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B SUMMARY OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND EUGENE PLANNING COMMISSION BACKGROUND INFORMATION An initial public information session was held on November 5, 1998, to provide property owners and interested parties with information regarding the proposed project and get their input about preliminary concepts for upgrading Garden Way and to assure staffwere aware of the neighborhood's transportation needs. Following this initial meeting, a Hearings Official conducted a public heating on November 12, 1998, to give property owners the opportunity to provide input to the City Council on needs and issues associated with the project. Council reviewed the information on December 7, 1998, and authorized staff to proceed with design of the project. On December 9, 1999 staff held a design review meeting to discuss design alternatives with property owners and interested parties. This meeting focused on presenting proposals for the section between Centennial Boulevard and 1-105. Another meeting was planned to discuss options for the roadway features between I-105 and Harlow Road, however, that was canceled in order to evaluate additional options for the southern section that were suggested at the meeting. At the December 1999 meeting, staff presented variations of a realignment to improve the safety and effectiveness of the segment in the vicinity of the sharp 90-degree curves near Centennial Boulevard. Some of the property owners selected an alignment alternative from those that staff presented, but the majority of the audience suggested that staff consider realigning Garden Way through an undeveloped Simpson Property (Chase 3) west of Garden Way, between Centennial Boulevard and Commons Drive. Staff concluded the December meeting by indicating that we would evaluate the feasibility of this additional aliglunent and present that analysis at a future meeting. Over a few months following the December 1999 design review meeting with property owners and interested parties, staff evaluated variations of the Garden Way realignment through the Simpson Property and came up with four alternatives that were presented to the property owners and Simpson Housing representatives. Since that time, Simpson Housing hired planning and development consultants to analyze the alternatives and present their findings at a later date. Also, shortly after the December meeting Engineering staff and Planning staffworked together to further define the alignment through a Transportation Growth Management (TGM) Study for the Chase Gardens Node. The TGM Study for chase Gardens Node was funded by a grant received from the State of Oregon. The Chase Gardens Node, which is the same as the Opportunity Area depicted in the 1992 Willakenzie Area Plan, is bounded by 1-5 on the east, 1-105 on the north, and Centennial Boulevard on the west and south (see Attachment C for the map of the Chase Garden Nodal Development Plan). The Chase Gardens Node TGM Study provides a planning guide to create a safe pedestrian and transit friendly neighborhood while considering the existing land use pattern, undeveloped land, and natural and historic resources. Development of the design of Garden Way with extensive public involvement was a key element of the study. Through a series of public workshops and stakeholder interviews between 2000 and 2002 (see