Item 6: PH - Ordinance Renaming 3rd/4th Connector

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action item listed in the Whiteaker Plan (see attachment), and the street name Shelton McMurphey Blvd. is supported by staff from the interjurisdictional Road Naming Committee. Staff review of comments regarding alternate street names discussed by the commission is provided in Attachment D. These names were reviewed by the Road Naming Committee, a committee of interjurisdictional staff that reviews new street names in Lane County. The committee consists of staff from the 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center, Eugene Police Department, United States Postal Service, City of Eugene Public Works Department, Lane County Land Management, and planners from other Lane County cities. Also attached are Suggested Road Naming Guidelines for Lane County, Oregon in the Staff Report to the Planning Commission. Staff review comments note that use of Shelton Boulevard could cause confusion and adversely affect the provision of key urban services to properties located along the street because Shelton Avenue is an existing street name in southwest Eugene. The use of the street name Shelton McMurphey Blvd. would be acceptable since McMurphey is not in use as a street name. Public testimony received since the Planning Commission’s public hearing has been received from the Whiteaker Community Council on April 24, 2006, which supports the use of Shelton McMurphey Blvd. th On April 10, 2006, testimony was received from the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC), 160 E. 4 Avenue, one of the affected properties. OSLC does not oppose the street name request, but OSLC renewed its previous request, dated December 15, 2005, to the City Manager, for reimbursement to cover the cost ($185) of changing its building address sign. Staff responded that public monies rdth associated with street projects cannot be spent on private property. Project funding for the 3/4 Connector street improvements came from assessments and systems development charges and such funding sources cannot be used for private property improvements. Staff would also note that the City, U.S. Post Office, and the 9-1-1 emergency center will implement the street name change over a one-year transition period, minimizing the inconvenience and confusion by recognizing both old and new addresses during that time. th The street name change will affect three property addresses. As noted above, OSLC, 160 E. 4 Avenue, th does not oppose the street name change proposal. Down To Earth Distributors Inc., 150 West 4 Avenue, has not provided testimony to-date on the proposal, and the property owner (Virginia th Mercereau) and one resident (Veronica Moyer) of the apartment building located at 1 West 4 Avenue have objected to the proposed street name change. RELATED CITY POLICIES Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS 227.120) provides the procedure and criterion for renaming streets. Consistent with that procedure, the Eugene Code provides the following criterion for a Street Name Change application: EC 9.8485 Street Name Change Approval Criteria: The planning commission shall recommend, and the city council shall approve an application for a street name change upon determining that a proposed renaming is in the best interest of the city. The subject street is within the boundaries of the Whiteaker Plan. The plan recommends re-naming the rdth 3/4 Connector to Shelton-McMurphey Avenue; refer to an attached excerpt from page 57 of the plan. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060508\S0605086.doc