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

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will include the provision of bike lanes, sidewalks, illumination, a traffic signal at the intersection of Old Coburg Road and North Game Farm Road and the extension of wastewater and stormwater facilities. All of the necessary right-of-way has been acquired. The design is over 90% complete and the project is scheduled to bid in early May with construction to commence in June 2009. If the resolution requesting transfer is adopted, the Lane County Board of Commissioners will provide the proper notice and hold a public hearing to take and consider testimony and objections from interested persons before determining whether it is necessary, expedient or in the best interests of the County to surrender jurisdiction of Lane County roads. RELATED CITY POLICIES The jurisdictional transfer of rights-of-way within annexed areas of the City is consistent with the following principles identified in the Eugene-Springfield Metro Plan: The Metropolitan Plan is based on the premise that Eugene and Springfield, the two existing cities, are the logical providers of services accommodating urban levels of development within the urban growth boundary, and To be meaningful, the plan requires cooperation by all general purpose, special district, and special function agencies in the community. This reflects its comprehensive nature encompassing physical land use, social, and economic implications for the metropolitan area. Examples where cooperation are essential include planning and implementation of a transportation system, development of a metropolitan-wide energy plan, metropolitan-wide analysis and resolution of certain housing issues, and planning for areas outside the urban growth boundary and within the plan. COUNCIL OPTIONS The City Council may consider the following options: 1.Adopt the draft resolution. 2.Adopt the draft resolution with specific modifications as determined by the City Council. 3.Deny the draft resolution. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the City Council adopt the draft resolution by finding that the request complies with all applicable approval criteria and that the request is approved. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to adopt 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. ATTACHMENTS A. Resolution and Exhibit A Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090309\S0903093C.doc