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M I NUT E S
e Eugene City Council
City Council Chamber
October 28, 1985
7:30 p.m.
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, Richard Hansen, Emily Schue, Freeman
Holmer, Ruth Bascom, Debra Ehrman, Roger Rutan, Jeffrey
Miller.
The adjourned meeting of October 23, 1985, of the City Council of the City of
Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie.
r. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Fire and Emergency Services Long-Range Plan (memo, resolution
distributed)
Assistant Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the agenda item. Tim Birr of the
Fire and Emergency Services Department gave the staff report. He said the
planning process for the Fire and Emergency Services Long-Range Plan began
e over a year ago. The plan is part of a City-wide goal of having long-range
plans for every department. The plan will provide a policy framework for
decision making by the budget committee, the council, and the Fire and
Emergency Services Department for the next 15 years.
Mr. Birr said a Citizen Advisory Committee reviewed the plan and the commit-
tee's suggestions were incorporated into it. The plan was also reviewed by
neighborhood groups, civic groups, and the Planning Department. Mr. Birr said
the redeployment plan proposed by the department is not part of this long-
range planning document although it was developed during the same time frame
as the long-range plan. The redeployment plan is a specific proposal for
relocating resources and is not under consideration by the council at this
time.
Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. There being no requests to testify, he
closed the public hearing.
Answering a question from Councilor Wooten, Mr. Birr said the relocation of
Fire Station #2 is part of the redeployment plan. It will provide a more even
distribution of resources. The area south of the present location of Station
#2 can be covered from three stations. The relocation of Station #2 will
permit coverage of the area to the north.
Councilor Holmer said he assumed adoption of the long-range plan would not
commit expenditures. Referring to Suggested Action 10.1 in the Code Develop-
ment and Enforcement element, he said requiring sprinklers or compartmentali-
e. zation in all new construction exceeding 5,000 square feet might be extreme,
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but the suggested action could be changed later. Referring to Policy 6.0 in
- the Department Infrastructure element, he suggested objective criteria be
included for decisions about station locations.
Councilor Bascom asked the staff to give her additional information at another
time about the need for a comprenhensive training facility and a physical
fitness facility. The City Manager responded that a tour might be appropriate.
Res. No. 3948--A resolution approving the Long-Range Plan for
Fire and Emergency Services.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to adopt the resolu-
tion. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0.
B. Vacation of Right-of-Way Located on Moss Street (Williams Bakery)
(SV 85-3) (memo, map, background information distributed)
Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the agenda item. Bill French
of the Planning Department gave the staff report. He said approval of the
request would vacate 400 feet of Moss Street south of East 13th Avenue. The
utilities can be relocated. He discussed the concerns of the Fairmount
Neighbors and said the Public Works staff indicated traffic can be accom-
modated on adjacent streets.
Mayor Obie opened the public hearing.
Tom Williams, 2773 Tomahawk Lane, represented Williams Bakery. He said the
e City Traffic Division staff told him the unloading of bakery trucks caused
enforcement problems on Moss Street. He said the bakery could not abandon the
unloading dock, but he would pay the City for the street property if it was
vacated. Now 89 percent of the property owners supported the vacation which
was in the best interest of the bakery.
There being no other requests to testify, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing.
Answering questions from Councilors Ehrman and Miller, Mr. French said
Williams Bakery will pay the City about $113,000 for the property.
Mr. Whitlow said the money will go into the working capital of the general
fund.
Responding to a comment from Ms. Bascom, Mr. French said Mr. Williams had
included details of plans to landscape the triangular parcel of land between
the bakery and Franklin Boulevard in a letter to the Planning staff.
Mr. Williams said the University of Oregon owns the land. He reviewed past
negotiations with landscape architects and University representatives. He
said Williams bakery will pay for the development of the property, but what to
do with the existing parking lot must be decided, a landscape plan must be
accepted by all concerned, and the property owner should agree to maintain the
property.
