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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20442ORDINANCE NO. 20442 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE EUGENE- SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSPORTATION PLAN (TRANSPLAN) TO MOVE PROJECT NOS. 333 AND 506 FROM THE FUTURE ROADWAY PROJECTS LIST TO THE FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED ROADWAY PROJECTS LIST, TO UPDATE THE PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS FOR PROJECT NOS. 333 AND 506 AND TO MAKE RELATED AMENDMENTS TO THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that : A. Chapter IV of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) sets forth procedures for amendment of the Metro Plan, which for Eugene are implemented by Chapter 9 of the Eugene Code, 1971. B. The Metro Plan identifies the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) as a special purpose or functional plan which forms the basis for the Transportation Element of the Metro Plan and guides surface transportation improvements in the metropolitan area. C. The City Council adopted TransPlan by Ordinance No. 19385, enacted on April 28, 1986, which was subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 19584, enacted on November 28, 1988, Ordinance No. 19857, enacted on June 8, 1992, Ordinance No. 19872, enacted on September 9, 1992, Ordinance No. 19887 enacted on November 9, 1992, Ordinance No. 20186 enacted on February 14, 2000, Ordinance No. 20234 enacted on September 10, 2001, and Ordinance No. 20258 enacted on July 8, 2002, adopting a revised Transportation Element of the Metro Plan and adopting revisions to TransPlan. D. On November 8, 2007, the Metropolitan Policy Committee adopted an update to the federally-required Regional Transportation Plan (RTP); the update included moving Project No. 333 and Project No. 506 from the Illustrative Roadway Projects list to the Financially Constrained Roadway Projects list and updating the descriptions and costs for those two projects. On August 13, 2008, the City Council initiated TransPlan and Metro Plan amendments to move these two projects from the Future Roadway Projects list to the Financially Constrained Roadway Projects list in TransPlan. E. Following a public hearing on May 5, 2009, the Eugene Planning Commission met on June 29, 2009, and recommended to the Eugene City Council that TransPlan be amended to move Project No. 333 and Project No. 506 from the Future Roadway Projects list to the 20- year Financially Constrained Roadway Projects list, and related amendments to the Metro Plan. Exhibit A 1of 4 Table 1a-Financially Constrained 20-Year Capital Investment Actions: Roadway Projects GeographicEstimated NameLimitsDescriptionJurisdictionCostLengthNumber Project Category:New Arterial Link or Interchange Status:Programmed West Eugene Seneca Road to Beltline W 11th - Garfield: 4-lane ODOT$17,283,0001.3336 Parkway, (1A)Roadnew construction Status:Unprogrammed West Eugene Garfield Street to Seneca W 11th - Garfield: 4-lane ODOT$34,231,0001.3337Parkway, (1B) Roadnew construction, continued th West Eugene West 11 Avenue to Construct two lanes of future ODOT $30,496,000 2.56 338 Parkway (2A) Beltline Road 4-lane roadway th West Eugene West 11 Avenue to Construct remaining two lanes ODOT $6,545,000 2.56 339 Parkway (2B) Beltline Road Project Category:Added Freeway Lanes or Major Interchange Improvements Status:Unprogrammed I-5@ Beltline HighwayReconstruct interchange ODOT$53,300,0000606 and I-5, upgrade Beltline Road East to 5 lane urban facility, and construct I-5 bike and pedestrian bridge. North EugeneRiver Road to Delta Improve capacity across ODOT$51,292,2001.76506 TransportationHighwayWillamette River within N. Eugene Area Improvements Project Category:Arterial Capacity Improvements Status:Programmed BloombergMcVay Highway to 30th Modification of connection Lane County, $500,0000.4297 ConnectorAvenueof McVay Highway to 30th ODOT Avenue Status:Unprogrammed 6th/7th IntersectionGarfield Street to Provide improvements such ODOT, $520,0000133 ImprovementWashington/Jeffersonas additional turn lanes and Eugene Streetsignal improvements; intersections include 6th/7th Exhibit A 2of 4 Avenues at: Garfield, Chambers, Washington/Jefferson Street Bridge Beltline Highway@ Coburg RoadConstruct ramp and signal ODOT$500,0000622 Improvements W. 11th AvenueGreen Hill Road toUpgrade to urban ODOT, $20, 000,0001.51333 Terry StreetfacilityEugene GeographicEstimated NameLimitsDescriptionJurisdictionCostLengthNumber