Item 4: Resolution forming LID (Elmira Road)

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Approval of Minutes, Findings and Recommendations from the Hearings Official and Adoption of Resolution 4970 Forming a Local Improvement District for Paving, Constructing Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, Street Lights, Stormwater Drainage, Water Quality Facilities, on Elmira Road from Bertelsen Road to Maple Street and Maple Street from Elmira Road to Roosevelt Boulevard (Job #4275) Meeting Date: April 13, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 4 Department: Public Works-Engineering Staff Contact: Mark Schoening www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5243 ISSUE STATEMENT The council is being requested to approve the Hearings Official’s Minutes, Findings, and Recommendations dated April 6, 2009, and to adopt a resolution forming a Local Improvement District (LID) for paving, constructing curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, stormwater drainage and water quality facilities on Elmira Road from Bertelsen Road to Maple Street and Maple Street from Elmira Road to Roosevelt Boulevard. BACKGROUND Elmira Road and Maple Street are neighborhood collector streets and located in the Active Bethel Citizens neighborhood on the west side of Eugene. The existing roadway has no curb, gutter, or sidewalks and the existing road surface is in very poor condition. City representatives attended the Active Bethel Citizens Neighborhood meeting in the fall of 2006 to kick off a public outreach process for the design of the Elmira Road and Maple Street. After the neighborhood meeting, between November 2006 and January 2009, seven public workshops were held providing education about public improvements and financing and discussing specific design and financing for the Elmira Road and Maple Street improvements. Two of these workshops were a result of City Council direction on November 10, 2008, ”to continue to work with property owners to further address their concerns, with the goal of maintaining the 2009 construction start.” For each meeting, over 1500 postcard invitations were mailed. In addition, there was a special workshop for the residents of Maple Street. Staff believes the meetings resulted in a consensus about the proposed design. The street improvements will consist of 24-foot wide paving, curb and gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parking bays on Maple Street, and storm water drainage system with water quality facilities. The project will address the deteriorating roadway, improve safety for all modes of travel, provide storm water quality and improve drainage conveyance. In lieu of bike lanes, as requested by the property owners, signage will be provided to alert bicyclists of the nearby Roosevelt Path. The signs will be located at intersections on Elmira Road to direct travelers down side streets to the connections to the path. Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090413\S0904134.doc