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Exhibit B Findings of Consistency with Street Name Change Criteria Section 9.8485 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (EC) provides the sole criterion for evaluating a proposed street name change, stating: EC 9.8485 Street Name Change Approval Criteria, The planning commission shall recommend~ and the city council shall approve an application for a street name change upon determining that a proposed renaming is in the best interest of the city. Based on Plamfing Commission's recommendation, the records of the public b_earings before both the Planning Co~ission and the City Council, including the citizen testimony presented at those hearings, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by changing the name of Centermial Boulevard to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The City Council f;arther finds that the provision of key public services to residents and businesses located along the street Mil not be adversely affected by the proposed street name change~ The U. S. Postoffice and 9- l- 1 emergency center have indicated their support for the proposed street name change, both indicating that they can make the necessary changes to their database systems in a timely manner. The City, the U.S. Postoffice and the emergency center will implement the street name change over a one-year period. The Cky Council finds that this irnplementation of the street name change over a one-year transition period will minirnize inconvenience and confusion to residents, businesses and the general public.