Councilor Hansen was pleased to know Williams Bakery is expanding and com-
mended the owners for continued involvement in the community.
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CB 2858--An ordinance authorizing vacation of an 80-foot-wide
- pUblic right-of-way on Moss Street from East 13th
Avenue south 400.2 feet.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, that the bill be read
the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous
consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this
time. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0.
Council Bill 2858 was read the second time by council bill number only.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, that the bill be
approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all
councilors present voting aye, the bill was declared passed (and
became Ordinance No. 19362).
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II. COUNeIL SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION ON DOWNTOWN COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the agenda item.
Council President Wooten said she and Vice President Hansen met with Elaine
Stewart of the Eugene Development Department and Tim Sercombe, the City
Attorney, and discussed the process for appointing members to the Downtown
Commission. The enabling ordinance indicates that at least six members of the
commission must have a specific interest in the downtown. The terms of two
- members with specific interests and one at-large member will expire on
December 31, 1985.
Ms. Wooten said she and Mr. Hansen agreed on two recommendations to the
council . The recommendations were:
l. The council should amend the ordinance to indicate that a commission
member appointed because of a specific interest in the downtown
will no longer be eligible to serve if the specific interest is
lost, and
2. The council should change the composition of the Downtown Commission
for 1986 so that only 5 members must have a specific interest and 4
members are at-large.
Ms. Wooten said the changes would permit Anne Bennett to continue serving in
an at-large position through 1986 when her term will expire. Ms. Wooten said
she and Mr. Hansen did not agree on whether Ms. Bennett would automatically
fill the new at-large position. She said the City Attorney's opinion was that
Ms. Bennett would automatically fill the new at-large position and interviews
for it would not be necessary, but she thought other applicants should be
interviewed for the position.
Mr. Hansen said the eity Attorney said the law states that a member of the
commission who is no longer employed, lives, or has an investment in the
downtown automatically sustains the position until the term expires. A
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resignation is not required. Consequently, Ms. Bennett is a member of the
- commission now. She is one of the three at-large members. Mr. Hansen did not
think it is necessary to interview others for the position.
Ms. Wooten said the City Attorney indicated that losing an interest in the
downtown does not necessitate removal from the Downtown Commission. She said
it is only the Attorney's opinion, however, that a commissioner who loses a
specific downtown interest automatically becomes a commissioner at-large. She
thought other people should also be interviewed for the position.
Mr. Hansen said councilors should accept the opinion of a City Attorney even
if they do not like it.
Ms. Wooten summarized the amendments she and Mr. Hansen recommended. She said
they do not agree on whether people need to be interviewed for the new (4th)
at-large position.
Responding to questions from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Hansen said the 5/4 composition
of the commission would be valid only through 1986. Ms. Wooten said she and
Mr. Hansen did not discuss having a councilor serve on the Downtown Commis-
sion. She was not interested in pursuing it.
Answering a question from Councilor Schue, Ms. Wooten said the status of an
at-large member of the commission would not be changed if the member opened a
business in the downtown.
- Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to direct the City
Manager to prepare amendments to the ordinance: 1) so that
those appointed to a downtown-interest position must resign if
they lose their downtown-interest status, and 2) so that the
composition of the Downtown Commission will be changed for 1986
only from 6 members with downtown interests to 5 members with
downtown interests and from 3 at-large members to 4 at-large
members.
Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to amend the motion so
it would be divided. Roll call vote; the motion carried unani-
mously, 8:0.
Ms. Wooten withdrew her original motion.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to direct the City
Manager to prepare an amendment to the ordinance so that those
appointed to a specific downtown-interest position must resign
from the Downtown eommission if they lose their downtown-
interest status.
Mr. Hansen wondered if the proposed amendment would be effective immediately.
He was concerned about changing the current system if the changes would apply
to those appointed under another system. Ms. Wooten responded that her intent
was that the motion would be effective when the amendment is approved.
Answering questions from Ms. Bascom and Mr. Holmer, Ms. Wooten said her intent
e was that the motion should apply to all Downtown Commission members except
Ms. Bennett.
