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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Adoption of Federal Priorities List <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: March 12, 2012 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Brenda Wilson <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8441 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />This is an action item to adopt the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Committee’s recommended <br />2012 Federal Priorities List. These federal priorities will be presented to the congressional <br />delegation as part of the federal priority process (United Front). <br /> <br />The recommended 2012 City of Eugene Federal Priorities List includes: <br /> <br />Policy and Programmatic Priorities: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Federal Transportation Reauthorization (Current Priority) <br /> <br /> <br />Medicare Reimbursement (Current Priority) <br /> <br /> <br />Metro Waterways General Investigative Study (Current Priority) <br /> <br /> <br />Community Development Block Grant Program (New) <br /> <br /> <br />HOME Program (New) <br /> <br /> <br />Internet Tax Freedom Act Continuation (New) <br /> <br /> <br />Cell Tax Moratorium (New) <br /> <br /> <br />Public Rights-of-Way Compensation Issues (New) <br /> <br /> <br />Community Access Preservation Act (New) <br /> <br />Federal Fund Priorities: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Teen Court Expansion (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Police Special Operations Facility (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Franklin Boulevard – Walnut Street to Alder Street (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Jessen Path – Beltline to Terry Street (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene Depot – Vehicular Loop (Current Project) <br /> <br /> <br />Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan (New) <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The United Front (UF) partnership of local governments in the Lane County region develops and <br />maintains a concise and realistic federal agenda. Historically, annual federal priorities were based <br />on local and regional needs. By assessing local federal priorities in conjunction with anticipated <br /> S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120312\S120312B.doc <br /> <br />