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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Public Hearing: Resolution 4831 Forming a Local Improvement District For Paving, Constructing Curbs and Gutters, Sidewalks, Pedestrian Medians, Street Lights, and Stormwater Drainage on River Avenue From 200 Feet East of River Road to 100 Feet West of Beltline Highway Meeting Date: April 11, 2005 Agenda Item Number: 4 Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Michelle Cahill www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-6855 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY The public hearing is to gather testimony in advance of the consideration of the River Avenue Transportation Improvements by the City Council on April 20, 2005. The public hearing is continued before the City Council as required by code when a remonstrance is made by the owners of property that would bear more than half the amount estimated to be assessed to finance the improvement. The first public hearing for the improvements was held July 28, 2004, and closed August 3, 2004, and owners of property that would bear 51.4% of the estimated assessable amount remonstrated. The minutes from the first hearing, dated June 28, 2004, (minutes date is incorrect, meeting held July 28) along with copies of the remonstrances are included in Exhibit A. The resolution providing final approval of the improvements, forming a Local Improvement District LID for paving, constructing sidewalks, curbs, gutters, pedestrian medians, street lights, and stormwater drainage on River Avenue from 200 feet east of River Road to 100 feet west of Beltline Highway and authorizing award of the construction contract is Exhibit B. This resolution is scheduled for adoption April 20, 2005. Additionally, two property owners submitted information to be submitted for consideration at the April 11, 2005, Public Hearing. This information is included as Exhibit C. A vicinity map is included as Exhibit D. BACKGROUND This project was initiated by City Council action on June 26, 2000, by adoption of the 2001 Capital Budget and pursuant to Section 7.160(5) of the Eugene Code (EC), 1971. This improvement project has been included in the adopted Metropolitan Transportation Plan first adopted in 1986 and subsequently updated and adopted. This project is designed in accordance with the adopted Eugene Arterial and Collector Street Plan (ACSP). The standards outlined in the ACSP for this street are the same as Lane County standards. In September 2004, the council considered annexation of the ten unincorporated properties subsequent to Lane County denial of providing the City the authority to include unincorporated properties in the L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050411\S0504114.doc