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Ms. Bascom said that from that point on present commission members will know
- the consequences of losing their downtown-interest status.
The motion carried unanimously. 8:0.
Ms. Wooten moved. seconded by Mr. Hansen. to direct the City
Manager to prepare an amendment to the ordinance to indicate the
Downtown Commission will be composed of 5 members with a down-
town interest and 4 at-large members from January 1. 1986. to
December 31.1986.
Mr. Holmer said the proposed amendment is not necessary. He would oppose it.
Explaining the reason for the motion. Mr. Hansen said Ms. Bennett will become
an at-large member on the Downtown Commission because she no longer has any
specific downtown interest. Therefore. if the motion is not approved. the
council would need to appoint three new commission members with specific
downtown interests. However. the City has advertised an at-large position.
The motion would allow the council to appoint two commission members with
specific downtown interests and one at-large member as advertised.
Ms. Wooten said the motion is intended to apply only to this one case.
The motion carried unanimously. 8:0.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman. to accept applications
- and interview selected applicants for the fourth at-large posi-
tion on the Downtown Commission.
Mayor Obie noted that passage of the motion would require Ms. Bennett to
reapply for a position on the Downtown Commission. Failure of the motion
would mean Ms. Bennett would automatically fill the fourth at-large position.
Mr. Hansen said the City Attorney indicated that Ms. Bennett is a member in
good standing of the Downtown eommission. Mr. Hansen said interviewing for
the fourth at-large position is not necessary and contrary to the City
Attorney's opinion.
Councilor Rutan said Ms. Bennett had worked hard on the Downtown Commission
and should remain a member. He wants to encourage people like Ms. Bennett to
work in City organizations. He would oppose the motion.
Ms. Wooten said Ms. Bennett has been a fine commissioner. but Ms. Wooten
thought appointments on City organizations should be open to all.
Ms. Ehrman said the problem could have been prevented if it had been identi-
fied earlier. She said the ordinance does not state that a commissioner who
loses a specific downtown interest automatically becomes an at-large member.
She said there are reasons for requiring specific qualifications for positions
and ordinances should be written clearly.
Ms. Schue said the council could appoint Ms. Bennett to an at-large position
- without an interview if it wished.
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Mr. Hansen said Ms. Bennett is legally a member of the commission and is
- serving well. He did not think creating a different process was appropriate.
The motion failed 2:6. Ms. Wooten and Ms. Ehrman voted aye.
Ms. Schue, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Bascom, Mr. Holmer, Mr. Rutan, and
Mr. Miller voted nay.
III. BALLOT FOR INTERVIEWEES FOR DOWNTOWN COMMISSION OPENINGS
The councilors submitted ballots for two commissioners with specific downtown
interests and one at-large commissioner.
IV. RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUGENE LIBRARY BOARD CONCERNING CHARGE FOR LIBRARY
SERVICES (memo distributed)
Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the agenda item. In response
to a council request, the Library Board reviewed the issue of charging for
library cards and has recommended that the council make library services free
of charge to all who would pay the City of Eugene income tax.
Responding to a previous request from Mr. Miller about the cost of issuing
library cards to non-residents who pay a City income tax, Mr. Whitlow said
there is no way of predicting how many non-residents who now pay for a library
card will pay a City income tax or how many Springfield residents who work in
e Eugene will use the Eugene library.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to issue free Eugene
Library cards to people who live outside the city and pay the
City income tax if the proposal is approved by the voters. Roll
call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 8:0.
V. ROUTINE ITEM: CITY COUNeIL MINUTES OF DINNER/WORK SESSION MEETING OF
SEPTEMBER 10, 1985; MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1985; JOINT MEETING OF
SEPTEMBER 23, 1985; AND MEETING OF OCTOBER 9, 1985 (minutes
distributed)
Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the agenda item.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to approve the City
Council minutes of September 10, 1985; September 18, 1985;
September 23, 1985; and October 9, 1985. Roll call vote; the
motion carried unanimously, 8:0.
