement. <br /> <br />Adopted Growth Management Policies: <br /> <br />?Policy 1: Support the existing Eugene Urban Growth Boundary by taking actions to <br />increase density and use existing vacant land and under-used land within the boundary <br />more efficiently. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />Staff has identified four options for the council to consider in providing direction on this issue: <br /> <br />Option 1: Appropriate $60,000 from the council contingency to retain a consultant that would <br />finalize the design of the quiet zone through negotiations with appropriate regulatory <br />agencies. This assumes a commitment of local funding at the conclusion of the <br />negotiation process. <br /> <br />Option 2: Continue to monitor the evolving practice of creating quiet zones in the United States. If <br />there are considerable changes to current practice including non-local sources of funding, <br />staff will provide this information to the council. <br /> <br />Option 3: Indicate council support for closing up to five at-grade crossings, and proceed to <br />negotiate for a quiet zone with no expenditure of local funds. <br /> <br />Option 4: Cease the study of implementing a railroad quiet zone in Eugene. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> F:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080225\S080225C.doc <br /> <br />