Item 3C: Resolution Authorizing Transfer of Jurisdiction (Old Coburg Road)

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Adoption of Resolution 4967 Requesting that Jurisdiction over a Portion of County Road No. 180 (Old Coburg Road) Be Transferred to the City of Eugene within a Specified Period of Time Meeting Date: March 9, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 3C Department: Public Works-Engineering Staff Contact: Jenifer Willer www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5364 ISSUE STATEMENT This item is a request to transfer jurisdiction of a portion of Old Coburg Road (County Road No. 180) from Lane County. Subsequent to the council action, the request will be forwarded to the Lane County Board of Commissioners to release jurisdiction to the City in accordance with the provisions of ORS 373.270. The City of Eugene Pubic Works Department is submitting this request as it relates to an approved Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to upgrade and re-align Old Coburg Road from Chad Drive to North Game Farm Road (“Chad Drive Extension Project”). BACKGROUND The City of Eugene and Lane County first entered into an Urban Transition Agreement (UTA) for operational maintenance of roads within the City’s urban growth boundary on July 18, 1987. Since 1987, the UTA has been periodically reviewed and updated through Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA). The purpose of the IGA is to increase efficiency in the provision of road maintenance services by defining City and County road maintenance responsibilities by logical geographic boundaries rather than jurisdictional boundaries. Each jurisdiction maintains roughly the same number of miles of road, some within its jurisdictional boundary and some outside its jurisdictional boundary. The IGA also addresses the transfer of jurisdiction of county roads that have been annexed to the city. The IGA stipulates that the City will enact the necessary legislation (See Attachment A – Proposed Resolution) to transfer jurisdiction of all county roads annexed by the City. On February 23, 2009, the council approved annexation of the right-of-way and adjacent properties on Old Coburg Road. The Chad Drive Extension Project was identified in the FY08-FY13 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) adopted by the council in March 12, 2007, and in the FY08 Capital Budget adopted June 11, 2007, and the FY09 Capital Budget adopted June 9, 2008. The extension of Chad Drive and the improvement of Old Coburg Road were identified in the Willakenzie Area Plan (adopted in 1992) and TransPlan. The Chad Drive Extension Project will extend Chad Drive east to connect to Old Coburg Road and upgrade Old Coburg Road to a major collector consistent with the Eugene Arterial and Collector Street Plan, TransPlan and the Willakenzie Area Plan. In addition to upgrading the street facility, the project Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090309\S0903093C.doc