Item 4: Ordinance Requesting Jurisdiction over Portions of County Roads be Transferred to City of Eugene

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Public Hearing and Possible Action: An Ordinance Requesting that Jurisdiction over Portions of County Road Nos. 1043, 537, 2269, 2254, 540, 1421, 200, 1529, 131, 307, 388, and 531 be Transferred to the City of Eugene within a Specified Period of Time Meeting Date: April 8, 2013 Agenda Item Number: 4 Department: Public Works Engineering Staff Contact: Peggy Keppler www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-2869 ISSUE STATEMENT Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 373.270 (b), the City Council will be requested to adopt an ordinance initiating the transfer of jurisdiction of those portions of county roads within the city limits. A public hearing is required prior to the adoption of an ordinance. 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 most current IGA was signed in 2005. 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 Ordinance and Exhibit A) to transfer jurisdiction of county roads annexed by the City. The attached lists of roads have been annexed to the City of Eugene and improved to urban standards. If the ordinance 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: S:\CMO\2013 Council Agendas\M130408\S1304084.doc