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MINUTES Eugene City Council Council Chamber --City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon November 21, 2011 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the November 21, 2011, public hearing of the Eugene City Council to order. PUBLIC HEARING: Ordinance Vacating a Portion of Moss Street Located between East 15 Avenue and East 17 Avenue (VRI 10 -1) City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced the item, a public hearing regarding a street vacation application submitted by the University of Oregon (UO). He described the area of the vacation, which was the entire north -south right -of -way Moss Street between East 15 and 17 avenues. He noted the applicable approval criterion found in Eugene Code 9.8725, which was that the council must find the vacation to be in the public interest. Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. Colin McArthur, 160 East Broadway, Cameron McCarthy Landscape and Planning, represented the UO. He asked the council to approve the application as consistent with the approval criterion. He referred to the council to the application materials for evidence of consistency. Mr. McArthur said the vacation implemented East Campus Development Policy 5(e), which was codified in Eugene Code 9.5900. The policy spoke to the purchase of Moss Street and conversion of on- street parking from parallel to head -in parking. The street would continue to function as a two -way street open to the public and emergency vehicles. A street connectivity study provided by the UO found no negative impacts. The vacation was consistent with the City's street connectivity objectives, preserved access to adjacent neighborhoods, and shifted maintenance costs from the City to the UO. Frances Dyke, 1283 University of Oregon, Vice President for Finance and Administration, supported the application. She thanked City staff for its assistance and concurred with the testimony of Mr. McArthur. The vacation would allow the UO to reduce some of its impact on neighbors through the provision of more on- campus parking. The vacation also assisted with arena parking. The UO planned to repair the sidewalks, add street lighting, improve storm water treatment, and install traffic calming features. Gregg Lobisser, 1228 University of Oregon, Assistant Vice President for Capital Projects and Student Affairs, asked the council to approve the vacation. He concurred with the remarks of Mr. McArthur and emphasized the UO's commitment to reducing the impact of UO operations on its neighbors. He said the addition of new residential beds on campus did not add to parking demand as most students did not bring MINUTES— Eugene City Council November 21, 2011 Page 1 Public Hearing