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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Action: Approval of Minutes, Finding and Recommendations from the Hearings Official and Adoption of Resolution 4833 Forming a Local Improvement District for Alley Paving in 23 Various Alley Locations in the West University Neighborhood Generally Bounded by Willamette Street, 19th Avenue, Kincaid Street, and Franklin Boulevard (Job #4172, 4309 and 4310) Meeting Date: May 9, 2005 Agenda Item Number: 2G Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Paul Klope www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5246 ISSUE STATEMENT The council is being asked to approve the Hearings Official's Minutes, Findings and Recommendations dated May 2, 2005 and adopt a resolution forming a Local Improvement District (LID) for alley paving in 23 various alley locations in the West University Neighborhood generally bounded by Willamette Street, 19th Avenue, Kincaid Street, and Franklin Boulevard. (See Attachment A for descriptions of alleys.) BACKGROUND The West University Neighborhood is adjacent to downtown and is the City's most densely populated neighborhood. Due to an increase in criminal activity and nuisance behaviors in the last few years, the riot of 2002, and concerns about the decline in appearance of the area, former Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey and University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer formed the West University Neighborhood (WUN) Task Force to develop immediate and long-term solutions to the safety and livability issues facing the area. The task force was comprised of neighborhood stakeholders, such as residents, local business owners, and non-profit organizations. Representatives from the Eugene City Council, Planning Commission, Police Commission, and the Associated Students of the University of Oregon were also included, as was staff from the City and University. The meetings were open to the public and run in an informal manner to invite broad participation by other interested members of the public. The City Council held a work session on June 9, 2003, to review and approve the WUN Task Force Final Report. The City Council directed the City Manager to analyze the recommendations of the task force and provide the council with an implementation plan. One of the high priority, long-term recommendations was to improve the alleys in the neighborhood. The City Council held a work session on November 24, 2003, to review a report from the City Engineer covering the feasibility and estimated cost to improve the unimproved alleys, funding sources, range of estimated assessments, assessment code issues, design standards, timing and a proposed implementation L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050509\S0505092G.doc