Item 6: Ordinance Vacating a Portion of Moss Street

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Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Policies Transportation Element Policy F.7 (Page III-F-6) Increase the use of motor vehicle parking management strategies in selected areas through-out the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. Parking management strategies are programs that result in the more efficient use of parking resources. The vacation request and redevelopment to increase the parking supply is an element of a larger parking plan which replaces parking lost by recent construction projects on the University campus. This parking plan implements several known parking management strategies by; Providing for shared parking for students, faculty, visitors and event attendees at Hayward Field and the Matthew Knight arena; Regulating parking, as parking in these lots will be limited and/or metered; Increasing capacity of existing parking facilities, as reconfiguration of existing on-street parallel spaces to smaller head in spaces will almost double the number of spaces available on Moss Street thth between East 15 Avenue and East 17 Avenue (from approximately 60 spaces to 107 spaces). As parking management strategies are being and will be implemented, the request is consistent with this policy. Transportation Element Policy F.13 (Page III-F-7) Support transportation strategies that enhance neighborhood livability. The 2010 University of Oregon Parking Plan reorganizes the parking supply east and north of campus. The parking plan, when combined with parking management strategies and residential parking programs, will help to reduce the pressure on the use of neighborhood residential streets for extended parking, and reduce the amount of cut-through traffic looking for parking over the long term. This strategy will help to enhance neighborhood livability consistent with this policy. Public Facilities and Services Element Policy G.4 (Page III-G-5) The cities and Lane County shall coordinate with EWEB, SUB and special service districts operating in the Metropolitan area, to provide the opportunity to review and comment on proposed public facilities, plans, programs, and public improvement projects or changes thereto that may affect on another’s area of responsibility. The City provided referrals to EWEB, Northwest Natural Gas and other service providers as part of the vacation process. EWEB and Northwest Natural Gas both have facilities in the existing right of way and have requested easements to protect their facilities. Easements will be retained as necessary to protect these facilities, consistent with this policy. Fairmount / U of O Special Study Area Policies (Fairmount SAS) University of Oregon Lands Policies (East Campus Area) Policy 1 (As added by page 9 of Ordinance 20312) Exhibit C: Findings Page 3