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<br /> 01/09/2004 20:31 5414841233 COYOTE CREEK ENU SVG PAGE 01 <br /> w (-JAI ~?`t2'3 <br /> 1/6/04 <br /> Seward Meitrtsona <br /> za4 ~t Broadway <br /> • , City of Eugene Public Works / Engineering <br /> . <br /> S~ <br /> . - Eugexre, Oregon 97401 <br /> t~c~. Re: Proposal to Provide Environmental Planning Services <br /> Chad Drive Ertent:ion Project <br /> Natural Resource Lrvertory, <br /> Assessment, Ecological 1)eslgrr Dear Seward, <br /> pnd permit Faeilitdtion <br /> Thank you for your request for this proposal to assist Cher City with preparation and <br /> process facilitation of the OAOT Project prospectus part 3 fipr the Chad Drive <br /> Extension. I enjoyed meeting with you and Brian at the Chad Drive project last <br /> month, "T"his prvjed looks like a good addition to the City's infrastruca ~c and it <br /> will be my pleasure to partlclpate where I can. <br /> Project Understanding <br /> The City of Eugene is pursuing the easterly extension of Chad Drive to a <br /> oonnedion with Crame Farm Read, just west of the I-5 overpass, which is a <br /> distance of appre.~cimately ISQO linear feet;'"'The area is prese>itly sparse residues <br /> and a large pasture. <br /> You have recc,ivcd guidance frvrn Oregon Do,F?itruueul. of Traustwi tatiuu (ODOT) <br /> staff (Brian) regarding the need and the format for completion ofthe Project <br /> Prospectus Part 3. This is as important part of the project scoping Process for <br /> ODOT and local government projects that will receive state and / or federal <br /> funding. The Part 3 quickly reviews the anticipated project impacts to a wide <br /> range of envirwnmental resources, and assiStC in the determinatirm of the <br /> appropriate National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) classification. <br /> You have requested my assistance In completion of tht Pori 3. It is my ylrtt,s,.uc ~ <br /> present you with this proposal. ~ <br /> Tast4 Outline <br /> I believe the following casks will be necessary to dwclop the Part 3 your project: <br /> Twit t Assessment of Research Requirements <br /> I will review the Part 3 with you and iderrfify the appropriate level of research that <br /> will 6e required to wrc?pldG llua stye of dYe: project dcvelopmont prgccss_ I <br /> anticipate, based upon previous Conversations with Brian, that the key issues for <br /> research will include air quality, archeology /historic, biology /botany, eeergy, <br /> water quality and wetlands, You and I will confirm this. ' <br /> ~7(,F1 f_"row RoACi Task 2. En'vironmcntal Resrarc~ <br /> Eugeoo, OR 97402 The level of investigation for the above will most likely require office and fie~id <br /> Tel- (541) 484-733ti r~~ro}i, sortie of which ~l will conduct. I propose to conduct the necessary work <br /> Mobile (541) 521-28~ for biology /botany, axui wdlanda, as well as yurue; brief wurk fur visual tenuutt~ca. <br /> Fax. (541) 484-1233 The research will include review of existing infortnation (such as maps, databases), <br /> ~ 'nr„a~t ',rrd~l~:fi'r,:w~n~~,h~:/x~: supplemented with the appropriate level of field work. For biology / botany, I will <br /> conduct a site visit to describe the existing k~abitat at the site. For wetlands, will <br /> conduct a determination and delineate any jurisdictional areas present. You will <br /> need to conduct the remaining research in-house or contrast with others. <br /> <br />