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did not take any action at the public hearing. After the public hearing, it appeared that the majority of the council favored addressing the issue of street design in advance of classification. On January 24, 2005, the City Council held a work session to review and discuss the principles of context-sensitive design and options for moving forward with the design of street improvements for Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street in the Crest Drive Neighborhood in advance of assigning a functional classification to any streets in the neighborhood. At the work session there was general agreement that doing nothing was not a viable option and that the issues around street design should be addressed before the issue of street classification. There were also four questions from the City Council that are addressed in Attachment B. RELATED CITY POLICIES The Street Classification Map in the Eugene Arterial and Collector Street Plan (ACSP) is intended to clarify and implement policies set forth in the regional transportation system plan (TransPlan), the Growth Management Study, and other adopted plans. The 1991 federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Act (ISTEA) and Oregon's Transportation Planning Rule require the State and each county and municipality to functionally classify their public roads and streets. COUNCIL OPTIONS Not applicable. CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager will direct staff to work with the Crest Drive neighborhood to develop a context- sensitive design process for those sections of Crest, Storey and Friendly identified on Attachment A. The elements of the process will include identifying objectives and goals, establishing a decision- making model, developing a public involvement and outreach strategy, identifying interested parties and stakeholder groups and developing a schedule. The City Manager will present the completed context- sensitive design process to the council later this year with a recommendation to appropriate funds to implement the process for streets in the Crest Drive neighborhood. SUGGESTED MOTION Not applicable. ATTACHMENTS A. Map of the Crest Drive Neighborhood B. Questions and Answers from the January 24, 2005, Work Session FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Mark Schoening Telephone: 682-5243 Staff E-Mail: mark. a. schoening~ci, eugene, or. us L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050629\S050629B.doc