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

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Communications Center), and the Post Office. Comments from these various agencies will be addressed in the evaluation below. Staff has received a few written comments in response to the public notices (see attachments). Two comments are in support ofthe street name change and were received from the Whiteaker Community Council neighborhood association and from Imperial Floors business at 355 Lincoln Street. Two comments object to the street name change. One objection is from the owner of One West 4th Apartments, a 56-unit apartment complex located at 1 W. 4th Avenue; and one objection is from a resident of the apartment complex. The basis of the objections raised is the cost and difficulties of changing the street name including having to change the name of the apartment complex with little perceived benefit, and objection to the use of staff resources that could be better used on other ways to improve the street (i.e. street calming). Any additional written comments received after the preparation of this Staff Report will be brought to the public hearing. Staff Evaluation The following criterion from EC 9.8485 shall be applied by the Planning Commission and City Council in approving or denying a Street Name Change application: EC 9.8485 Street Name Chane:e 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. Based on evidence available as of the completion of this staff report, the following findings are presented. As noted above, the sole criterion for evaluating this application is whether the proposed street name change is in the best interest of the city. When the City Council initiated the street name process, the Council did not specifically endorse the street name Shelton Boulevard, but endorsed the process of renaming the street and forwarded the Shelton Boulevard proposal in consideration of the request of the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House Board members. Through this action, it can be concluded that in principle, the concept of renaming of the 3rd/4th Connector is in the best interest of the city, and final action of choosing the most appropriate street name should be determined through the review process. In determining the most appropriate street name for the 3rd/4th Connector, additional information is provided in this report to the Planning Commission which can be considered in the evaluation of the criterion (i.e. what is in the best interest of the City). Also, additional comments and information for consideration may be provided at the public hearing. Staff notes that based on street name changes that have occurred in the past, service providers like 9-1-1 and the U.S. Post Office can make the necessary changes in their database systems with 30 days prior notice, and will maintain both street names in their database systems for a period of one year. This will enable 9-1-1 services to respond to either street name and likewise, the Post Office will provide mail service to either street name for a period of one year. LCOG, which maintains many of the GIS computer databases for the region, will be able to accommodate the street name change in their database systems. Planning Division Staff Report (SC 06-1) March 6, 2006 Page 3 4