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ORDINANCE N0. ~~11 clcY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ALONG HIGHWAY 99 N AND AIRPORT ROAD FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES (ADLEMAN, BOND/MEADOR, AND SHEPHARD PROPERTIES). The C ~ ty Counci 1 of the City of Eugene f i nd5 that A. The City Counci 1 has authari ty under provisions of the City Charter and applicable state 1 aw to institute proceedings i n eminent domai n for the acquisition by condemnation of private property for publ i c purposes , including uses associated with the operation and ma i nte- nance of its regional airport . B, The City of Eugene has level aped a r~egi oval airport which serves a trade area coven ng afour-county area with an estimated population of over 500, 004 people. It i s the second busiest airport i n the state and provi des a ful 1 range of airport-related services to the public . C . The public investment i n the present regional airport began i n 1956 and now tota 1 s tens of mi 11 i ors of dollars . Projected capita 1 improvements far the airport during the next 15 years wi 11 exceed an additional X50 million. D. The adopted 1990 Eugene Airport Master Plan Master P1 an ~ identifies .the need for airport expansion including addi ti anal runway i mprove- ments to handle increased commercial and general aircraft traffic. The acquisition of the property authorized herein i s i n i mpl ementa - ti an of the master plan , E . The 1990 Master Plan recommended that an addi ti ona 1 runway be 1 ocated on the east side of Green Hi 11 Road . ~n determining the best location far the new runway, the following airfield alterra- ti ves evaluation criteria were formu1 ated and applied to several sites before selecting the site east of Green Hi 11 Raad . These criteria are i n order of importance : operational safety and fl exi bi 1 i ty, capacity improvements , environmental factors , deve1 op- ment casts , 1 and acquisition/land use compati bi 1 i ty , implementation feasi bi 1 i tylacceptabi 1 i ty, 1 ong-term fl exi bi 1 i ty. F. To provide adequate land for the development of the new runway and