Mayor Obie recessed the meeting at 8:20 p.m. and reconvened it again at
8:25 p.m. after the Downtown Commission ballots were counted.
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VI. DETERMINE INTERVIEWEES FOR DOWNTOWN COMMISSION OPENINGS/SET INTERVIEW
-- TIME
Answering a question from Mr. Miller, Mayor Obie said the council will
interview candidates for the Downtown Commission on November 18, 1985.
Ms. Wooten announced the following results of the balloting:
Name Number of Votes
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Michael Schwartz 7
Dean Owens 5
Julie Aspinwall-Lambert 4
Beatrice Bridgeman 3
Steven Caffery 3
David Funk 3
Rona 1 d Gi etter 3
Christine Miller 3
Joyce Slusher 2
Kip Amend 1
H. Stewart Burge 1
Stephens Harter 1
Joyce Nichols 1
Jeff Reingold 1
John Rose 1
Sharon Woods 1
. Ms. Wooten said the two candidates with the most votes who are eligible only
for an at-large position are Beatrice Bridgemen and Julie Aspinwall-Lambert.
Mr. Hansen said anyone is eligible for at-large positions.
Mayor Obie said the three positions that will be vacant in January are those
currently held by Dean Owens, Michael Schwartz, and Tom Schott.
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to interview the eight
candidates who received the most votes. The motion carried,
7: 1. Ms. Wooten, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Schue, Mr. Holmer, Ms. Ehrman,
Mr. Miller, and Ms. Bascom voted aye. Mr. Rutan voted nay.
Mayor Obie adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m. and reopened it at 8:35 p.m.
Mr. Hansen said that only one new Downtown Commissioner would be appointed if
the two present commissioners (Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Owens) are reappointed.
Mr. Rutan favored reappointing Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Owens at this time and,
in that case, he thought interviewing six people for one position was
inappropriate.
Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to reappoint
Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Owens to the Downtown Commission and to
submit ballots again for two people to be interviewed for the
- at-large position on the Downtown Commission.
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Ms. Bascom and Mr. Miller questioned the advisability of interviewing for only
e one position when three positions were publicized. Mr. Miller wondered if
there are reasons for not reappointing present members and if there is a
danger in people assuming they will be reappointed.
Mayor Obie said the council has reappointed present members without interviews
in the past.
In the past, Ms. Schue had found interviews with present members of City
organizations informative. She expected to vote for Mr. Schwartz and
Mr. Owens, but she would like to interview them.
The motion carried 5:4 after Mayor Obie voted to break a tie.
Mr. Hansen, Mr. Rutan, Mr. Holmer, Mr. Miller, and Mayor Obie
voted aye. Ms. Schue, Ms. Wooten, Ms. Bascom, and Ms. Ehrman
voted nay.
Mr. Whitlow read the list of candidates who had received the most votes and
the councilors voted again for two people to be interviewed.
Ms. Wooten announced the following results of the voting:
Name Number of Votes
Julie Aspinwall-Lambert 4
Beatrice Bridgeman 3
e steve Caffery 3
David Funk 3
Christine Miller 2
Ronald Gietter 1
Ms. Wooten moved, seconded by Mr. Hansen, to interview the four
top-vote-getting candidates. The motion carried unanimously,
8:0.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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RESOLUTION NO.
e A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LONG RANGE PLAN
FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
1. The Eugene Fire and Emergency Services Department provides
fire protection and emergency medical services to the City of Eugene
and nearby areas. Emergency Medical Services, operated in conjunction
with neighboring fire departments, provide life support and emergency
medical transportation to an area of 3,000 square miles in central
Lane County.
2. Advance planning is necessary to ensure that the Fire and
Emergency Services Department continues to adapt to local conditions
and meets the future need of the community.
3. The Fire and Emergency Services Department has prepared
- a Long Range Plan for Fire and Emergency Services (Plan) . This
. ~lan has been recommended by the Citizen Advisory Group and the
Planning Commission. The Plan contains goals, policies, implemen-
tation strategies and time frames.
