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Record of Decision Attachment C -Agency Comment and Responses
<br />mites thmugh the Ctfp':limitr,, und'include lhr n~ i -'n' u_.i: i.;,,r,t I~. x:p }icF, mag„
<br />conpnued afw~ationspo~aibte in ilte eventan accidental breakloccut8 ome,.ncre m ti•.e ucu~o:~.
<br />This substantial Sher optic capabiGt}~ could provi~c the courthouse widict ., . f..u~rt n ~ r;;rn,
<br />ofin-house notworks while providing the glohak euvtrotvuent for all voice ; ,:,I dim nao1,
<br />inchttlittg telephone, vtdcv-ewtfemucing, tnterttet at~cwy, otectronic filz ai',r~; , ~ e,vc~.~n;a,,~
<br />e-epmmetca; and ather foins ofdeGl capture ari'dexchange.
<br />:'ic "telecom Siotel" currently under canstructionin dowutostn Eugene, togctlrcn=:i ~h ~r,msf's.
<br />~zndcm switch' a few hlooks away (one of only tiro in the statq the athei heiu~ ir: Pud.md;,
<br />.:rl t . (dy-ci~~ned $ber of the site makes uirect accecr, and .the potential rc-x3uced ci?sts
<br />ass; , _~ 1 v,~ith d'uect access, possible for dte uew'cuunlrouse' The Ct:iyuila site wnuld alia..l ~;:
<br />-or; ~ ~ ~. o's tclecommeutications operations tobe2ln t;cntnry equipped°~
<br />Sa[tl~ at ~kuciix
<br />^, s stofedut di' Fmel EIS, i, a major purpose of the new coufttiptrae is to iuzprove iittu~ial and
<br />cx:rrnnl safety'.and security. 'praining;and esperieuce of the ion 1 r,nhrr ~cpartmetit emeege,icq ,
<br />r;• ;F once lilac and ca1tacitj~, and the existence and praxim ityitl ~ r .. ;.~ ilities is not nd~gt .i.':~
<br />sadzzssed inihe hinalElS. The experience oftha-lln~~ne Poli~.~..,~y.:~u.:ent and thcC3ty u'
<br />Eugene in dating with potentially. seriot>s sitttzitions a significeurt. Additionally, the lliiqui;,~
<br />si[ci;ppaars tooffcr uiivantages assixiiate~3 with its'.proximityt~ axi I , r Hrc~.. rc°~urcce'"
<br />T2ieso advantages azehighlighted inthe attachednlema from Eugeuc's Cn [ ~.iancr.
<br />I !r: k: mat FIS indicates thst srilety ecirieurns related to the Chiymfa s c - ,i ~ ~, y .. ,. _ ,.,,
<br />:; were raisczi during the xaping process. Tile Oregon Departmet...;f-] rat t vita i oo's k~iil
<br />[~i~isiontakesaleadtuleiitcertifyvigtltesafetyvtdeleanutegregulations::~!~~~;IlJinr ~~:,a,
<br />w~arornexttotathoadtlghtsofway. Thoyarethedelegatedauthonryfor,..~;~:i~..~l I. ~i_c~.d
<br />AdnumstredoAitt this re9pect. The City encourages GSA Yo furtvftrd a copy of :;,c F ~ ril f.;s n:
<br />thcODOTi2aiiDivistorista~f(Contact:How'urdFegtcs(583)938.4094},t'~1 i~iii~~-.~~
<br />ardutects acid Gity of Eugene planners should work wnh this agency durir.~ ~ .,~,n :~~.I
<br />c~elopmento£thcsite.
<br />~l i ugy],intl.f47 ~a ttrca_~ru~lltr_l~,~x~_~ttinsuu ~ l
<br />yL~ultintheLvtdLlse section of the Fiital F15 (page 122), the f iii ;I it , ,c ~ ,ci~~ ,'.i . I ,.-.~n1
<br />zY°ifhhatheRivertcnu[l&ki:tnRonewslDistricti~briet3ynotrd,'II ~. -.9~ _ia~~sir;~
<br />benceen the new Enteral cinmhouse and the Urhari Renewal lltstriCt ghoul ~:. ; `~ - i, :1 i .~.:
<br />revanucgcnacatc.Iintubdiirenets~aldistrietststtuiittiotu'tlIyuSCdfotlaud,F~tl~~%~o^ ,:~~~n
<br />cssetttiai itifrasintchiresuclt ac toads; lighting, parks, upon spgc,c bt] _~,t,i~, ,., 1 pc~!cs:rar,
<br />atnenities eithin the dtstrict. 'l`ire renewal district has the potential t, a:,J; , . : ~ ,c n! du~ 1~.~.~~ -
<br />tarvr mitigation measut~s associated With the new cotu~thouse. project anch .r ,.<_i`._ac
<br />improcementslothcdevelopmentarea,trafficinfrasWCturemprou~.r.ent i;
<br />improvements and compauh[e amonities.`In any evenr.cesourccsoi ,i~c ~~•. .,n rr, •wtJ. dis:ric:
<br />must be ascilx~thin the districtao. implemeul.titerenawalplart
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<br />(3lventheGtraGs and (Jbjeetivesfor ibe netvfederdcourthrnuepresented in the Einar E[S, :I-~
<br />scltction of the Chigyira siteoffers advantages and pnsiuve impacts that appenr fo be undo e,i at~s;
<br />in the pinAI EIS. '1'he'siteappeats to hevc aesthetic, historic and aulturat advantages. ]na~.i~ii:i~:n,
<br />the ]wsitive impacts of a new caurdiuuse at the Chiquitri site Should signiftcar:tly auhteig,h any u l
<br />~2he ntinorutifavorable itnpacfs that are identified in the'ESIS. Tha City of Eugenelius ,uawn'-,'
<br />strong support far the Chiyuiwsite as the preferred stte fecthe ne~x eouttltouve.