Project Category:Urban Standards Status:Unprogrammed S. 42nd StreetMain Street to Jasper Reconstruct to 2 to 3-lane ODOT$1,600,0000.8954 urban facility; curbs, sidewalks and bike lanes Project Category:Study Status:Programmed I-5 @ Beltline @ Interchange Project development work ODOT $3,375,000 -- 606 Study & Design Status:Unprogrammed I-5 Interchange Willamette River south Comprehensive study of I-5 ODOT $750,000 -- 250 th Avenue interchanges Study to 30 South Bank Street Mill Street to Hilyard Develop refinement plan for Eugene,$250,0001178 ImprovementsStreetstreet systemODOT Main Street/ I-5 to UGB Access management plan ODOT/Springfield $100,000 6.0 838 Highway 126 Eugene-Springfield I-5 to Main Corridor Study ODOT/Springfield $150,000 6.5 835 Hwy. Main St. and 52nd 52nd to Main Interchange Plans ODOT/Springfield $100,000 1.5 96 St./Hwy 126 Int. Beltline River Rd to Coburg Rd Facility Plan Study ODOT $500,000 3.46 555 Exhibit A 3of 4 Table 1b-Future (Beyond 20-Years) Capital Investment Actions: Roadway Projects GeographicEstimated NameLimitsDescriptionJurisdictionCostLengthNumber Project Category:New Arterial Link or Interchange Status:Future Eugene-Springfieldat Main StreetConstruct interchangeODOT$9,000,000027 Highway (SR-126) Eugene-Springfieldat 52nd StreetConstruct interchangeODOT $9,000,000030 Highway (SR-126) Beltline HighwayWest 11th Avenue to Continue widening to 4 ODOT$17,000,0001.14312 Roosevelt Boulevardlanes; new RR Xing, interchange @ WEP, grade separation @ Roosevelt and turn lanes on West 11th Ave (ODOT: West 11th North City Limits Stage 3) Project Category:Added Freeway Lanes or Major Interchange Improvements Status:Future I-530th Avenue/McVay Interchange reconstruction ODOT$15,000,000257 Highwayto improve operations and safety, reconstruct ramps and bridges to modern standards, and provide for 6 lanes on I-5. I-105Washington/JeffersonAdd lane to NB on-ramp ODOT$5,805,0000.75154 Street Bridgefrom 6th Ave, extend third NB lane over bridge to Delta Highway exit ramp Eugene- I-5 to Mohawk BoulevardWiden to 6 lanesODOT$20,124,0002.6 728 Springfield Highway (SR-126) Eugene-SpringfieldPioneer Parkway/Q StreetInterchange improvementsODOT$15,000,0000727 Highway (SR-126) I-105Delta Highway to Coburg Widen to 6 lanesODOT$9,210,6001.19647 Road I-105Coburg Road to I-5Widen to 6 lanesODOT$11,842,2001.53648 Exhibit A 4of 4 GeographicEstimated NameLimitsDescriptionJurisdictionCostLengthNumber I-5I-105 to Highway 58 Widen remaining sections to ODOT$35,000,0005.66260 (Goshen)6 lanes I-5@ Glenwood InterchangeReconfigure interchange, ODOT$10,000,000256 address weaving, provide 6 lanes on freeway I-5 @ Willamette Interchange reconstruction ODOT$25,000,000150 River/Franklin Boulevard to create one full Interchangeinterchange to improve operations and safety, reconstruct ramps and bridges to modern standards, and provide for 6 lanes on I-5 th I-105Washington/JeffersonAdd lane to 6 Ave. off-rampODOT$4,300,0000.25151 Street Bridge Project Category:Arterial Capacity Improvements Status:Future Project Category:Urban Standards Status:Future Roosevelt Boulevard to Upgrade to urban facilityODOT$4,955,5001.14148 Highway 99 Garfield Street McVay HighwayI-5 to Franklin BoulevardUpgrade to 3-lane urban ODOT$6,500,0001.5833 facility; intersection improvements at I-5 and Franklin Boulevard Jasper RoadS. 42nd Street to Jasper Upgrade to 2 to 3-lane urbanODOT$5,250,0003.560 Road Extension facility; intersection improvement at 42nd Street and Jasper Road Franklin Blvd. Jenkins Drive to Mill St. Upgrade to urban facility Springfield/ODOT $5,000,000 1.2 839 Exhibit B FINDINGS OF CONSISTENCY Metro Plan Amendment Criteria Criteria to be used to evaluate amendments to the Eugene-Springfield Regional Transportation System Plan (TransPlan) and the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) are found in Eugene Code Section 9.7730(3): (a)The amendment must be consistent with the relevant Statewide Planning Goals adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission; and (b)Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. This application involves amending the project lists in TransPlanand the Metro Plan by moving two projects from the “Future” project list to the “Financially Constrained” project list (“the amendments”). The process for making the amendments to TransPlan, a special purpose functional plan,and the Metro Planare identical; requiring the City to follow the “Type II” amendment process. To become effective, only the City needs to approve