CC Minutes - 06/19/00 Work Session

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Beltline/l-5 projects. Mr. Kelly stressed that he wanted to see language that a full range of options were being considered. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Mr. Rayor, moved that Project #606 (the Beltline/l-5 project), as revised in the errata sheet, have its price changed to indicate a range of cost options with the maximum being $38.3 million and that its description be expanded to indicate the potential for a lower cost alternative that is more safety focused and less capacity focused. In response to a question from Mr. Pap~ regarding whether the Pioneer and Game Farm road projects were included in the Beltline/l-5 project, Mr. Reinhard said that they were not included in the $38.3 million cost. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0 (Mr. Lee having left the meeting). In response to a question from Mr. Meisner regarding the details of the Glenwood/l-5 project, Mr. Reinhard said it was to reconfigure the interchange, address weaving, and to provide six lanes on the freeway. He noted that the details were placeholder estimates on cost. Mr. Kelly added that the project was on the future list. Mr. Meisner raised concern over assessing the costs of projects without looking at all of the projects in a comprehensive manner. Mr. Pap~, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to add a project for a comprehensive study for the I-5 interchanges (between Beltline and Goshen) to the study category in the 20-year financially constrained project list. In response to a question from Mr. Rayor regarding whether staff recommended such a study, Ms. Childs said that staff recommended such a study very strongly. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0.. Ms. Childs moved the discussion to Attachment B in the meeting packet. She said that the attachment contained additional recommended revisions to the TransPlan project list submitted by staff for council consideration. In response to a question from Mr. Rayor regarding funding traffic calming, Mr. Reinhard said that the council could make a suggestion or statement about traffic calming in TransPlan. Ms. Childs said that the topic fell under Attachment B and added that the topic could be added to the list of project categories that were recommended as additions to TransPlan. Mr. Kelly agreed that there should be an added category for traffic calming. He raised concern over the category of Transportation Improvements Specific to New Development. He was not prepared to support that category without some description of what the term meant. Mr. Reinhard said that the project was similar to the others in that it was a generic category since the Transportation Division did not know what the projects might be and added that there was a estimated amount from systems development charges and assessments to property owners were the two main funding sources. He said that the category would not just be street improvements but might also include wastewater and stormwater systems. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 19, 2000 Page 7 Work Session