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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-19-06 of the City Manager EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY BUTTERFLY LOT RULES ADOPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-19-02. The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Section 2.019 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (EC), authorizes the City Manager or designee to adopt rules for implementation of any provisions of that Code. EC 2.019(6) authorizes the City Manager to adopt emergency rules without prior public notice or hearing. B. On January 31, 2019, the City of Eugene Urban Renewal Agency ("Agency") and the City each purchased from Lane County one part of a half -block of property located on the west side of Oak Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in Downtown Eugene, commonly referred to as the Butterfly Lot. The Agency purchased the southern half of the Butterfly Lot, identified as the "Southern County Property" in the August 31, 2017, Purchase and Sale Agreement ("Agency's Property") and the City purchased the northern half of the Butterfly Lot, identified as the "Northern County Property" in the August 31, 2017, Purchase and Sale Agreement ("City's Property"). C. On January 31, 2019, the Agency delegated to the City "authority to regulate the use and operation of Agency's Property, including the authority to adopt administrative rules that apply to Agency's Property." D. The City Park Blocks are located on the south side of Eighth Avenue, across the street from the Butterfly Lot. The City's administratively adopted Parks and Open Space Rules apply to the Park Blocks, regulating the use and operation of the Parks Blocks. A parking structure is currently located in the middle of the Butterfly Lot that has both permitted and hourly parking. Until demolished, the parking structure will continue to operate for those parking purposes. E. I adopted Emergency Butterfly Lot Rules on January 31, 2019 by Administrative Order No. 21-19-02 so that the City could regulate the use and operation of the Butterfly Lot consistent with the Park Blocks. The Rule was adopted without prior public notice pursuant to EC 2.019(6) because failure to act promptly in establishing the Rule would have prevented the City from issuing special event permits for use of the Butterfly Lot and would create confusion for both the public and law enforcement regarding when and how the Butterfly Lot could be used. F. The Emergency Butterfly Lot Rules adopted by Administrative Order No. 21-19- 02 will expire on July 30, 2019. It is necessary to extend the Emergency Rules pursuant to EC 2.019(6) so that the Rules remain in effect while the planning for the future use of this area occurs. NOW, THERFORE, based upon the above findings and pursuant to the authority in EC 2.019(6), I order that the Emergency Rule adopted by Administrative Order No. 21-19-02 as set forth below is extended effective July 30, 2019, and shall remain in effect until January 26, 2020 Administrative Order - Page 1 of 2