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September 23, 2019, Meeting – Item 2B EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Adoption of a Resolution Annexing Rights-of-Way to the City of Eugene (Sections of: Harvey Avenue; Maynard Avenue from River Road West: Hatton Avenue West to Parnell Drive: Manzana Street from Howard South: and Evergreen Drive from Howard Avenue South to Rosetta Avenue.) (Hatton Annexation; A 19-4) Meeting Date: September 23, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 2B Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Dan Halverson www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5410 ISSUE STATEMENT As directed by City Council, this item is a request to annex five sections of right-of-way into the Eugene City limits. The proposed annexation includes a section of Harvey Avenue; a section of Maynard Avenue from River Road west; a section of Hatton Avenue west to Parnell Drive; Manzana Street from Howard Avenue south; and Evergreen Drive from Howard Avenue south to Rosetta Avenue. All sections are within the City’s Urban Growth Boundary. A map showing the location of these street sections is included as Attachment A. The purpose of this annexation is to create clear boundaries for police, parking services, and other City services, which increases the effectiveness and efficiency of these services. In the current case, parking on these sections of road are not consistently enforced, which has created a public safety concern. Annexation will also allow for future road improvements that will benefit residents in the area. BACKGROUND The City of Eugene’s parking program responds to parking complaints across the City of Eugene. The program has one parking services officer to address parking concerns outside of the downtown to campus-regulated parking areas. The patchwork of right-of-way jurisdictional authority within the City of Eugene’s urban growth boundary creates difficulty to respond to some parking complaints. Hatton Avenue is one such area that has Lane County and City of Eugene jurisdiction. Parking complaints on Hatton Avenue started in September 2015 and increased over time due to the overflow parking from the adjacent apartment complex. In partnership with the River Road Community Organization, City and County staff met with area residents on November 8, 2017, to discuss the Hatton Avenue area parking challenges. Options and challenges for parking enforcement were discussed at the meeting, including the City annexing all or portions of Hatton Avenue. There was general agreement at the meeting that annexing Hatton Avenue to allow the City to enforce parking code would improve livability.