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'" - M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council City Council Chamber July 15, 1986 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Debra Ehrman, Emily Schue, Freeman Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Cynthia Wooten, Richard Hansen, Jeff Miller. A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. 1. JOINT EUGENE CITY COUNCIL/OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STAFF PUBLIC HEARING: WEST EUGENE PARKWAY (6TH-7TH EXTENSION) SUPPLEMENTAL DEIS (HIGHWAY 99 TO SENECA ROAD) (memo, background information distributed) Mayor Obie welcomed those present. He announced the public hearing is a joint hearing of the Eugene City Council and the Oregon Department of Transportation staff . He introduced eam Gil mour, manager of the Environmental Section of the Oregon State Highway Division. Mr. Gilmour said several hearings have been held on proposed alignments for the West Eugene Parkway (6th-7th Extension). The last hearing was on e the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on December 9, 1985. As a result of the testimony and comments from the Planning Commission and the City Council, the State Highway Divison re-evaluated the alignment and issued the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDE1S). Mr. Gilmour said the SDEIS involves only the segment of the West Eugene Parkway between Highway 99 North and Seneca Road and the hearing will be on that segment only. He said Alternative 1 at-grade, Alternative 1 elevated, Alternative la at-grade, Alternative la elevated, and a 5th/7th couplet are evaluated in the SDEIS. He said the Highway Division staff prefers Alternative la at-grade. He said Alternative 1 elevated and Alternative la elevated would require more right-of-way than the at-grade alternatives, would not provide substantial improvements to internal circulation, and would cost $8 mill ion more than the at-grade alternatives. He said the 5th/7th couplet would not provide sufficient access control and would be detrimental to traffic flow and safety because trucks might block traffi c and cause accidents. Also, internal circulation would be difficult because the eastbound and westbound lanes would be two blocks apart which would necessitate some businesses revising their operations. Mr. Gilmour said testimony will be accepted on all alignments in the SDEI S . Discussing differences in Alternative la at-grade and Alternative e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 15, 1986 Page 1