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This criterion is not applicable. (b) New inYentory material Which relates to a storewide planning goal. ~ ti°n i n of new invento_w_matefial Which relates to a stateMde_g_Q.a!: or This criterion is not applicable. (e) New or amended communi~ policies ~ A:chan c~ The I986 TransPlan provided for development of the West Eugene parkway along the route of the ApProved DeSign selecmd in the 1990 Record of Decision of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. ~e SUbSequem m~evaluation of the Approved Design rome resulted in a SupPlemental EnVironmental Impact Statement and selection of the Modified Project route as the prefe~ed alternative. !n December 2000, Eugene received a letter from the Oregon Department of Transportation specifying land use actions necess~ to move forward Mth the conclusion of the final suppl Env Impact Statement for the West Eugene Parkway and construction of 'Unit I~A o£thm projeet~ Although state administrative rules do not require completion of land use actions for ~ture ptmses of a project Prior to iss~ce of an Environmental Impact Statement, bO~ the federal Bureau of land Management (BLM) and the Federal Highway Admi~stration (FHWA) had submitted lettem to ODOT stating that ~1 land use actions must be completed prior to issu~ce of the final supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the West Eugene P~kway~ On December i t and 13, 2000~ the Eugene Ciw Council considered a request by ODOT to i~fiate I~d use actions and amend TransPlan (still in d~ fo~ at that time) to comply Mth the BLM and FHWA requirements, On December 13, 2000, the Council directed the City Manager not to initiate the Plan amendments. In August 200 l, City Council passed Resolution No. 4678, calling a special election for November 6, 2001. That resolmion placed two measures concerning transportation alternatives for West Eugene on the NOvember ballot. Measure 20-53 "Transpor~t~on* Improvements in West EUgene, Not Including the West Eugene Parkway" ~ked: "Shall CiW work with gove~ent pruners to pursue comprehensive 2anspormtion and land use strategies and projects for west E ugene. Measure 20~54 "West Eugene Parkway-" asked voters: "Shall City purs~ ~ding and ~anspo~ation and land ~e approvals to facilitate construction of the West Eugene Parkway?" In adopting TranSPlan follo~g the Aught 2001 decision to call a special election bm prior to the November 6i 2001 election, the Tr~P!~ adopting officials recognized that amendments to Transpl~ would need to be considered if either of the ballot measures passed. On November 6~ 2001, Eugene voters approved Ballot Meas~e 20-54; Ballot Measure 20-53 failed; AlthoUgh the voters had already approved the route of the West Eugene Parkway in Transpl~ ~d Metro Plan Amendments Exhibit C ~ F~dings Page 18