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r E XHBIT R Fin gs Alley 'Vacation &r the Urban Renewal Agency of the City ofE ugene (VRI. 09-1) Background . The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene has requested right- of- way-vacation of the southern. portion of the north/south alley located between I Avenue and -Broadway and p let to Clive and C;hasnelton Streets, totaling approximately 2240 square feet. The Urban Renewal Agency, who owns all property adjacent to "this portion of the alley, is fac' 'tating the comprehensive re-development of the site which necessitates the alley vacation. The Urban. Renewal Agency's desires to facilitate redevelopment of this prominent downtown site, which is expected to provide many Positive economic oppor unitie to . the .community, and is consistent with the tenets of the Downtown'Plan, The vacation request process provides a meow to evaluate the need for public ways as land develops and • uses change over tine, and to address tbid manner in which the City may dispense'with public ways. Requests the vacation of public streets and alleys are considered in accordance with EC 9.8700-9.8725' and Oregon Revised Statutes 271.080-271.230. These requests are also subj edt to proced� } requum- ents at EC 9.7445 -- 9.7455. } Compliance with Approval. Criteria The sole approval criterion at EC; 9.5725 requires the City Council to find that approval of the requested right -of -way vacations is in the public interest. The .full text of the approval criterion is provided below, with fxnd,gs demonstrating compliance: r 77re city councU shall approve, or approve with Condidons and reseripatioits of easements; the v cadoa of improved public right -oof -wiry, public ways acquired public fznnds, -or undeveloped subdivision and pant on plats, or portions thereof, inclu&ng public right-of- way and hnprovedpablic easements located therein, only if f the council finds that approval of f th a vacation is in th a public interest - Public notice and. hearings have occurred on the vacation requests in accordance with applicable statutory 'and local code requirements. - Consent for the vacation requests from abutting and affected owners, -and payment m. ent of a special assessent for the area of vacated right -of -way, have also been provided. as required. Findings , The follow* findings dernonistrate that vacation of the southern portion of the Olive Alley. is in the public inter t. This detern ation is based on the conclusion that the current alley provides minimal value and benefit to the public and further, with the of this righti-of -way, redevelopment opportunities can be enhanced through the consolidation of the site. As a result, vacation of a portion of PPo . the Olive Alley.wil.l be in the public interest. Detailed findings to support these conclusions are provided below, - - die benefi of the alley' to the transportation system is limited, given the extensive surrounding street and alley system, including the east/west alley between Olive and C {harnelton Streets, In addition, the alley's. current circumstances also provide mmunal benefit to the public. As the Urban Renewal Agency now owns all of the land adjacent to this* portion' of the Clive Alley, and all surrounding properties are served.