the amendments. Background The City Council held work sessions on September 25, 2006 and October 9, 2006 to discuss transportation priorities in north and west Eugene. At the second work session, the Council passed motions regarding transportation project priorities to identify the Beltline Corridor from River Road to Coburg Road as the City’s top priority for funding in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), West 11th Avenue from Terry Street to Greenhill Road as its second priority, and a study of the Beltline Corridor from Roosevelt Boulevard to West 11th Avenue as a third priority for funding in the STIP. On November 8, 2007, the MPC adopted an update to the federally-required Regional Transportation Plan (RTP); the update included deleting from the RTP all projects related to the WEP and moving four ODOT facilities projects from the Illustrative Roadway Projects list to the Financially Constrained Roadway Projects list (the four projects included two Springfield projects, the West 11th Ave. from Terry to Greenhill project and the Beltline Hwy from River Road to Delta Highway project). On August 13, 2008, the Eugene City Council initiated TransPlan and Metro Plan amendments to move two projects from the Future Roadway Projects list to the Financially Constrained Roadway Projects list in TransPlan: W. 11th Avenue from Greenhill Road to Terry Street, and Beltline Highway from River Road to Delta Highway. Specifically, the City Council passed the following motion: I move to initiate a TransPlan amendment to delete the West Eugene Parkway from the project list and plan as part of the short-term amendments and to add the two ODOT facility projects into the “Constrained” project list, which are the West 11th Avenue from Terry to Greenhill and the Beltline Highway from River Road to Delta Highway. 1 Criterion A. STATEWIDE PLANNING GOAL CONSISTENCY: Based on the findings set forth below, the amendments are consistent with applicable Statewide Planning Goals and interpretive rules. GOAL 1 - CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT: To develop a citizen involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. Eugene has an acknowledged citizen involvement program and acknowledged processes for securing citizen input on all proposed Metro Plan amendments. The City’s code provisions implement Statewide Planning Goal 1 by requiring that notice of the proposed amendment be given and public hearings be held prior to adoption. Consideration of the amendments will begin with a Planning Commission staff introduction, followed by a public hearing on May 5, 2009. Thus, notification of the proposed amendments and opportunities for public participation in these amendments were consistent with the acknowledged citizen involvement program. Notice of these two proposed amendments was given to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development on January 29, 2009. The DLCD notice was revised on March 4, 2009, to reflect a new hearing date. Notice of this public hearing was mailed on April 14, 2009, to all interested parties requesting such notice and owners of property located within 300 feet of the affected street segments, and posted on April 3, 2009, pursuant to Eugene Code 9.7735(3). Notice of this public hearing was published in the Register Guard newspaper on April 15, 2009. We find that the process for adopting these amendments complies with Statewide Planning Goal 1 since it complies with, and surpasses, the requirements of the State’s citizen involvement provisions. GOAL 2 - LAND USE PLANNING: To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to the use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) is the policy tool that provides a basis for decision-making in this area. The Metro Plan was acknowledged by the State in 1982 to be in compliance with statewide planning goals. TransPlanis a functional plan of the Metro Plan, which forms the basis for the Transportation Element of the Metro Plan and guides surface transportation improvements in the metropolitan area. TransPlanwas acknowledged by the State to be in compliance with statewide planning goals. These findings and the record show that there is an adequate factual base for City’s decision concerning the amendments. Goal 2 requires that plans be coordinated with the plans of affected governmental units and that opportunities be provided for review and comment by affected governmental units. The Goal 2 coordination requirement is met when the adopting governmental body engages in an exchange, or invites such an exchange, between the adopting body and any affected governmental unit and when the adopting body uses the information obtained in the exchange to balance the needs of the citizens. To comply with the Goal 2 coordination requirement, the City coordinated the review of these amendments with all affected governmental units. Specifically, notice was mailed to the Oregon Department of Transportation, Lane Council of Government, Downtown Eugene Inc./Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, Lane County, City of Springfield, Eugene Neighborhood Liaison, and all Eugene neighborhood associations. 