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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-20-11 of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene CLOSURE OF EMPIRE PARK DRIVE 430-FEET NORTH OF BARGER DRIVE TO ITS NORTHERN TERMINUS. The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: A. EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the Manager's designee to take administrative action to close or open any street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. EC 5.055 sets forth the criteria the City Manager or the City Manager's designee should consider when taking administrative action authorized by EC 5.040. B. On September 24, 2009, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-09-14 granting the Traffic Engineer and the Public Works Department the authority to exercise all of the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Section 5.040 and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. C. By Administrative Order No. 58-17-08, the City Manager appointed me as the City' s Traffic Engineer and delegated to me authority to exercise all duties and responsibilities granted to the City Manager by EC 5.040 and 5.050. D. Pursuant to the above -authority, I intend to close Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus to vehicular traffic. In making the decision to close Empire Park Drive to vehicular traffic, I considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, including the consideration of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. Based on consideration of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, the following findings support my decision to close Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus to vehicular traffic: 1. Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus is a local street approximately 1250-feet in length. It is bordered by sixteen tax lots on the west side and City of Eugene right-of-way to the east. 2. Illegal car camping on Empire Park Drive from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to the northern terminus and the associated dumping of trash and debris have created public health, safety and welfare issues and have placed a burden on City resources. 3. This segment of Empire Park Drive, from 430-feet north of Barger Drive to its northern terminus, does not currently serve as a vehicular route and closure will not cause any detriment to the public or the abutting property owners. Administrative Order -- Page 1 of 2