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September 10, 2018, Meeting – Item 3 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Public Hearing: An Ordinance Changing the Street Name of the Undeveloped Portion of Suzanne Way to Tennyson Avenue, as it Extends North From Crescent Avenue to Tennyson Avenue (City File SC 18-1) Meeting Date: September 10, 2018 Agenda Item Number: 3 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Nicholas R. Gioello www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5453 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council will hold a public hearing on a street name change for the portion of Suzanne Way which extends north of Crescent Drive to Tennyson Avenue. The request was submitted by Living Strong, LLC. A vicinity map is provided as Attachment A. BACKGROUND Suzanne Way, on the north of side of Crescent Avenue, is an approximately 236 feet long unimproved public street. At its northernmost point, Suzanne Way curves 90 degrees to the east and connects to the westernmost portion of Tennyson Avenue, which is also unimproved. There is currently no development along either section of Suzanne Way and Tennyson Avenue. Both portions of Suzanne Way and Tennyson Avenue are scheduled to be improved by the applicant as a local public street concurrent with the development of Crescent Place Apartments. The street name change request process serves to evaluate if the proposed renaming is in the best interest of the City. This request for street name change is being considered in accordance with section 9.8485 of the Eugene Code. The public hearing is being conducted consistent with quasi-judicial procedures in State law and as set forth in EC 9.7065 through 9.7095, and the Type IV Application Procedures set forth in EC9.7400 through 97455. A complete copy of the application with documents and information related to the street name change request including a written statement, vicinity map and street area map, neighborhood meeting notes, written testimony, Planning Commission materials and recommendation are contained in the council binder located in the City Manager’s Office for reference. Public Hearing Notice Notice of the City Council public hearing for the requested street name change has been provided in the following manner: on August 24, 2018, notice was mailed to owners of property within 300 feet of the street right-of-way, interested parties, and the officially recognized neighborhood group the Northeast Neighborhood Association; and on September 5, 2018, legal notice was published in The Register-Guard newspaper.