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ORDINANCE N0. r~1s st AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ALONG 11TH AI~ENUE WEST FROM GARFIELD STREET TO TYINN STREET, FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: The City Council has authority under provisions of the City Charter and applicable state 1 aw to institute proceedings i n eminent domain for the ac u i s i q ti on of private property for public purposes, including the improvement of ci t y streets and canstructi on of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, traffic signals and other features. By Council adoption the City's Capital Improvement Plan the City of Eu ene g initiated the I 1 th Avenue West Improvement Project from Garfield Street to T inn Y Street, which includes street improvements consisting of paving, curbs, utters g sidewalks and traffic signa] improvements. The proposed improvements shall be in compliance with, and in furtherance of, the plans and specifications to be prepared by the City En ineer in g accordance with provi s i ans of Chapter 1 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and a i i cabl e pP policies of the City of Eugene, Development and increased traffic nvw necessitate widening and im rovin p 9 the public way to serve the adjacent property, the surroundin nei hbarhood and g g through traffic. It is nvt in the public interest to significantly relocate this historic arterial street. The least private harm will be done by expanding the width of the existing public way to accommodate the project as proposed and re ared b P P Y the City Engineer. The casts of delaying the project, the savings from efficient construction management techniques, and the need to facilitate the safe and efficient movement