2 Additionally, in accordance with EC 9.7735(3), notice was mailed to the owners and occupants of properties that are the subject of the proposed amendments and to property owners of record within 300 feet of the subject property. There are no Goal 2 exceptions required for the amendments. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 2. GOAL 3 - AGRICULTURAL LANDS: To preserve and maintain agricultural lands. The amendments will not change or conflict with the policies of the Metro Plan or TransPlan regarding agricultural lands since these amendments continue to reflect the growth planned for and accommodated by the existing, acknowledged Metro Plan and TransPlan. Goal 3 is not relevant and the amendments do not affect the area’s compliance with Statewide Planning Goal 3. GOAL 4 - FOREST LAND: To conserve forest lands for forest use. The amendments will not change any policies or plan diagram designations of the Metro Plan or TransPlan, nor do the amendments impact any forest lands. Goal 4 is not relevant and the amendments do not affect the area’s compliance with Statewide Planning Goal 4. Therefore, the amendments comply with Goal 4. GOAL 5 - OPEN SPACE, SCENIC AND HISTORIC AREAS, NATURAL RESOURCES: To conserve open space and protect natural and scenic resources. The following administrative rule (OAR 660-023-0250) is applicable to this post-acknowledgement plan amendment (PAPA) request: (3) Local governments are not required to apply Goal 5 in consideration of a PAPA unless the PAPA affects a Goal 5 resource. For purposes of this section, a PAPA would affect a Goal 5 resource only if: (a) The PAPA creates or amends a resource list or a portion of an acknowledged plan or land use regulation adopted in order to protect a significant Goal 5 resource or to address specific requirements of Goal 5; (b) The PAPA allows new uses that could be conflicting uses with a particular significant Goal 5 resource site on an acknowledged resource list; or (c) The PAPA amends an acknowledged UGB and factual information is submitted demonstrating that a resource site, or the impact areas of such a site, is included in the amended UGB area. The amendments do not affect a Goal 5 resource. Specifically, the amendments do not create or amend a list of Goal 5 resources, do not amend a plan or code provision adopted in order to protect a significant Goal 5 resource or to address specific requirements of Goal 5, do not allow new uses that could be conflicting uses with a particular Goal 5 resource site, and do not amend the acknowledged Urban Growth Boundary. Therefore, Goal 5 does not apply to these plan amendments. 3 GOAL 6 - AIR, WATER, AND LAND RESOURCES QUALITY: To maintain and improve the . quality of the air, water and land resources of the state Goal 6 addresses waste and process discharges from development, and is aimed at protecting air, water and land from impacts of those discharges.TransPlancurrently contains policies related to nodal development, transportation demand management and the encouragement of additional alternative modes of transportation, including transit, bicycles and pedestrian use. These policies are related to the need to maintain and improve the air quality in the metropolitan area. The amendments will not impact any of these policies and no new projects are proposed; the project list amendments consist only of moving two projects from the Future list to the Financially Constrained list. Projects already identified in TransPlanwill be designed and constructed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 6. GOAL 7 - AREAS SUBJECT TO NATURAL HAZARDS: To protect life and property from natural disasters and hazards. Goal 7 requires that local government planning programs include provisions to protect people and property from natural hazards such as land slides. The amendments do not address potential natural disasters. Further, the amendments do not affect the current restrictions on development in areas subject to natural hazards, nor allow for new development that could result in a natural hazard. