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Meeting Summary Notes <br /> Amazon Alignment 02.20.09 Work Session <br /> Date: Friday, February 20, 2009 <br /> Time: 2:00- 5:OOpm <br /> Location: City of Eugene, Wells Fargo Building 99, Lyle Room <br /> Action Items: Action item table at end of notes <br /> Introductions and Agenda Review - Tom Schwetz <br /> • Everyone attending briefly introduced themselves and their role on the project <br /> Meeting Participants <br /> Brad Swearingen (Otak) - BS Leon Skiles (LSA) - LS <br /> Robin Hostick (Parks) - RS Jeff Krueger (LCOG) - JK <br /> Mary Archer (LTD) - MA Johnny Medlin (Parks) -JM <br /> Neil Bjorklund (Parks) - NB Terry Colvin (Engineering) - TC <br /> Dan Tutt (LTD) - DT Rob Inerfeld (Planning) - RI <br /> Graham Carey (LTD) - GC Lynda Wannamaker (WC) - LW <br /> Eric Wold (Planning) - EW <br /> Meeting Purpose <br /> • What are the objectives for an integrated design? <br /> Project Overview <br /> • USACE is now a Cooperating Agency because they may need to issue wetlands permits. <br /> • We are turning 2 -3% sketch level design into 8 -10% conceptual design for impact analysis. Another <br /> 90% of design occurs after DEIS. 30% conceptual design is prepared for FEIS, which allows for <br /> mitigation commitments. <br /> • Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) process will start about one year from now. <br /> • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will have a 60 -day public comment period. <br /> • LTD is seeking competitive 5309 funds and cost effectiveness is a key criteria for being competitive <br /> • Project schedule requires closure on all design within the next 2 -3 months <br /> • If a project uses Federal funds it must prove no prudent and feasible alternative to use of a public <br /> park (Section 4(f)). The test is high and not well defined. The steps to 4(f) designation are a <br /> complicated process. <br /> West Eugene EmX Extension DEIS Amazon Alignment 02.20.09 Work Session Meeting Notes 3.5.09 1P 1 <br />