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Fl,IA East Campus Committee Comments East Campus Lands Land Use Applications Amendments (MA 03-7, RA 03-5, CA 03-5) February 23, 2004 aware of our concern- and many share the concerns regarding traffic mitigation. We are presenting the proposed changes to you now because the record has been closed for the Planning Commission process, we wished to wait to see the outcome of the Planning Commission process, and we wanted to incorporate any concerns by City Council at the City Council work session. The following policy changes to traffic policies #6 and #7 attempt to address the neighborhood's requirement that studies be conducted and traffic calming be implemented within a known time frame while addressing the city council's concerns regarding securing funding for both the studies and any capital improvements required as an outcome of the studies. Changes from the current policies are in st~ and proposed changes are underlined. Traffic Circulation Policies 6. By March, 2005, the City shall initiate a study of Agate Street between Franklin Boulevard and 19th Avenue. That study, conducted jointly with the University and the Fairmount Neighborhood Association, shall identify strategies to improve the function and carrying capacity of Agate according to the City criteria for its designated street classification. The City shall :;'ill implement the necessary changes specified in Agate Street study by December 200& The University will participate in those improvements as development occurs and as required by City code, to the extent that the University is directly responsible for the needed improvements. Discussion: Change the word "will" to "shall" to make consistent with the phrasing of the entire document. The East Campus Committee has consistently raised the concern regarding the open-ended language regarding traffic mitigation. The implementation date is suggested to clarify the time frame for both the Agate Street study and any capital investment required as specified in the Agate Street study. 7. The City, with the cooperation of the University and the Fairmount Neighborhood Association, shall initiate an area-wide traffic calming study for the streets within the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study boundary to determine appropriate mitigation for through-traffic utilizing neighborhood streets. Such study shall :';c.'a!d be initiated prior to December, 2008, .~:~ , ..... :t~n:u,.. ~r ~.....to In the event that the City updates the Central Area Transportation Study (CA TS) prior to 2008, the City shall fund and initiate an area-wide traffic calming study as part of the CATS update to determine appropriate mitigation measures for the subject area. The CitF shall implement the changes specified in the area-wide traffic calming study by December 2012. Discussion: Change the word "would" to "shall" and delete the "subject to availability of funds". The East Campus Committee has consistently raised the concern regarding the open-ended language regarding traffic mitigation. The implementation date is suggested to clarify the time frame for both the area-wide traffic calming study and any capital investment required as specified in the area- wide traffic calming study. _ ,Page 3.of5 City ~ouncil ~genoa page 259