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Record of Decision Attachment C -Agency Comment and Responses <br />lA. City of Springfield <br />Legal Analysis <br />MEMORANDUM OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY <br />TRZS DOCOXRaT IS 6EEapr. EROa .Pt10LiC DZSCLOSORaAS AX ,AYTORaEY~CLIBRT. <br />COI~IDIVQ72CA'rZONClIDRR TIDtPROVZSIOaB OY TRS ORBGOI4 ~POeL2C RRCORDS LAX'ORS ~ , <br />-i92 ~660V 1)(hl. ORa. 40.145, OA3192.502 (a) ORS 192.660{1).(E), ORS.:191'-502(1) <br />DATEd .January 8,. 2001 <br />To: Mayor>Sid Leikea <br />"Ch;istine Lundbezg, Councilor <br />~~-Tammy, Pitch,~Councilor . <br />Anne Ballevt, Councilor <br />Fred.;Simmoas, Cauacilor <br />Lyle Dr Hatfield, Councilor <br />navidRalaton;: Councilor <br />. ~ FRON c ~ Joseph J, Leahy <br />Wercdy,J. Hakez, Law clerk <br />office 'of city`Attorney <br />SU9JECT: FBIS Courthouse Leaal Analvsie ~ ~' <br />_. <br />This analysis conce;na three specific deficienciesin the Final <br />Snvizonmant Impact,,Statement-("FBIS°) fox the federal courthouse. <br />While other,lesserdeficiencies aleo'exiat, this'analysia <br />specifically.addressese the SIS's deficiencies ag to its failure <br />to,.epnduc[ alcompazed,and reasoned analysis ,between the preferred . <br />environmental; alternative.and the otfier rejected alternatives; <br />the deficiency of adding the AutoCraft'site to the preferred.: <br />alternative, at leant from a hazardous waste perspective; without <br />electing to,aupplement.the emironmental impact staEemenC,'and <br />leave '.public `comment-open for fuzther,discussiop o£,this expanded <br />altexnative•,and the failure to include-the preferred alternative <br />in the DEIS:for the federal courthouse ' (Normal BISs are required <br />by...the.:Nationa] Environmental Policy~ACt._("NEPA`), 92 V.S;C. 5 <br />:4331, eEsec., -Eo,,and.doiaclude the preferred:alteraativein <br />the Draft environment impagt statement ("OEIS").) <br />These deficiencies have not allowed auf£icient discussion and. <br />'public comment. an-the, GSA decision Co.aelect.Alternative2, <br />Opdos l'for the preferred environmental altezaiative. Ae-such, <br />unles~:eextain`actiona, which are discussed in this analysis, are <br />done,the~.FAIS`will remain defective~and'subject tolegal-~ <br />challenge. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ <br />Attachment A <br />