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<br /> <br />ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. ___________ <br /> <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF <br />PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE <br />ACQUISITION BY CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY <br />FOR PARK AND OPEN SPACE LAND NEAR THE <br />AMAZON CREEK HEADWATERS IN SOUTH EUGENE; <br />AND DECLARING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br /> <br /> The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> <br /> A. <br /> The City Council has authority under provisions of the City Charter and <br />applicable state law to institute proceedings in eminent domain for the acquisition by <br />condemnation of private property within and without its corporate limits for the public purpose <br />of public parks, preservation of land for open space, and expansion of the Ridgeline Trail system. <br /> <br />B. <br /> Acquisition of land in the south Eugene area for parks, preservation of open space <br />and expansion of the Ridgeline Trail system has long been a priority of the City and the affected <br />neighborhood organization. <br /> <br />C. <br /> The importance of preservation of land for parks and open space has also been <br />reflected in the passage by the electors of the City of Parks and Open Space bonds in 1998 and <br />2006. <br /> <br />D. <br /> The policies and goals of the City and the directive of the electors in approving <br />the 1998 and 2006 Parks and Open Space bonds can best be met by acquisition of the 26 acre <br />parcel of real property located south of West Amazon Drive’s terminus and the 39 acre parcel of <br />real property located between Dillard Road and Nectar Way, which are more particularly <br />described on Exhibits A and B hereto. <br /> <br />E. <br /> The public good realized from the acquisition far outweighs any damage which <br />the property owners might sustain, particularly in light of the Citys obligation to provide just <br />= <br />compensation to the affected property owners. <br /> <br />Now, therefore, <br /> <br /> <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> <br /> Section 1. <br /> Based upon the above findings, which are incorporated herein and adopted, <br />the City Council of the City of Eugene does hereby find, declare, and determine it necessary to <br />acquire certain ownership interests to the parcels of real property located south of West Amazon <br />Drive’s terminus and between Dillard Road and Nectar Way, and more particularly described on <br />Ordinance - 1 <br /> <br />