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Exhibit FINDINGS AND ~CO~I~ENDATIONS SUB,CT: PAVING, CURBS AND GUT~RS, SIDEWALKS, AND STORM SE~,VERS ON S ROAD FROM DELTA ~GltWA¥ TO GIL~ ROAD AND ON GIL~ ROAD FROM AYRES RO~ TO HONEYWOOD ST~ET (JOB #3367) (CONTACT #2001-26) Physical Setting Ayres Road was a narrow5 two lane road, w/ndhag between Delta H/ghway and Gilham Road. The land to the north of Ayres Road is flat; properties on tlfis side ofthe Road are either occupied by residences and accessory build/ngs (/ncluding Riverpo~te, a large residential development) or are vacant, The property to the south of Ayres Road is more varied. There is a small, uudevelopable piece of land adjacent to the junction ofDelta H/ghway and Ayres Roa& With/n 100 feet (}f Del~ Hi ~ th/s small come} of land drops down ~to a lake (Xyres Pond). Ayres Road runs east alon~ th/s lake for a l~ttle over a tenth of a mile, and then cur~e~ toward the southeast, still folloMng the lake shore. Ayres Road then tums east and separates from the lake shore. From th/s point, Ayres Road runs east to Gilham Road. ~4~ter cur~dng around the lake~ Ayres Road passes between the gated residential developments kmown as Lakeshore on the south and RJverpointe to the north. I2keshore Estates is now all the way to Csilham Roa& Land north of Ayers Road and east of R/verpointe is still underdeveloped~ although there are two residences on very large lots~ At their kntersection, Cx/lham Road was nearly the same as Ayres Road; a narrow, paved road originally designed for a Iow level of use. South of Ayres Road Gilham Road runs between developed residential lots on both sides of the Roa& W-hen Gi~ Road reaches Honeywood Street it ~dens~ becoming a s collector streek w/th c~xbs and sidewalks on both sides and a center turn lane. After several visits to the area during the formation of the local knprovement districL the Hea~%ngs Official described the con&tmn of Ayers Road: Ayres Road has not held up well and is deteriorat~g rapidly. There are places where the pavement has begun to crack and dis/ntegrate, creatMg pot holes. Ayres Road is at or below the level of the surrounding land, and has no established drainage system. In many places the lowest portions of Ayres Road are the wheel mrs from the vehicles travetkn~ along the Road." Initial Steps and Proposals Improvement of Ayres Road and Gilham Road south from Ayres Road has been included in the ty of Eugene s FY 96 capital budget and capital nnprovement plan (CIP), The Willaken×ie Refinement P1an/ncludes Ayres Road as a Collector street, as does the Local Street Plan. PAVING, CURBS ANq3 GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND STORM SEWERS ON AYERS ROAD AND GILHAM ROAD FROM AYERS ROAD TO HONEYWOOD STREET FINAL ASSES8 Page 1