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ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~ Y~ AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE ACQUISITION BY CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF LOw INCOME HOUSING; AND OTHER PUBLIC USES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. The City council has authority under provisions of the City Charter and applicable state law, including but not limited to its powers as a housing authority under CRS Chapter 45b, to institute proceedings in eminent domain for the ac uisition b q Y condemnation of private property for public purposes, including uses associated with providing housing for low income tenants through rent subsidy programs. B. Since 1989 providing and promoting low-income housing within the City has been a priority social goal for the City. C. In establishing the low-income housing social goal and since its adoption, there has been substantial documentation that there is a shortage of affordable housing within the City for people with low income. D. Law income families with children are among the highest priority to provide housing. E. The City has owned the site described in Exhibit A hereto for over ten years and over twa years ago placed it in the City's land bank for low income housing. F. The site is particularly suitable for low income housing for families because of its proximity to public transportation, shopping, public schools and employment opportunities and because of the availability of utilities and the ability to replat the site. G. The old covenants, conditions and restrictions imposed upon the site at the time of its subdivision and replatting limit the City's ability to develop the property to its maximum as a low income housing project. H. The City in cooperation with Lane County has a present opportunity to develop part of the property City awns within the Subdivision with 31 units of low-income family housing. Ordinance -1