4. The Plan is consistent with the 1984 Eugene Community Goals
and Policies document, the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area
General Plan and other applicable City policies and planning docu-
ments.
5. In approving the first four sections of the Plan, the City
Council recognizes that the Plan sets targets and goals, some of
which may not be immediately attainable. Implementation of the
goals, policies, and strategies will-depend upon the availability
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- of financial resources, the financial needs of other areas of
municipal activities, and more specific administrative and policy-
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making review. Approval of these portions of the Plan shall not -I,-
be construed as creating any duty of the City to any individual
or to the public-at-large. -
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1: The first four sections (Metro Services, Code
Development and Enforcement, Department Infrastructure and Public
Education) of the Long Range Plan for Fire and Emergency Services
are approved.
The foregoing resolution was adopted on October , 1985.
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PRELIMINARY STAFF NOTES
- PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR STREET VACATION
Williams Bakery (SV 85-3)
Assessor's Map 17-03-32-4 4
located from the south margin of East. 13th
Avenue south 400 feet (approximately)
Applicant is proposing to vacate Moss
Street, a 80-foot-wide public right of way
extending from the south margin of East 13th
Avenue south 400.2 feet
Request/Background Information
The applicant, Williams Bakery, is proposing to vacate Moss Street, a public
right of way adjacent to their property. Tax lots in their ownership adjacent
to the proposal are 1000, 1300, 1400, 8200, and 8300. Site feasibility
studies for expansion of the bakery facility conclude that the vacation of
Moss Street logically addresses future needs.
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land use in the area is basically divided between the commercial, along
Franklin Boulevard, and the residential to the south. Williams Bakery owns
all the land fronting both sides of the proposed street vacation. Along the
e west side are their administrative offices and production facilities which
include mixing, baking, wrapping, and shipping. East of Moss Street ;s the
~~rift store, truck maintenance, and employee parking facilities. South of
the main bakery facility is Bean Hall, located on the northwest corner of Moss
Street and East 15th Avenue. Also in University ownership are the
single-family dwellings east of Moss Street north of East 15th Avenue, and
south of the bakery parking. Zoning districts in this area include C-2
General Commercial District. This area includes the Williams Bakery facility
and other commercial development located along both sides of Franklin
Boulevard (see attached map). Pl Public land District zoning includes the
Bean Hall dormitory and University-owned single-family housing at the
northeast corner of Moss Street and East 15th Avenue. See attached map for
University of Oregon ownership.
On August 23, 1985, referrals/notifications were sent to the Engineering
Division of the Public Works Department, Fire, Police Department, Fairmount
Neighborhood Association, Northwest Natural Gas, Pacific Northwest Bell, and
the Group W eable. Comments, concerns, or conditions of the proposed vacation
were returned to this office and will be incorporated into the findings
section of this review. Notification to adjacent owners was made by the
applicant prior to submittal of the proposed request and incorporated as part
of the application. It included concurrence from the property owners within
400 feet of the p~oposed application (see attached map).
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Findings
The criteria for evaluating requests for vacation of easements and public e
rights of way are contained in Eugene Code Section 7.610(3)(a). The findings
and conclusions are based on material contained in the Applicant's Statement,
information received from various referral agencies, and viewing of the
subject area and vicinity by staff.
Section 7.6l0(3)(a)(1): The subject area is not presently nor in the
future needed for public service facilities or utilities.
The following comments or concerns were presented as a result of notification
and are incorporated as follows:
1. The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department indicates
sanitary or storm sewers including catch basins for curb drainage do
not exist in the subject area. Private surface drainage facilities
from the Williams Bakery facility and adjacent paved parking areas
are also not located in the requested area.
2. The Fire Department has set forth the following two conditions if
the vacation is approved. They are as follows:
a. Provide an additional fire hydrant at the entrance of the
propo~ed cul-de-sac terminating Moss Street at the southerly
boundary of the proposed .vacation (see attached proposed . .
