HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2014-20 06/16/2014RESOLUTION
NO. 2014 -20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD APPROVING THE JURISDICTIONAL
TRANSFER AGREEMENT NO. 795 BETWEEN THE STATE OF OREGON, ACTING BY AND
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
FOR THE TRANSFER OF OR 126 BUSINESS TO CENTRAL OREGON AND PACIFIC
RAILROAD SECTION, McVAY HIGHWAY, STATE HIGHWAY NO. 225 LANE COUNTY TO
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE JURISDICTIONAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, McVay Highway is under the jurisdiction and control of the Oregon
Transportation Commission. McVay Highway, State Highway No. 225 is also designated
State Route OR 225 and Franklin Boulevard within the corporate city limits of the City of
Springfield.
WHEREAS, by the authority granted in Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 190.110, 366.572
and 366.576, the City may enter into cooperative agreements with the State for the
performance of work on certain types of improvement projects with the allocation of
costs on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the contracting Parties.
WHEREAS, by the authority granted in ORS 366.395, the State may relinquish title to any
of its property not needed by it for highway purposes to City, subject to such restrictions, if
any, imposed by deed or other legal instrument or otherwise imposed by State.
WHEREAS, the State maintains a state route system to assist the traveling public in their
travels. Designated routes may be composed of both state highways and local roads.
Designation and elimination of state routes is under authority of the Oregon
Transportation Commission.
WHEREAS, the City is the land use planning authority for Glenwood, a part of the City of
Springfield located between Interstate highway 1 -5 and the Willamette River, and has
adopted the Glenwood Refinement Plan to guide the future development of Glenwood.
WHEREAS, McVay Highway is within the confines of the boundary of the Glenwood
Refinement Plan, Phase I. The City desires to construct wastewater collection and
conveyance facilities within the right of way for McVay Highway and to construct highway
and street improvements to provide a multimodal urban level of service standard on
McVay Highway.
WHEREAS, the City has requested that, to further accomplish and implement the goals
and objectives of the Glenwood Refinement Plan, ODOT transfer jurisdiction of a portion
of McVay Highway to the City.
WHEREAS, for this purpose and for the further purpose of furthering the development of
a state highway system adapted in all particulars to the needs of the people of the State
of Oregon, the State and the City agree to eliminate from the state highway system a
portion of the McVay Highway (from its intersection with McKenzie Highway to mile point
0.89) described below and hereinafter referred to as Unit 1. State and City also plan and
propose for State to convey those portions of properties lying outside of State's McVay
Highway, needed for an improvement project, described with particularity in the
Jurisdictional Transfer Agreement No. 795 as Unit 2.
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed the above - referenced proposed Jurisdictional
Transfer Agreement No. 795 attached hereto as Exhibit A and finds it satisfactory.
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to provide the City Manager the authority to execute the
proposed Jurisdictional Transfer Agreement No. 795.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Springfield as follows:
1. The Jurisdictional Transfer Agreement No. 795, Oregon 126 Business to Central
Oregon and Pacific Railroad Section McVay Highway, State Highway No. 795, Lane
County, Oregon is hereby approved.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the proposed
Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A on behalf of the City of Springfield with
such changes as he determines are consistent with the will and intent of the Council, such
determination to be reflected by his execution of the Agreement.
3. The City Manager is authorized to take all appropriate action to implement and
carry out Jurisdictional Transfer Agreement No. 795.
4. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption by the Council and approval by
the Mayor.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this 16 day of June,
2014, with a vote of 6 for and 0 against.
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Amy Sowa, Cit� Recorder
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY
Christine L. Lundberg, Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -20