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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. $8- 'TiP -IS- of the City Manager Pro Tern ORDERING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF PITCHFORD AVENUE The City Manager Pro tern finds that: A. Pitchford Avenue is a city street running west from Willow Creek Road and ending at the westernmost boundary of Madrona Hills Business Park. A portion of Pitchford A venue was recently opened after being barricaded for many years by the City. Due to the isolated location of this portion of Pitchford Avenue, illegal dumping of trash and yard debris was occurring, necessitating the prior closure of the street. As a result of the Hyundai construction activity, the need to barricade the roadway was no longer necessary. The portion of Pitchford Avenue that is being requested for closure (approximately the westerly 990 feet) ("the closed segment") is not currently being used to access property to the west of Madrona Hills Business Park. All properties adjacent to the closed segment are owned by Hyundai. No other use has been made of the closed segment. B. Temporarily closing a portion of Pitchford Avenue will allow Hyundai to use the section of roadway for additional equipment storage and to control access to this isolated portion of Pitchford A venue. The road closure will be accomplished by the construction of a gate across the existing roadway or similar approach that will facilitate use of the closed segment for storage. C. The closed segment does not serve as a vehicular route. The temporary closure of the closed segment will cause no public detriment. No community interest will be impacted. All properties affected are in the ownership of Hyundai Corporation. D. Temporarily closing a portion of Pitchford Avenue is in the public interest. Revenue for the City will be generated from the lease of the roadway to Hyundai Corporation. Moreover, allowing Hyundai to use the right-of-way will facilitate the construction of the facility and the creation of jobs. It also will minimize impact to other, undisturbed land at the Hyundai site which otherwise would be used for storage. The City Manager, in granting a noise variance, and the City's hearing officer, in upholding that ordinance, found a public benefit to be created by this project. E. Section 5. 040(m) of the Eugene Code authorizes the City Manager to "[ c ]lose or open any street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. " F. The City Manager has considered the applicable criteria contained in Section 5.055 of the Eugene Code, and for the reasons discussed above and below, this action is consistent with those criteria. Those criteria are set forth and explained as follows: Administrative Order - 1