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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-17-25 of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene CLOSURE OF CHARNELTON ALLEY FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ASSESSOR'S MAP 17-03-31-43 TAX LOT 9300 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ASSESSOR'S MAP 17-03-31-43 TAX LOT 9300. The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: A. EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the Manager's designee to take administrative action to close or open any street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. EC 5.055 sets forth the criteria the City Manager or the City Manager's designee should consider when taking administrative action authorized by EC 5.040. B. On September 24, 2009, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-09-14 granting the Traffic Engineer and the Public Works Department the authority to exercise all of the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Section 5.040 and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. C. By Administrative Order No. 58-17-08, the City Manager appointed me as the City's Traffic Engineer and delegated to me authority to exercise all duties and responsibilities granted to the City Manager by EC 5.040 and 5.050. D. Pursuant to the above -authority, I intend to close Charnelton Alley from the northwest corner of Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 to the southwest corner of Assessor's Map 17- 03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 to all traffic. In making the decision to close Charnelton Alley from the northwest corner of Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 to the southwest corner of Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 to all traffic, I considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, including the consideration of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. Based on the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, the following findings support my decision to close Charnelton Alley from the northwest corner of Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 to the southwest corner of Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 to all traffic: 1. Charnelton Alley from the northwest corner of Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 to the southwest corner of Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 is a 12 -foot wide unimproved alley with a sidewalk connecting West 16th Avenue to Charnel Mulligan Park. It is bordered by Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 9300 on the east side and Assessor's Map 17-03-31-43 Tax Lot 7800 on the west side. Neither tax lot takes access from the alley. 2. Illegal activities occurring in this section of the alley have created safety issues for residents, park users and City staff. The alley has provided a relatively concealed location Administrative Order -- Page 1 of 2