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

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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE CHANGE OF STREET NAME OF THE 3rd/4th CONNECTOR WHICH EXTENDS EAST FROM LINCOLN STREET TO PEARL STREET WITHIN THE CITY OF EUGENE, TO SHEL TON McMURPHEY BOULEVARD. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. On December 12,2005, the City Council passed a motion by a unanimous vote to initiate the processing of a street name change application to change the name of the 3rd/4th Connector, also known as 3rd/4th Avenue, to Shelton Boulevard. B. ORS 227.120 and Eugene Code (EC) Sections 9.8475 through 9.8490 set forth the procedures for considering a street name change, which includes a Type IV review process requiring the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing according to the quasi-judicial procedures of state law and those set out in EC 9.7065 through 9.7095, and to make a recommendation to the City Council to approve, approve with modifications, or deny the application. C. On February 10,2006, notice of a public hearing to be held by the Eugene Planning Commission was mailed to property owners and occupants within 300 feet of the 3rd/4th Connector, to the Whiteaker Community Council, the affected Eugene neighborhood association, and to persons who requested notice. Notice was also posted and freestanding signs were installed pursuant to EC 9.7415. D. On March 14, 2006, the Eugene Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed street name change, and following the public hearing, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council change the name of the 3rd/4th Connector to Shelton McMurphey Boulevard. The Planning Commission recommended against the use of Shelton Boulevard as a street name. E. On April 21, 2006 notice of the City Council public hearing on the proposed ordinance was mailed to all parties who submitted written or oral testimony and to parties who requested notice of the Planning Commission decision, pursuant to EC 9.7440. On April 23, 2006 notice of City Council public hearing was published in the Register-Guard as required by Section 28 of the Eugene Charter of2002, and On May 1,2006, notice of the City Council public hearing on the proposed ordinance was published in the Register Guard, as required by EC 9.7440(3). F. On May 8, 2006, the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed street name change, and is now ready to take action. Ordinance - 1