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 7. GOAL 8 - RECREATIONAL NEEDS: To satisfy the recreational needs of the citizens of the state and visitors and, where appropriate, to provide for the siting of necessary recreational facilities including destinations resorts. Goal 8 ensures the provision of recreation facilities to Oregon citizens and is primarily concerned with the provisions of those facilities in non-urban areas of the State. The amendments do not affect the current provisions for recreation areas, facilities or recreational opportunities, nor will the amendments affect access to existing or future recreational facilities. Further, the amendments do not change the Metro Plan andTranPlanpolicies that support access to recreational facilities with the Metropolitan area and to recreations opportunities outside the area or delete any planned transportation projects that would make recreational facilities more available. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 8. GOAL 9 - ECONOMY OF THE STATE: To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon’s citizens. The amendments will not impact the supply of industrial or commercial lands and will not change or conflict with the economic policies of Metro Plan. The amendments do not change the TransPlanand Metro Plan policies directed toward enhancing the economic opportunity available within the Eugene- Springfield area by assuring adequate public facilities and infrastructure to provide a transportation system that is efficient, safe, interconnected and economically viable and fiscally stable. Additionally, the amendments do not change the TransPlanandMetro Plan policies related to the movement of goods; those policies adopted to further the goal of using the public facilities infrastructure to support responsible economic development. The Oregon Transportation Plan recognizes that goods movement of all types makes a significant contribution to the region’s economy and wealth and contributes to residents’ quality 4 of life. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 9. GOAL 10 – HOUSING:. To provide for the housing needs of the citizens of the state The amendments will not impact the supply of residential lands and will not result in any change or conflict with the housing policies of the Metro Plan. Additionally, the amendments will not change any of the policies in TransPlan and the Metro Plan related to nodal development and transit-supportive land use patterns and development; those policies adopted to expand housing opportunities for the region’s citizens. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 10. GOAL 11 - PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES: To plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural development. The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area has an acknowledged Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFSP). The amendments will not result in any change or conflict with the PFSP. GOAL 12 – TRANSPORTATION: To provide and encourage a safe, convenient and economic transportation system. Goal 12 is implemented through the Transportation Planning Rule (TPR), as defined in Oregon Administrative Rule OAR 660-012-0000, et seq. The proposed amendments are consistent with all applicable provisions of OAR 660-012-0016. Further, the amendments are consistent with, and required by, the Regional Transportation Work Plan approved pursuant to OAR 660-012-0016(2)(b) by the Land Conservation and Development Commission on October 16, 2008. The TPR requires compliance with certain performance measures by either meeting a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction target or obtaining approval of alternative measures. In May, 2001, the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area sought, and obtained, the Land Conservation and Development Commission’s approval of an alternative standard to accomplish reduced reliance on the automobile pursuant to OAR 660-012-0035(5). The approved standard consists of six performance measures designed to reduce automobile reliance and increase transportation choices.The six performance measures focus on nodal development, bus rapid transit, transportation demand management and priority bikeway miles. The proposed amendments will not