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Exhibit C Findings: East 13th Avenue Right-of-Way Vacation for the University of Oregon (Ordinance B) Background The University of Oregon's requested right-of-way vacations include Villard Alley from East 15th Avenue north to East 13th Avenue (Ordinance A) and a roughly triangular portion of East 13th A venue at the intersection with Franklin Boulevard (Ordinance B). The University is proposing to redevelop the site which necessitates the alley and street vacations. The University of Oregon's desire to redevelop this site is expected to provide many positive economic opportunities to the community. The University has shown a continuing commitment toward this objective, including their investment of over $700 million in projects in the last 10 years including those projects that are under construction, and projects that are planned and are fully funded. The vacation request process provides a means to evaluate the need for public ways as land develops and uses change over time, and to address the manner in which the City may dispense with public ways. Requests for the vacation of public streets and alleys are considered in accordance with EC 9.8700-9.8725 and Oregon Revised Statutes 271.080-271.230. These requests are also subject to procedural requirements at EC 9.7445-9.7455. Compliance with Approval Criteria The sole approval criterion at EC 9.8725 requires the City Council to find that approval of the requested right-of-way vacations is in the public interest. The full text of the approval criterion is provided below, with findings demonstrating compliance: The city council shall approve, or approve with conditions and reservations of easements, the vacation of improved public right-of-way, public ways acquired with public funds, or undeveloped subdivision and partition plats, or portions thereof, including public right-of-way and improved public easements located therein, only if the council finds that approval of the vacation is in the public interest. Public notice and hearings have occurred on the vacation requests in accordance with applicable statutory and local code requirements. Consent for the vacation requests from abutting and affected owners, and payment of a special assessment for the area of vacated right-of-way, have also been provided as required. East 13th Avenue Vacation (Ordinance B) Findings The following findings demonstrate that vacation of a portion of East 13 th Avenue is in the public interest. This determination is based on the conclusion that the current street provides minimal value and benefit to the public and further, with the vacation of this right-of-way, redevelopment Exhibit C: Findings