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<br /> 6. FTA Record of Decision -FTA issues a Record of Decision upon its approval of the Final EIS. <br /> This acceptance becomes the basis for funding the design and construction of the project. <br /> The overall timeline for the project is provided as Attachment 1. <br /> Decision-Making for the WEEE Proiect <br /> Given the Council's central role in the WEEE project decision-making, it is worth outlining the <br /> underlying purpose of the NEPA process being conducted. Overall, the process is focused on <br /> supporting the decision-making process fQr large capital projects like the WEEE. The underlying <br /> purpose of this process includes the following: <br /> ¦ Consideration of a broad range of alternatives <br /> ¦ Assessing the,impacts of those alternatives on a broad scope of environmental concerns <br /> ¦ Providing for a process of extensive public engagement <br /> The primary decision made as part of this process is selection of the Locally Preferred Alternative <br /> (LPA). The comprehensive set of impacts being evaluated means that there will likely be a <br /> complex and interrelated set of tradeoffs to consider when selecting the LPA. The environmental <br /> process is oriented to support that decision through a series of deliberate steps (the elements <br /> described above). The LPA decision is regional in nature and involves the Eugene City Council, <br /> the LTD Board of Directors, and the MPC (acting as the Metropolitan Planning Organization) <br /> working toward selection of a common alternative. <br /> LTD has established a committee structure to support the LPAdeclsion-making. The EmX <br /> Steering Committee is a standing committee established by the LTD Board of Directors to advise <br /> the Board on EmX implementation. The committee is composed of Board members, elected <br /> officials from other agencies (including Councilor Polling), and members of the public. The West <br /> Eugene EmX Extension Corridor Committee was established to bring decision-makers (LTD <br /> Board of Directors and Eugene City Council members) together with members of the public who <br /> have a stake in the corridor. The Corridor Committee provides advice to both the LTD Board of <br /> Directors and the EmX Steering Committee. The Project Management Group, a committee of <br /> executive-level staff from LTD, Eugene, and LCOG, has also been formed to help coordinate the <br /> project and direct more detailed aspects of the project. The membership lists for these <br /> committees are attached. <br /> In addition to the local decision-making process, there is a public agency coordination process <br /> involving federal, state, and local agencies who have a regulatory or infrastructure stake in the <br /> project planning. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) plays a unique role among the public <br /> agencies involved in that it is the Federal Lead Agency for the project and will ultimately be <br /> approving the Environmental Impact Statement and issuing a Record of Decision. <br /> As described above, one of the foundational elements of the decision-making process is the <br /> extensive public engagement. This process is described in more detail in the remaining sections <br /> of this memo. <br /> Progress to Date <br /> To date, the project has moved through the Initiation and Scoping phases and is entering into the <br /> analysis of alternatives and preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The <br /> primary products of the Project Initiation phase were a draft Purpose and Need and Goal and <br /> Objectives statement, and a proposed set of alternatives to take into the Scoping phase. Also <br /> produced was a Coordination Plan outlining the agency coordination for the project and a Public <br /> Involvement Plan (PIP). <br /> 2 <br /> City Council Agenda page 8 <br /> <br />
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