Item 5: Ordinance Extending the Sunset Date for the Downtown Public Safety Zone

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ORDINANCE NO. ________ AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE SUNSET DATE FOR THE DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SAFETY ZONE; AMENDING SECTIONS 4.875 AND 4.876 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; PROVIDING FOR COURT- APPOINTED ATTORNEYS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: On February 27, 2012, Ordinance No. 20488 was adopted providing that Sections 4.873, 4.874, 4.875, 4.876, 4.877, 4.878 and 4.879 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (the Downtown Public Safety Zone provisions), and the amendments made to Section 4.990 by Ordinance No. 20419, automatically sunset on November 30, 2012.The Council has determined that the November 30, 2012 sunset date of the Downtown Public Safety Zone provisions should be extended.In addition, amendments are being made to provide for court-appointed attorneys and to amend the time within which the show cause hearing must take place. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4.875 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 4.875 Downtown Public Safety Zone - Issuance of Notice to Show Cause . When a peace officer arrests a person or issues a citation for any of the offenses enumerated in subsection (1) of section 4.874 of this code, the officer shall also issue to the person being arrested or cited a notice to show cause. The notice shall require the person to appear at municipal court at a designated time within three (3) to five (5) business days, at which time the court will set a date and time for the hearing for the person to show cause why the person should not be excluded from the downtown public safety zone. The notice shall contain: (a) The date, time and place the person is to appear; (b) The name of person ordered to appear; Ordinance - Page 1 of 3 Action Ordinance