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ORDINANCE N0. 19749 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE DOWNTOWN MALL; AMENDING SECTIONS 4.810, 4.512, AND 4.515 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1911; REPEALING ORDINANCE 15901; ADOPTING PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN MALL REDESIGN AND RECONSTRUCTION; PROVIDING FOR ELECTOR APPROVAL TO OPEN CERTAIN DOWNTOWN STREETS TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Since mid-1989, City staff, the Downtown Commmission, and a Retail Task Force appointed by the Downtown Commission have conducted numerous sur- veys and held public meetings to evaluate and determine what action needs to be taken to strengthen and revitalize the downtown mall. B. The Council approved the Retail Task Force Final Report in July, 1990, and appointed~a~ Downtown Desig~n~Committee in August, 199o to work with City staff and a consulting team to develop a downtown design project. C. The Downtown Design Committee has submitted a report detailing a plan for the redesign and reconstruction of the downtown mall. The Council concludes that redesign and reconstruction of the downtown mall is an impor- tant element of the City's overall strategy to revitalize the downtown. The Council further concludes that the Report of the Design Committee establishes a sound pi an far that redesign and reconstruction. A copy of the Downtown Design Project Summary Report is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorpor- ated herein by this reference. D. The Council concludes that, if the voters approve the downtown design as set forth in Exhibit A, then redesign and reconstruction of the downtown mall should be conducted in a manner substantially consistent with that design. The redesign and reconstruction will be undertaken on a schedule that the Counci 1 approves as 1 ogi sti cai 1 y and financial 1 y feasible . E . The proposed redesign and reconstruction of the downtown mall i n a manner reasonably consistent with the downtown design as set forth in Exhibit A requires amendments to the Eugene Code, 1911. Those amendments to the Code, set forth below, and other policies of this Ordinance are consistent with the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan and other applicable planning pal i ci es as more particularly set forth i n the findings attached as Exhibit Band incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The findings set forth above, and the findings set forth in Exhibit B hereto are hereby adapted. Section 2. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the Downtown Des ~ gn Project Summary Report attached as Exh i bi t A hereto and ~ ncarporated herein by reference. Approval of this Ordinance by the voters of the City Ordinance - 1