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deve 1 opment map )..
b. Provide an emergency fire lane at the turnaround/cul-de-sac bulb e
with a barricade having design approval by the Fire Marshal's
Office.
3. EWEB indicates that water and electrical facilities are located in
the subject area. They have submitted various options allowing the
developer to relocate with an existing easement within the subject
area or supporting a redesign of the water system not incorporating
a facility in or adjacent to the vacation. The cost of redesign or
relocation of existing EWEB facilities including water and
electricity will be at the expense of the applicant.
4. Northwest Natural Gas facilities in Moss Street can be relocated and
again will be at the expense of the applicant.
5. Pacific Northwest Bell and Group W Cable do not have facilities in
the subject area.
6. The Fairmount Neighbors responded with a letter dated September 19,
1985 (see attached). Three concerns were noted and are as follow:
a. liThe first is the issue of compensation to the City, since the
streets are pai d for by assessment. II , ,
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The City eode requires that staff review assessment cost and land
value of the subject area with the applicant. Staff has been
e working very closely on this matter and has resolved the issue. The
assessment cost to the applicant was determined by land value of
adjoining properties and existing improvements within the subject
area.
b. "The second is the issue of transportation, in particular the
loss of access and egress between Franklin Boulevard and Bean
parking lot."
The issue of transportation will be reviewed as part of other
criteria occurring in a subsequent portion of this consideration.
c. "The third issue is the disposition of previous promises from
Tom Williams to the neighborhood (and also the City?) about
improvement of land between the bakery and Franklin Boulevard
made in connection with previous expansion of the bakery."
Staff has reviewed this matter and finds that Williams Bakery is
supportive of improving the landscaping on the north side of 13th
Avenue west of Moss Street. However, since the land is not in its
ownership, a cosponsored improvement must be agreed upon by the
University, owners of the property. The bakery has indicated to
staff its desire to see the triangle of land developed and
landscaped'based upon an acceptable plan, property owners agreement
to maintenance responsibilities and liabilities, and what portion of
e the triangle west of Williams Bakery ;s to be included.
~~ny of the items above occur as conditions of approval and are therefore
suoject to an approved vacation. The agreed upon assessment cost has been
paid and will be held in escrow until council action on the subject proposal.
Section 7.6l0(3)(a)(2): Public services, facilities, or utilities can
be extended in an orderly and efficient manner.
The area is presently receiving public services from existing facilities
located in the subject area or adjacent public rights of way. These can be
relocated or redesigned to continue providing a complete range of urban
services. Existing public rights of ways in the area provide for future
extension of utilities in an orderly and efficient manner. The grid-type
street and alley system does not appear to be critically severed in such a
manner to restrict or eliminate future service of utilities (see attached
vicinity map.)
Section 7.6l0(3)(a)(3): Vacation is consistent with applicable
transportation plans.
Moss Street and other streets and alleys south of Franklin Boulevard were
dedicated as public right of way with the Amended Plat of Fairmount
Subdivision. It is a grid-type layout in a north-south, east-west direction.
Franklin Boulevard and Agate Street are designated as arterial rights of way.
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Collector streets in the area are Orchard Street and Walnut Street to the east
and East 19th Avenue to the south. The other streets are unclassified and are
therefore considered local streets. East 15th Avenue from Agate Street east .
toward Franklin Boulevard east of Walnut Street is the major designated'bike
route for the area. Attached is an existing arterial street and bike route
map. Street widths in the area vary from 66 feet for East 15th Avenue, lOO
feet for Villard Street, and 120 feet for Franklin Boulevard. All are paved
with curbs and gutters. The alley one-half block east of Moss Street is 20
feet wide and is paved from Franklin Boulevard south approximately 400 feet,
the area adjacent to the applicant's property. The remainder is a
good-condition gravel surface.
