Agenda Packet 7-15-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead Spring 2019 Outreach Summary 105 Jon Harper Manager Reliable Credit Association, Inc. 365 Coburg Rd William Hutchins, 2060 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard March 25, 2019 Andrew Martin and Chris Henry met with William Hutchins and his brother in law (unsure about name) who are the owners of the property where Lithia Nissan is located. They have potential property acquisitions under the MLK Enhanced Corridor alternative. We discussed the project and potential impacts on the MLK EC as well as the Coburg build alternatives. They do not have potential impacts on Coburg, but are very close to the corridor so are also interested in that. They were concerned about losing property and the potential for any stop along their property causing traffic to back up because the proposed stop is in the travel lane. Staff provided project background and information on the alternatives and packages. Staff also provided information for property owners to participate in the online open house. Eric Vance, Cowboy’s Savannah, 74 E. 18th Avenue April 10, 2019 Dear MovingAhead team, Eugene City Council and Eugene Citizens, I have expressed specific concerns with the LCC corridor specifically in my prior written correspondence with MovingAhead and the City Council. Those concepts will stand on their own validity or be discounted in the final decision by the City Council. I hope validity will win out. My previous comment letters should not be considered as unsupportive of mass transit in general or a not in my backyard perspective. We own a commercial property on Oak Street and have a vested interest in preserving this “Great Street” along with Peal Street from a rapid transit overbuild. The reasons that this inner city corridor should be analyzed differently from all the other “strip commercial” corridors are again outlined in my previous comment letters. We are in support of LTD maintaining an efficient and affordable transit system for Eugene, Springfield and surrounding areas. I was a participant in choosing the project manager for the LTD Glenwood headquarters facility. My wife Dona was a LTD bus driver. A complete and affordable mass transit system is imperative for a well-functioning City to have. Having EMX rapid transit at every corner is not necessarily the best way to attain that goal without sacrificing other considerations for citizen livability. The EMX package would have EMX on all proposed transit corridors. With the additional cost of $200M over option B this would be equiviant to the project costs of 6-8 new City Halls. No, this money is not July 15, 2019, Joint Work Session – Item1