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F. Also subsequent to that approval, the federal government has indicated that in order to move forward with any part of the West Eugene Parkway, the entire West Eugene Parkway must be included in the 20 year construction project list in TransPlan. To add the entire West Eugene Parkway would necessitate moving other projects totaling approximately $71 million to the unfunded project list, or finding other federal, state or local revenues to fund those projects. G. The City Council therefore desires to place two measures before the voters, that ask whether the City should move forward with the West Eugene Parkway, or with alternative transportation improvements for west Eugene, or with neither. NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. A special election is called for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City two questions. The first question shall ask whether the City should take actions to facilitate construction of the West Eugene Parkway. This measure shall explain that if the measure passes, (1) the entire WEP must be included in the 20 year construction project list in TransPlan, (2) adding the entire WEP would necessitate moving other projects totaling approximately $71 million (in 1995 dollars) to the unfunded project list, or finding other federal, state or local revenues to fund those projects, (3) the WEP would fill approximately 34 acres of wetlands, which would require creation or restoration of at least 34 acres of wetlands, (4) some of the wetlands are owned by the federal government, which would require federal approval, and (5) modeling of the WEP showed an expected reduction in daily traffic on West 11th from 46,000 vehicles to 38,000 vehicles, compared with 22,000 vehicles at present. The second question shall ask whether the City should address transportation problems in west Eugene with proj ects other than the West Eugene Parkway. Resolution - 2