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ORDINANCE NO. AN gRDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION qF PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN FUR THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENT INTERESTS FUR SANITARY SEWERS IN THE SANTA CLARA AREA FUR BASIN "S" ~JUB #292$x; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. The City Council has authority under provisions of the City Charter and applicable state law to institute proceedings in eminent domain for the acquisition by condemnation of private property for public purposes, including the construction and operation of sanitary sewers. B. The City of Eugene is in the process of constructing sewers in the Santa Clara area in conformity with the Metropolitan Area General Plan and the Council approved Capital Improvement Plan. C. The proposed improvements are incompliance with and in furtherance of the plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer in accordance with provisions of Chapter 7 of the Eugene Code, I97I and applicable policies of the City of Eugene. D. In determining the location of the easements and right-of way to be acquired, consideration was given to avoiding planned structures to minimize the costs of maintaining and operating the proposed sewer improvements; to minimize disruption to existing vacant areas that could develop in the future by locating the easements along preliminarily approved right-of way and lot lines; and to selecting locations for the proposed sanitary sewers that were the most direct, thereby reducing the costs of construction. E. The public good from the sewers far outweighs any damage which the property owner might sustain, particularly in light of the City's obligation to provide just compensation to the affected property owner and the City's effectiveness to keep the cost of sewers and assessments as modest as possible. F. The costs of delaying the project and the savings from efficient construction management techniques require the City to act promptly to acquire the necessary property interests for this project. Now, therefore, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Ordinance -1