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~.I1Wi1 ~L"!1 \ CE N~r ~7SJ9 A SPECIAL ORDINANCE GRAIV~TING A D E~MPTION TG THE APPLICATION OF EUGENE CODE, 1971, SECTIONS ~4.6$a AND 4.515; PROVIDING FOR AN AUTOMATIC REPEAL AS OF JUNE 1, 1993; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. The City Council has publicly acknowledged its awareness of the severity of problems facing homeless persons within the City and has initiated and supported measures directed towards the alleviation of those conditions. B. A proposal has been made that homeless persons be permitted to camp on a temporary basis and far a limited period of time in a designated portion of Alton Baker Park. Such camping is presently prohibited by Sections 4.6502} and 4.815 of the Eugene Cade, 1971 SEC}. C. it would be in the public interest and further City Council policies to grant a limited and unique exception to the enforcement of EC Sections 4.b54~2} and 4.815 for a designated portion of Alton Baker Park. This limited exception is granted on a trial basis only and should not serve as a precedent for future exceptions, nor interfere with the continued enforcement of EC Section 4.815 in other portions of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES GRDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The findings set forth above are adopted. Section 2. Notwithstanding Sections 4.6SO~2} and 4.515 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the City Manager shall designate an area within the two western-most parking bays of the V~ISTIC/Alton Baker parking area to be used by homeless persons for car or tent camping. The Manager shall designate not mare than thirty sites for camping. The Manager shall designate such sites as soon after the effective date of this ordinance as is practicable, The Manager may adopt administrative rules to govern use of the campground, including provisions related to allocation of the sites, and payment of ~a fee for use of the campground. The Manager also may contract with anon-prol~t provider to manage the day~to-day operations of the campground. Ordinance - 1