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funding and that continue the program to replace the deteriorated eight-foot wide asphalt paths with ten feet wide concrete paths. The System Development Charge Fund (transportation improvement fee component) will be used to provide the local match. Since the scoring criteria have not changed, it is anticipated that the bike path projects will score higher than the street projects. The Courthouse District transportation improvement project is identified as a modernization project because of the $1,000,000 shortfall between the requested federal earmark of $6,000,000 and the actual earmark of $5,000,000 in the omnibus spending bill signed into law earlier this year. The Urban Renewal Fund would be identified as the local match since the City Council has previously identified the fund as the source for the entire $1,000,000 shortfall. Only that portion of the project that is on the State Highway system is eligible for STP-U funds. Streets classified as local are not eligible for STP-U funds. RELATED CITY POLICIES On June 9, 2004, the City Council passed a motion that all project lists or funding allocations for projects within the City of Eugene or the Eugene urban growth boundary generated through the TPC for the MPC/MPO approval shall first be reviewed and approved by the Eugene City Council before the TPC recommendations are reviewed for approval by the MPC/MPO, including review of regional projects in which the City is a stakeholder. On April 11, 2005, the City Council passed a motion adopting the following Capital Improvement Program policies: · Funding sources that have been identified for a specific project and approved with adoption of the Capital Improvement Program shall remain the funding source for that project unless a specific exception is directed by the council. · Flexible transportation funding available to the City from federal, state, county, and local sources, that is eligible, will be used to fund operations, maintenance and preservation of existing capital transportation infrastructure, unless a specific exception is directed by the council. · New transportation capital projects, including transit projects that are located within the Eugene City limits will be reviewed by the City Council before inclusion into any regional or multi-jurisdictional project list or plan. COUNCIL OPTIONS The City Council may: 1. Approve the project list; 2. Not approve the project list; or 3. Remove specific projects and approve an amended project list. CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the City Council approve the project list. Once the list is approved, staff will complete applications for each project and submit the applications to the MPO on June 10, 2005. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050608\S050608B.doc