Item 6: Ordinance Vacating Portion of Alley Between 10th and Broadway

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: An Ordinance Vacating a Portion of the Alley Right-Of Way Located Between 10th Avenue and Broadway, Parallel to Olive and Charnelton Streets for the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene (VRI 09-1) Meeting Date: February 23, 2009 Agenda Item Number: 6 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Alissa Hansen www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541/682-5508 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is scheduled to take action on an ordinance for an alley vacation request submitted by the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene. The property affected by this proposed action is the southern half of the alley right-of-way located at the north/south alley between 10th Avenue and Broadway Street, parallel to Olive and Charnelton Streets. A map showing the vicinity and proposed alley right-of-way to be vacated is included as Attachment A. BACKGROUND On February 17, 2009, the City Council held a public hearing on this alley vacation request. No public testimony was received at, or prior to, the public hearing. The Urban Renewal Agency, which owns all adjacent property to this portion of the alley, is requesting vacation to consolidate properties and allow for the comprehensive full half-block redevelopment of the site. The Urban Renewal Agency (URA) is currently working with WG Development for the sale and development of the property, which is scheduled to close by March 31, 2009. The City Council previously approved the terms of sale, which included the URA’s commitment to vacating the southern portion of the north/south alley that is adjacent to the URA’s property. WG is proposing to develop a multi-story commercial and residential building on the site. The alley vacation proposal is not contingent on a specific redevelopment proposal. Requests for the vacation of public streets and alleys are considered in accordance with sections 9.8700- 9.8725 of the Eugene Code (EC) and Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 271.080-271.230, and processed pursuant to EC 9.7445–9.7455. The City conducted the public hearing in accordance with quasi-judicial procedures in state law and as set forth in EC 9.7065 through EC 9.7095. RELATED CITY POLICIES The Eugene City Council will address the relevant approval criteria from EC 9.8725 in making a decision on the proposed alley vacation, as listed below: The City Council shall approve, or approve with conditions and reservations of easements, the vacation of improved public right-of-way, public ways acquired with public funds, or undeveloped subdivision and partition plats, or portions thereof, including public right-of- Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090223\S0902236.DOC