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ORDINANCE NO. ~ cZ 1 °~ AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE V~HITEAKER PLAN; REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 19460, 19678, AND 19833; ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A, In the spring of 1992 the City Council authorized the initiation of an u date p of the 1978 Whiteaker Plan. The Wh~teaker Plan Update work program was a roved b pp Y the Eugene Planning Commission in June, 1992. The citizen participation com onent of that p program was approved by the Eugene Citizen Involvement Committee in July, 1992. B. Based on a recommendation of the Mayor, on August 26,1992 ~ the Council appointed nine citizens to serve on the Whiteaker Planning Team. C. A citizen survey was prepared by the Whiteaker Planning Team and mailed to Whiteaker residents, businesses, and property owners to help identify ke lan u date . .. Yp P issues. The mailing also included notice of the opportunity to be ~nvalved with the Whiteaker Plan Update and information concerning two community worksho s s onsored .. .. p p by the VL~h~teaker Plarming Team to involve citizens in ident~ficat~on of issues and the lan . P update process held m October, 1992. D. Based on input from the citizen survey, community workshops, and discussions with the Eugene Plantung Commission, Historic Review Board, and ro'ect staff the . P~ Wh~teaker Planning Team completed the identification of key update issues b earl Y Y December, 1992. E, City staff prepared an evaluation of the 1978 Whiteaker Plan which was reviewed the Whiteaker Planning Team. During the preparation of the draft ~Vhiteaker Plan the Planning Team continued its critique and reviewed land use data, zonin . g information, and special written reports on mayor topic areas such as Whiteaker demographics, housing and land use patterns, and public safety. F. A j oint tour of the Whiteaker Neighborhood was conducted by the Plannin . g Commission, H~star~c Review Board and Wh~teaker Planning Team ~n January, 1993, which resulted in a better understanding of the problems and opportunities within the area. G. The Planning Team spent several meetings discussing key Plan Update issues and crafting new goals for the neighborhood. Based on a vision for 'Whiteaker's future, the Planning Team developed policies to guide public and private decisions affectin the g Ordinance -1