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---- -- ------ - ----- e The City acquired the property several years ago and placed it in the land bank program for housing. The street vacation must occur before the Lane County Housing Authority can proceed with its plans to develop the site as a 31-unit housing project for low-income families. Mayor Miller opened the public hearing. Gary Henry, 1432 Buck Street, identified himself as a property owner who lives near the proposed development and spoke against the proposal. He voiced concern that the development would add additional traffic and popula- tion on an already overburdened area. He indicated that neighborhood notifi- cation of the proposed development was unsatisfactory and said that he be- lieves most of the property owners in the area are opposed to the project. There being no additional requests to speak, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Boles asked about the notification process that was followed for the project. In response, Mr. Jacobson said that the request was processed as a cluster subdivision in which notification is extended to property owners-and occupants within a lOa-foot radius of the development. He added that the Lane County .Housing Authority went door-to-door in the immediate area to notify residents about the proposed development and renotification was pro- vided after the decision was made; no appeal of the decision was made. Mr. Jacobson added that notification was also provided to the neighborhood organ- izations; no response was made. It Ms. Bascom said that results from the HACSA interviews were positive once the information was presented about the types of services to be available. She hoped that this project would serve as a favorable model for future low-in- come housing development. Mr. Jacobson noted that the project would take access from Acorn Park Street, not Buck Street. A series of traffic bollards on Buck Street will prevent all vehicles, except emergency vehicles, from taking access to that site from Buck Street. CB 4327--An ordinance vacating 12th Avenue between Buck Street and Acorn Park Street, more particularly described as: all of 12th Avenue west as dedicated in the replat or Blocks 2, 4, and 5 of Acorn Park, as platted and recorded in Book 20, page 23, Lane County Oregon Plan Records, said 12th Avenue being 50 feet in width, runs from the west line of Acorn Park Street to the east line of Buck Street, all in Eu- gene, Lane County, Oregon. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, that the bill, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill number only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 9, 1991 Page 5