*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement between the Bureau of Transportation and Prosper Portland to reimburse services provided for the I-5 Rose Quarter Project

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: On May 5, 2010, the Portland City Council adopted an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Oregon (State) for facilitation services on the Central City 2035 NE Quadrant Plan and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Interchange Project (Ordinance No. 183731). On October 25, 2012, the Portland City Council adopted the N/NE Quadrant Plan and the I-5 Broadway-Weidler Facility Plan (Resolution No. 36972). The N/NE Quadrant Plan and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plan contain a recommended design concept for the subject I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project (Project). On June 6, 2018, the Portland City Council adopted the Central City 2035 Plan and Transportation System Plan amendments that include the Project as conceptualized within the N/NE Quadrant and Facility plan (Transportation System Plan Projects #20119, #20120, #20121) as well as an Action Item (Ordinance No. 189000 and Resolution No. 37360). The Council adopted action item placed conditions on the City’s participation and support for the Project contingent upon: inclusion of all major elements of the project as described in the Facility Plan, including bicycle and pedestrian improvements, development of equity strategies and other efforts that benefit communities originally impacted by freeway construction, direction for the future use of any requested City funds on Project elements, and implementation of congestion pricing and transportation demand management strategies. In July 2020, the City withdrew from participation in the Project, with a City Council-issued Suspend Work directive to all City Bureaus (July 6, 2020). The suspend work directive was issued due to the City’s belief that the Project did not fully align with City values or conditions of approval. In July 2021, an Independent Cover Assessment (ICA) Team submitted a Final Report to the State with recommendations for ways to use highway covers to lay the groundwork for restorative justice for the Black Albina community as part of the Project. In January 2022, Governor Brown and local government partners, which include City, Metro and Multnomah County elected official representatives, signed a Letter of Agreement to demonstrate shared understanding and support for the proposed Hybrid 3 highway cover design concept as part of the Project. The signed Letter of Agreement within Exhibit A of the original Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) provides the factual and historical background of the Project and expresses the parties’ mutual understandings regarding their preference for the proposed Hybrid 3 highway cover design concept, with technical conditions of agreement, as a modification to the original Project design concept. On July 13, 2022, City Council approved Ordinance No. 190924 (Agreement No. 730-07431-33370) authorizing execution of an IGA for staffing services necessary to conduct a public planning process required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules (hereafter, NEPA Process) with respect to the proposed Project. On March 12, 2024, the Federal Highway Administration issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for the Project. The decision was based on design revisions reflected in the Revised Supplemental Environmental Assessment (RSEA) that the State and City collaborated on since July 2022. On April 3, 2024, City Council approved Ordinance No. 191667 (Agreement No. 730-07431-33370) authorizing amendment of the existing IGA (Ordinance No. 190924) for staffing services necessary to provide final design services for Early Work Packages and add Bureau of Technology Services and Prosper Portland to the agreement between ODOT and City. This amendment also extended the contract term through December 2025 with staff services budgeted through June 2025 for the services necessary to inform the design for the cover to ensure feasibility of future development. The City is providing services to State regarding State’s work on City facilities and any modifications to the State’s system that impact City facilities. The State added the services of Prosper Portland to provide technical assistance related to market and economic analysis and governance and real estate strategies. The State is designing and delivering the Project to improve the safety and operations of I-5 between I-84 and I-405 by adding auxiliary lanes and shoulders to I-5, reconstructing surface streets within the Broadway/Weidler interchange and improving community connections and reconnecting neighborhood streets to enhance public spaces and promote economic development opportunities. The State is now advancing the design of the RSEA highway cover and ramp relocation design concept as part of the Project, revised through the NEPA process that occurred between July 2022 and March 2024. This is an extremely large and important transportation project. The City of Portland’s participation is crucial to ensure a successful project and that the interests of the City of Portland are represented. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Deputy City Administrator or Bureau Director is hereby authorized to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with Prosper Portland to reimburse Prosper Portland for its costs in performing tasks as outlined in a form substantially similar to that attached as Exhibit A. The Deputy City Administrator or Bureau Director is authorized to execute amendments, approved as to form by the City Attorney, to the scope of services or the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided the changes are authorized in a future amendment with the State. The Office of Management and Finance Grants Office is authorized to perform all administrative matters in relation to the grant application, grant agreement or amendments, requests for reimbursement from the grantor, and to submit required online grant documents on the Deputy City Administrator or Bureau Director behalf. Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because the Intergovernmental Agreement needs to be executed in order for the City to receive reimbursement from ODOT in a timely manner; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.