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ORDINANCE N0. l~I ~~~ AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ALONG AMAZON CREEK BETWEEN BAILEY HILL ROAD AND BELTLINE HIGHWAY, FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DRAINAGE CHANNEL AND BIKE PATH IMPROVEMENTS. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: The City Counci 1 has authority under provisions of the City Charter and applicable state 1 aw to institute proceedings i n eminent domain for the acqui si - tion of private property far public purposes, including the improvement and maintenance of city drainage canals and bicycle/pedestrian paths. By Council adoption of the City's Capital Improvement Plan the City of Eugene initiated the acquisition of property a1 ong Amazon Creek interests for the continuing operation and maintenance of drainage channels and other features. The public's property interest in the present right-af-way containing the AmaZOn Creek Channel} is clouded. Because of the need to clarify the City's right to maintain the Channel, to enhance the Channel's carrying capacity as a drainage facility and to put the right-af-way to other public uses, including planned for bicycle and pedestrian paths, the City needs to clarify its property rights in the Channel's right-of-way. Enhancing the Channel and using i t to implement the Bicycle Element of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan avoids having to purchase other right-of-way for additional drainage facilities and bicycle facilities. Such acquisitions would be unduly disruptive to already developed private property in the drainage and transportation corridors which the Channel right-of-way serves. Further such acquisitions would require substantially mare r' public dollars than the acquisitions herein approved.