Item A: Joint Meeting with LCC Board of Education

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needs. The college sees its future in becoming more involved and integrated with its larger community in a sustainable way. This involves pursuing several initiatives starting with developing college-owned properties and continuing with exploring ways to partner with others (private or public entities) to create a variety of facilities that educate students or provide services needed by a neighborhood, improving the transportation network and finding ways to increase the financial base of the college. The presentation on February 23 shared a conceptual framework for developing various types of facilities th on the main campus and an improved design for 30 Avenue along with a new I-5 interchange. Future plans reflect a desire by the college to seek opportunities for entrepreneurial developments throughout Eugene, Springfield, Glenwood and surrounding area wherever educational or service needs exist. This item provides an opportunity for updates on the master plan progress and further discussion and rd questions. A copy of the JEO February 23 presentation is included as Attachment A. th Future Emx to 30 LCC Campus In planning for future growth and expansion as reflected in the Long Range Plan, LCC has been working with the Lane Transit District (LTD) to discuss opportunities to improve transportation connections th between the downtown Eugene campus, 30Avenue Campus, as well as Glenwood and downtown Springfield. In addition, LTD is seeking funding to complete an evaluation of all reasonable modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment alternatives to address the transportation needs along the Highway 99/River Road corridors, and connecting to the downtown core via 6th and 7th avenues, and continuing southeast along the Amazon Parkway to Lane Community College. The analysis will engage the public and stakeholders that play a key role in achieving the economic development, affordable housing, and environmental sustainability outcomes for the City. The goal of the analysis will be to consider a range of transit alternatives, including various levels of BRT, and select the most appropriate transit mode to achieve the City's desired outcomes. Key destinations in the project vicinity include University of Oregon (UO), downtown Eugene, Lane Community College, and several education institutions and commercial centers. UO enrolls 26,000 students and LCC enrolls 42,000.In addition to serving existing trip demand between downtown and the thth LCC 30 Avenue campus, a future EmX route to 30 would provide high efficiency transportation options to meet future development goals included in the LCC Conceptual Master Plan as well as potential future residential demand that is being considered for future study as part of Envision Eugene. LTD staff attended the September 19 LCC Board of Education meeting. Materials included in that agenda packet are included as Attachment B. Envision Eugene Recommendation to further Study Russel Creek Basin Two primary goals of the Envision Eugene project are to: 1) determine how Eugene will accommodate the next 20 years of growth in the community as required by state law, and 2) create a future that is livable, sustainable, beautiful and prosperous. The project began in May 2010 with a series of community meetings and a year of collaborative and in-depth conversations with a wide variety of thoughtful and knowledgeable community members – the Community Resource Group. In March of 2012, Envision Eugene: A Community Vision for 2032 was published for public comment and council consideration. The Vision included seven pillars aimed at reflecting the values of the S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120924\S120924A.doc