Planning Commission

SUMMARY MINUTES Public Hearing Eugene Planning Commission Sloat Room—The Atrium—99 West 10th Avenue December 12, 2006 6 p.m. PRESENT: Rick Duncan, Vice President; Phillip Carroll, Randy Hledik, Ann Kneeland, Anthony McCown, John Lawless, members; Steven Nystrom, Planning and Development Department; Mark Schoening, Public Works Department; Glen Svendsen, John Huberd, Central Services. ABSENT: Jon Belcher, member; Mike Sullivan, ex officio member. PUBLIC HEARING ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Mr. Hledik, seconded by Mr. Carroll, moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of the FY08-FY12 Capital Improvement Program. The motion passed unanimously. SUMMARY MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission December 12, 2006 Page 1  MINUTES Public Hearing Eugene Planning Commission Sloat Room—The Atrium—99 West 10th Avenue December 12, 2006 6 p.m. PRESENT: Rick Duncan, Vice President; Phillip Carroll, Randy Hledik, Ann Kneeland, Anthony McCown, John Lawless, members; Steven Nystrom, Planning and Development Department; Mark Schoening, Public Works Department; Glen Svendsen, John Huberd, Central Services. ABSENT: Jon Belcher, member; Mike Sullivan, ex officio member. PUBLIC HEARING ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Mr. Duncan called the meeting to order and determined there was consensus to waive a formal presentation and proceed to a discussion of the Draft FY08-FY12 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and a public hearing. Mr. Huberd asked for guidance from the commission on the proposed CIP projects to assure they were consistent with the City’s goals and policies. Mr. Hledik said he was unable to find improvements to Old Coburg Road in the transportation section of the CIP. Mr. Schoening said that was identified as the Chad Drive project. Ms. Kneeland asked if any of the work regarding connectivity of the Ridgeline Trail was reflected in the CIP as part of acquisitions or included in other documents. Mr. Schoening said that was part of the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Comprehensive Plan and recently passed parks and open space bond measure. Mr. Nystrom added that strategies for those connections were embedded in other documents such as the Comprehensive Plan and while the bond measure dedicated funds for acquisition there were no specific sites identified. Mr. Duncan opened the public hearing. He noted there was no one from the public present to speak and called for comments and questions from the commission. Mr. Carroll noted that there were references to funding from the Downtown Urban Renewal District but not the Riverfront Urban Renewal District in the section on public buildings and facilities courthouse district. He asked why the Riverfront funding was not identified. Mr. Svendsen said that the Riverfront district was not generating sufficient revenue at this point and there were no plans for other sources of funding. Mr. Carroll asked why it was not a placeholder. Mr. Nystrom said that the project was still emerging and planning was in its infancy. Mr. Huberd explained that placeholder was the lowest level of certainty and the project was important and would be retained in the CIP even though a funding strategy had not yet been identified. Mr. Duncan remarked that the City had just begun discussions about acquiring land in Golden MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission December 12, 2006 Page 1 Gardens but funds were already budgeted. He noted that both land owners had filed Measure 37 claims. Mr. Carroll asked about the impetus for the Elmira Road and Jeppesen Avenue transportation projections. Mr. Schoening replied that both projects were identified in TransPlan to bring unimproved neighborhood collectors up to urban standards. He said the Fire Department was interested in the Elmira Road project because of the fire station on Berntzen Road and the Jeppesen Avenue project was prompted by the condition of the road. He indicated that a process to engage neighbors in the planning process for the Elmira Road project had been initiated. In response to a question from Mr. Carroll, Mr. Nystrom confirmed that there were a number of single family homes with driveway access along Elmira Road and recent development activity in the area had increased use of the street. Mr. Lawless asked if transportation upgrades and capacity enhancements were intended to be an interim reserve to meet the demands of future growth and development that would eventually provide the funding for those projects. Mr. Schoening agreed that the category represented new transportation projects that might be driven by new development and the reserve represented the City’s share of funding. In response to a question from Mr. Duncan, Mr. Schoening said there were over 500 miles of streets and roads in Eugene, 50 of which were unimproved. There being no other comments Mr. Duncan closed the public hearing. Mr. Hledik, seconded by Mr. Carroll, moved that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of the FY08-FY12 Capital Improvement Program. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Duncan adjourned the Planning Commission meeting at 6:20 p.m. (Recorded by Lynn Taylor) MINUTES—Eugene Planning Commission December 12, 2006 Page 2