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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO.21-20-14 of the City Manager of the City of Eugene, Oregon TERMINATING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-20-09 UNDER SECTION 2.1055 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971 WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, DUE TO THE MAY 29-30, 2020, RIOT AND CIVIL DISTURBANCE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. The City Manager Pro Tem of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Section 2.1055 of the Eugene Code, 1971 ("EC"), provides that the City Manager may declare a state of emergency when an emergency requires a coordinated response beyond that which occurs routinely, the required response is not achievable solely with the added resources acquired through mutual aid or cooperative assistance agreements, and the emergency consists of a Level 3 emergency under the city's emergency management plan. B. On the evening of Friday, May 29, 2020, some people within a crowd of approximately 200 that had gathered in downtown Eugene began committing acts of vandalism, lighting fires, and damaging buildings, businesses, and city property. As the crowd moved around the downtown area, the riotous activities escalated and there was increased vandalism and destruction, including spray painting of LTD buses, aerial fireworks thrown into buildings and parked cars, to include the Lane County Jail building, throwing of rocks and bottles, breaking of windows, looting, and blocking traffic. Local business and city property was destroyed. There was a very large bonfire with flames 20 feet into the air at a parking lot at 7th and Washington. C. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on May 30, 2020, the situation became more dangerous, with reports of people being hit by fireworks and other life -safety issues. The Eugene Police Department (EPD), after making announcements to allow people to leave area, deployed gas to disperse the crowd. A crowd of more than 50 people re -gathered and a second fire was started on Lawrence St. Due to businesses at the 7th and Washington complex, including Five Guys, Jimmy Johns, T-Mobile and Starbucks being destroyed, with the windows broken out and looters entering some of the businesses, EPD deployed its SWAT, assisted by the Springfield Police Department and Lane County Sheriff's Office. There were also reports of subjects inside Buy 2 at 110 W. Broadway, as well as looting at Hunky Dory and Level Up Arcade, shattered glass at Firehorse, and reports of crimes at other business locations. At approximately 2:15 a.m., EPD again deployed gas to push the crowds out and try to get them to disperse. D. On May 30, 2020, after contacting the Mayor and each City Councilor and receiving their input about declaring a state of emergency due to riot and civil disturbance described in Paragraphs B and C, the City Manager Pro Tem executed Administrative Order No. 21-20-09 declaring a state of emergency as defined in EC 2.0155 within the geographic boundaries of the City of Eugene. Administrative Order - Page 1 of 2