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RESOLUTION NO. 4708 A RESOLUTION CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON MAY 21, 2002, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFERRING TO THE LEGAL ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE A MEASURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A MAXIMUM OF $8,680,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PROJECTS. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. The City of Eugene's Fire and Emergency Services is in need of new fire stations and training facilities due to the necessity to relocate a fire station, the continuing growth of the community and the need to modernize training facilities. B. The City of Eugene's Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is in need of new fire stations and specialized training facilities because of the necessity to relocate a fire station to safer quarters, the continuing growth and development of the community and the need to provide on demand, modem, realistic and safe training conditions for City firefighters. C. The City's Downtown Fire & EMS Station has been located at the present City Hall since it opened in 1964. As the City has grown, so have the functions and needs of that department. The space occupied by the Police Department, also located at City Hall, has increased, and both departments have been required to move some functions outside of City Hall. D. The Downtown Space Plan (DTSP) is a long-range plan that was developed to provide adequate and safe space for City functions located in the downtown core area. The City Council has had several meetings to discuss various aspects of the DTSP and has provided direction to staff, including direction that relocation of Fire Station # 1 and Police Property Control and Forensics Evidence Units should be the first priority in the DTSP and that staff should plan for the relocation. E. Staff has recommended replacement of the current Fire Station #1 with a 23,500 square foot station occupying a full one-quarter block in or near the downtown core. F. The 1999 Training Facilities Development Master Plan, which was refined in 2001, recommended the completion of a specialized fire training area. However, the work was not completed due to a policy decision to use redeployment bond proceeds, initially earmarked for this purpose, to facilitate the move of the Central Lane Communications Center. G. Federal Safety mandates preclude previous methods of providing realistic fire and rescue training. The Eugene Fire Department is under increasing pressure to discontinue the long-standing practice of Burn-to-Learn exercises due to concerns over water quality and runoff specified within the Endangered Species Act.