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-~ ~r'~ ~ ~r~ 534 SW Third Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 497-1000. fax (503) 223-0073. www.friends.org FRIENDS Southern Oregon office. P.O. Box 2442. Grants Pass, OR 97528. phone/fax (541) 474-1155 OF OREGON Willamette Valley Office · 388 State Street, Suite 604 · Salem, OR 97301 · (503) 371-7261 · fax (503) 371-7596 Lane County Office · 1192 Lawrence. Eugene, OR 97401 · (541) 431-7059 · fax (541) 431-7078 Central Oregon Office · P.O. Box 8813 · Bend, OR 97708 · (541) 382-7557 · fax (541) 382-7552 January 5, 2005 Eugene Planning Commission 99 W. 10th Ave. Eugene, OR 97401 Commissioners: Thank you for extending the period for comments on the city's adopted draft of the FY 2007 - 2011 CIP. ! have spent only a brief amount of time reviewing the draft, but my initial impression is that it is difficult to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the how the multitude of proposed projects are funded (where is available funding coming from) and how funding sources have been determined. For example, the Parks and Open Space funded project list includes a project, 'lNillamette River Riparian c:orridor Acquisition' that indicates that the funding source is 'unknown.' Yet, within the P&OS section, this project is indicated to be part of the 'C:SINI~lP, l~ugene Downtown Plan.' Two questions come to mind: First, how can a funded project have an unknown funding source, and secondly, how appropriate is it to consider the mainstem of the Willamette as a stormwater masterplan related project? ! also have questions about the Transportation section. One project, the Patterson Street Underpass, is not even part of any Plan, yet it is indicated to be fully funded and planned to be constructed and completed in 2006. Is this a wish, or has the funding source and dollar amount really been established? And what about the project 'Pedestrian Improvements at Bus Stops', which indicates that ten (10) pedestrian islands on bus routes in Eugene will provide better access to bus stops for those who must cross busy streets in Eugene. Doesn't the public get to have any information on what those 10 bus stops are, and what Plan are these projects imbedded in, and why is LTD's share of the cost equal to city of Eugene costs? Shouldn't LTD pay up for these types of safety improvements? One also should wonder about the availability of Lane County monies for the $1,400,000 worth of pavement and preservation projects. According to the Lane County public works director, it is very unlikely that without reauthorization of legislation that directs Rural Schools funding to counties, County Road Fund monies will continue to be available to Eugene (and Springfield) for these kinds of needs. In fact, Lane County's public works director had not yet spoken to the city managers about this issue as of the Wednesday before Christmas. Please ask that staff look into this issue and provide you with an update prior to your approval of the draft CIP. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050228\S0502283.doc