interfere with the region’s ability to meet the approved alternative performance standards. Further, the proposed amendments are necessary to comply with OAR 660-012-0015(3); that TPR provision requiring cities to prepare, adopt and amend TSPs for lands within their planning jurisdiction to establish a system of transportation facilities and services adequate to meet identified local transportation needs. Specifically regarding the proposed amendment related to Project No. 333, a recent study showed that West 11th at Terry Street (where the highway narrows from four lanes to two), is functioning at a Volume to Capacity ratio (V/C) of 1.06, LOS E during the PM peak hour; below ODOT’s mobility standard for this intersection of V/C 0.80 (Statewide highway, designated Freight Route) and City of Eugene LOS standards are D or better. The TPR states that when amendments to a functional plan would significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility the local government shall put in place measures to assure that the allowed land uses are consistent with the identified function, capacity and performance standards (level of service, volume to capacity ratio, etc.) of the facility. Adoption of the amendments will not significantly affect an existing or planned transportation facility. 5 Based on these findings, the amendments are consistent with Goal 12. GOAL 13 - ENERGY CONSERVATION: To conserve energy. The Energy Goal is a general planning goal that calls for land and uses developed on the land to be managed and controlled so as to maximize the conservation of all forms of energy, based upon sound economic principles. The proposed amendments will not change the Metro Plan orTransPlanprovisions related to promoting more compact development, encouraging the use of alternate modes of transportation and providing a transportation system design to increase the efficiency of travel wherever possible. Therefore, the amendments are consistent with Goal 13. GOAL 14 – URBANIZATION: To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use. The amendments will not change the TransPlanandMetro Plan provisions adopted to preserve the distinction between urban and rural uses through the development of policies and programs that provide for more efficient urban uses within the UGB, thus preserving rural lands for rural uses. Accordingly, the amendments comply with Goal 14. GOAL 15 - WILLAMETTE RIVER GREENWAY: To protect, conserve, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway. The Willamette River Greenway area with the Urban Growth Boundary is governed by existing local provisions that have been acknowledged as complying with Goal 15. Those provisions will be unchanged by the amendments. The amendments will not change TransPlan’sand the Metro Plan’s provisions related to the protection and maintenance of the scenic, historical, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River. Further, the amendments will not affect TransPlan’s and the Metro Plan’s compliance with Goal 15. Therefore, the amendments comply with Goal 15. GOALS 16-19 – COASTAL GOALSEstuarine Resources, Coastal Shorelines, Beaches and : ( Dunes, and Ocean Resources) There are no estuarine resources, shorelines, beaches, dunes, or ocean resources located within the Metro PlanorTransPlanboundary. Accordingly, Goals 16, 17, 18, and 19 are not applicable. Criterion B. Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. TransPlan guides regional transportation system planning and development in the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. The region covered by TransPlanis the “TransPlan Study Area”, which is an area extending beyond the UGB and Metro Plan boundary that is used for transportation modeling purposes. The proposed amendments to the Metro Plan andTransPlanwill not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. Specifically, the Metro Plan andTransPlanprojects lists will be simultaneously amended to ensure that the two plans have identical lists. Additionally, the amendments are consistent with the one applicable Metro Plan finding discussed below. 6 F.9 Adopt by reference, as part of the , the 20-Year Capital Investment Actions Metro Plan project lists contained in . Project timing and estimated costs are not adopted as TransPlan policy. The proposed amendments to the project lists contained in TransPlanwill be adopted by reference into theMetro Plan. CONCLUSION The proposed amendments meet all applicable standards and criteria in EC 9.7730(3). 00226377.DOC;2 7