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

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who arrived in Eugene in 1846, was one of the founders of the Eugene Water Company in 1886, and he had the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House (303 Willamette St.) built in 1888. Previously, the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson Board members had recommended McMurphey Way, see attached letter dated November 4,2005. The McMurphey name is related to the Shelton family. The granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Shelton, Alberta Shelton was a member of the first graduating class of the University of Oregon, and she married Robert McMurphey. Together they lived in the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House. Like Dr. Shelton, Mr. McMurphey was active in civic and commercial affairs having been a board member of the Eugene Water Works Board, City Park Board, and was the first vice president of the Eugene Commercial Club in 1902. He helped organize the Willamette Valley Woolen Manufacturing Company in 1901 and he earned a living in real estate and insurance businesses. Site Description The proposed street name change affects the entire 3rd/4th Connector between the intersection of West 3rd A venue and Lincoln Street; and the intersection of West 4th Avenue and Pearl Street. The street follows the topography of the flanks of Skinner Butte causing the street to curve from West 3rd Avenue to West 4th A venue. The street was recently improved to City standards with paving, curbs, gutters, street trees, and sidewalks and was realigned at its intersections with West 3rd and East 4th Avenues (see attached news release). As shown on attached maps, there are 10 properties that abut the street, but only three properties have 4th Avenue addresses which would need to be changed. Other properties are either vacant or are developed with addresses associated with other abutting streets. Staff notes that one property with a 4th Avenue address is an apartment complex with 56 units (1 West 4th Avenue). Tvpe IV Street Name Chanee Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) provides the procedure for renaming streets. ORS 227.120 states that the Planning Commission shall recommend to the City Council whether a street should be renamed, if in the judgment of the commission, such renaming is in the best interest of the City. Consistent with ORS 227.120, the Eugene Code requires that Street Name Changes be processed as a Type IV application according to procedures specified in EC 9.7400 to 9.7455. The Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing according to the quasi-judicial procedures of State law and those set out in Eugene Code 9.7065 to 9.7095. The Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council whether to approve, approve with modifications or deny the street name change application. The recommendation shall be based on the required approval criteria, EC 9.8485 regarding what is in the best interest of the City. The City Council will also conduct a public hearing according to the same quasi-judicial procedures prior to making a decision. The decision of the City Council is final. A party may appeal the decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals within 21 days of the decision of the City Council. Appeals to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals are governed by ORS 197.805 to 197.860. Referrals. Staff Report and Public Hearine Notice Oil February 1 O~ 2006, the City mailed notice of the proposed street name change to owners and occupants within 300' of the 3rd/4th Connector, and posted notices and freestanding signs along the street as required by EC 9.7415. On February 15,2006, the application was referred to the Whiteaker Community Council neighborhood association, various City departments, utility providers as well as Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Eugene Police Department (i.e. 9-1-1 Emergency Planning Division Staff Report (SC 06-1) March 6, 2006 Page 2 3