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ORDINANCE NO. ~~ ~ AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS IN EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE ACQUISITION" BY CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ALONG BARGER DRIVE FROM TERRY STREET TO GREENHILL ROAD; ALONG THE wEST SIDE OF THE BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT #5Z PRgPERTY; AND NORTH FROM BARGER DRIVE ALgNG THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY TO AND ALgNG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE A2 CHANNEL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS, A PUBLIC ACCESS wAY, AND wASTEwATER AND STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. The City Council of the City of Eugene lends 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 improvement of city streets, construction of curbs, gutters, street lights, pedestrian signals, public access ways, street trees, wastewater and storm drainage systems, and extensions of storm drainage systems. B. The Council adapted the FY'9S Capital Improvement Plan and Capital Budget and by motion on July 2S, 1997 approved initiation of the design, acquisition and bidding of the proposed improvements on Barger Drive from Terry Street to Greenhill Road, and construction of the new nortlalsouth street along the west side of the Bethel School District #52 property. The adopted FY' 9S C1P and Capital Budget also includes the Barger-Greenhill Pump Station and associated wastewater system. C. The proposed improvements shall be in compliance with, and in furtherance of, the plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer in accordance with provisions of Chapter 7 of the Eugene Cade, 1971, and applicable polices of the City of Eugene. D, Development, increased traflxc, and the construction of a new Bethel School District #52 elementary school necessitate the construction of the street improvements and wastewater and storm drainage systems to serve the surrounding neighborhood and School District #52. E. The costs of delaying the project, the need to provide the infrastructure extensions to serve the planned developments, the savings to be realized from efficient construction management techniques, and the need to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic requires that the City act promptly to acquire the necessary property interests for this project. Such acquisition minimizes disruption and injury to private property interests while affording a significant public good, Now, therefore, Ordinance -1