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ΘStrengthenthepedestrianconnectionbetweenthedowntowncoreandactivityon <br />5thAvenue,andultimatelytotheplannedRiverfrontParkandtheWillametteRiver. <br />AnalysisfromPublicWorksstaffconfirmsthesurroundingstreetnetworkisatraditional <br />blockedstreetgrid,whichprovidesamplestreetconnectivityasrequiredbyEugeneCodeand <br />negatestheneedforasecondarypublicthoroughfare.Becauseoftheexistinglocalstreetgrid, <br />thealleystobevacateddonotprovidesignificantpublictransportationbenefit,althoughthey <br />doprovidepublicvehicularandpedestriancirculationonadjoiningstreetsaswellasthe <br />primaryparkingfacilitiesforthesurroundingbusinesses(primarilythe5thStPublicMarket). <br />Theproposedvacationwillnotimpedeormodifyonsitecirculationatthistime.Tothenorthis <br />East5thAvenueandtothewestisOakStreet,bothlocalCitystreetsandfullyimprovedwith <br />is <br />paving,curbandgutter,bikelanes,sidewalksandstreetlights.PearlStreetistotheeastand <br />amajorcollectorn,andEast6thAvenuetothesouthisamajorarterial.Thesurroundingstreet <br />networkprovidesampletransportationfacilitiesforallusersandisconsistentwithcitydesign <br />cton <br />standardsandmasterplans.Theproposedalleyvacationwillnothaveasignificanteffe <br />thesurroundingtransportationsystems.PublicWorksstaffsupportstherightofwayvacation <br />fromtheperspectiveofprovidingadequatetransportationfacilitiesandservices. <br />Theapplicanthasnotprovidedplansshowingafeasiblerelocationoftheexistingfacilitiesin <br />therightofwaytobevacated.Theutilitiescurrentlyprovideservicetoexistingdevelopment <br />andimprovedpublicrightsofway.TheapplicanthasproposedaPublicUtilityEasement(PUE) <br />overtheentirevacatedareauntilsuchtimeasplanscanbeprovidedandapprovedthrougha <br />developmentorpublicimprovementpermitapplication.AsubsequentPUEvacationprocess <br />willberequiredpriortotheapprovalofdevelopmentorpublicimprovementpermits.The <br />proposedPUEprovidestheeasementnecessarytocontinueperpetualownership,operation <br />andmaintenanceofpublicutilitiesthatremain.PublicWorkssupportstherightofwayvacation <br />contingentuponthereservationofaPUE. <br />Conclusion: <br />TheğƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭrequestedrightofwayvacationisinthepublicinterest,basedontheabove <br />factsandthetermsoftheordinance. <br />ExhibitC:Findings <br /> <br />