<br />~ftecati,athe Chiquita situ lies withinthe hig6ly;urbanized 6usinass dlsirici ofL•itgcnte, 8ti nc.~~
<br />courthausewould be very coropatibte with thesurrouudingneighborhood~ a neighbotltoixi thak i_
<br />primarily ntin-~sidet~tial in chtuactcr. 'fhe l;hiquita site is very mw h a part of downtown,
<br />~ev>>icncudhyttsinclusionintheNugenenorvutat~atPlanaridtl~signifavntplannin~uttt:~n:~r~
<br />-,thatttreceivedhill:eDowntowrrUisiotringeffort. ThesclectionoftheCltiqui~sitepres:uG,;r:
<br />oli ~~ruwity to tecsteblish [he rivefrt>nt district iu a £ucal Iioint ofactt~fy downtow:~ Haifa.-
<br />ca.~ciringfhelegacq,ofBugene'sindushiallusioryalongtitelS'tlhuucueTtiveran? il,:,~~c
<br />" ~ ~ r. w cotulhan~ would alsu'brit~ sig~tiflcsnt ecnnutnic benefiLv ui`the romraun IT City.
<br />v I ~LZne has already initiatedtfie plaoning,proness that identifies specific zedevelc; nr.: ut
<br />~~pporiur,~flesadjaaentYothenewcourthausesite. Severalgrivntedevelopersharo'c ~r~=:rd
<br />interest in ~lcvelopirigtheavailab(eportiona ofthe site. '17igir private investment is _.,, .ot_~. t ~
<br />cxceexi $ I5 millimr.
<br />'fhe Paial:]lS` incliaates tltet the GSA supportstite goals off;xecutiva Order 130tK.a. .~tir;~;
<br />ledsral F'acttit(es in C3ur hntiarrs t`errrrrr! CFNeS. 77tesc `cchtral cities" are defined <, v i. ~ , u: ~:
<br />bava hisfortcally servnd'as the centers for growth and conmterce in metropolitan art l ~~~~ r~
<br />hashistoricallpservtxiasthe."cenkintcity"end'"central'busineasaaa`inthesattnc~r, ~ ilac:cc,~,
<br />Valley,'w~itha Town ccritar t2iaf {unctions s8 the nudeuq ofgovernment:~ecoiio ui~, ~ i.Lu~,~ ~u.i
<br />educntionnlactivity..TheChiquitasiteotTersproxiteutytoolhartedcratofftces,.~n±sw .>y~i'y,
<br />1Jmversity,'county,state and private legal ofticea. 1'Iie distance between this siteand existing,
<br />federal court offices is equivalent to only ] Y city blocks.
<br />From a relponal perspective, having the federal courthouse located inthe centra[ husineati e*~rx
<br />wraFndeseconomie et3ioienoie~ to flie reg'ioii. 'Ihe existence of the cuuent fedcraicourttw~ .c,
<br />~loag with anetwork ufothergovemment and private mhhdnll scn: e'1•.<v, lets il?tttntoat,
<br />retnforcas~ugene'spositionasthecent[albusinessazea,Anati~7~>isp:~;:arc~b; ecunotnistE'J
<br />.'Aiutelaw (L~ugene Dou~ittown Vnstorung: The Econorntes~jRegtcnal F. Juror; cannludesthat n
<br />~segionat facility thatheziefits fmtfra central hicatioq anddeeadesofinv. ,un~r,ri in :nterrzlnt~d
<br />public turd private htfrastructtrre 3itttat central location, cannot be coved tv a,cu u;ntral site:
<br />withuuf reducing eainiiinic efficiency in the region lace attachedlCOl1vrthuest analyxis), -
<br />i:The vision for downtown includes expamsitan of Eugene's' regional iuiportunce as u`guvornmun ,
<br />economic,educationnl,andcultutalcentor Thestrengthcitingofthisregianatoontti l.~ ~:~9rdhc
<br />fhe neweourthouse should provide oppodun'tttes aztd benefits to the entim rogion,`;r r~lu~, ~~.c r.,:
<br />the Cluquita site has emerged Ekom allowntown Visiorting processihatutvalvedstb,~i;icm~t
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