Staff has toured Moss Street a number of times since the subject request was
initially submitted and finds its use is primarily oriented toward the
Williams Bakery facility. Some trucks are being parked temporarily on Moss
Street adjacent to the ba~ery.
The Traffic Division of the Public Works Department has reviewed the subject
request with specific consideration being traffic movement at the intersection
of Moss Street, Franklin Boulevard and East 13th Avenue, the north-south alley
one-half block east or Moss Street, and the proposed turnaround/cul-de-sac
terminating Moss Street north of East l5th Avenue. Their findings are based
on current traffic counts and those counts done at the time the
Fairmount/University Special Area Study was in progress, and street
configurations in the area. They conclude that the proposed vacation does not
appear to conflict with applicable transportation plans' and will result in
little disruption in safe traffic movements. . .
Moss Street from the subject request south to East 13th Avenue will terminate e
in a cul-de-sac at the southerly boundary of the requested vacation. A
standard, paved turnaround will occur, ending in a cul-de-sac-type street less
than 400 feet long. The bulb portion of the cul-de-sac/turnaround will be
constructed with curb cuts providing pedestrian and bicycle access along the
southerly boundary of the Williams Bakery development. Necessary sidewalk
easements will be granted by the University, providing continuity to the
existing sidewalks on the southerly portion of Moss Street north of 15th
Avenue.
The Metropolitan Area General Plan makes no specific reference to Moss Street
between 13th Avenue and 15th Avenue. However, the subject request is within
the boundaries of the Fairmount/University Special Area Study adopted by
resolution in September 1982. The following are findings and policies
regarding specific sections of the study. Again, no specific reference is
made to Moss Street; however, the following information will provide
background for this review.
The highest volumes of traffic concentration are on Franklin Boulevard, Agate
Street, 18th Avenue, and 19th Avenue, descending in that order. Policies
regarding traffic circulation encourage and reinforce the idea of a hierarchy
of streets in the area. This includes good traffic management for the use of
designated arterials for high-traffic volume to local streets for the use by
abutting property owners. East 15th Avenue is the major bike route in the
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area, providing access from the main campus area east to the service and
- commercial areas along Franklin Boulevard and The Willie Knickerbocker
Bridge. Integrated into this are undesignated routes. The plan submitted by
the applicant provides pedestrian and bicycle facilities along the south
boundary of the property through the proposed turnaround for Moss Street.
These facilities will provide an uninterrupted east-west movement from Bean
Hall east through the cul-de-sac. In light of the above information, the
proposed vacation does not appear to interrupt or preclude vital applicable
transportation plans.
Recommendation
Based on the above findings and information, it in concluded that the criteria
set forth in Section 6.610 of the Eugene Code are satisfied and staff
recommends council approve the alley vacation.
BF:pv/PL106
Enclosures: Vicinity Map
Applicant's Statement
Letter from Fairmount Neighborhood Association
Existing Arterial Street and Bike Systems
Generalized Future Land Use Patterns
University Ownership
Vicinity Map, Owners Concurring
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Assessor's Map 17-03-33-3 2
Location: Moss Street from East 13th
Avenue south 400.2 feet
Requests vacation of an 80-root-wide
public right-of-way. Existing utilities
to be relocated at applicant's expense
Retention: None
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There are three positions on this commission with terms expiring 12/30/85;
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Term length is four years. (* = at-large; ** = downtown boundary)
Date Birth Nei gh. App't. Expire
Name Bd ADPlid Date ~ B Q y!. Group Occupation Date Date
Applicants:
Amend Kip * DC 841005 460304 M W N 2 SE Firs Architect
IU'Aspinwall/Lambrt J* DC 850605 Unknwn F W N 5 Cal Yng'LeC Admin
Atkinson Thomas * DC 841023 530903 M W N 5 Cal Yng Telecm sls
,'(Bridgeman Beatrice* DC 841031 051127 F W N 6 ActBeth Retired
Burge H Stewart * DC 841107 360912 M W N Non-res RE Brkr
(11 Caffery Steven ** De 851004 491201 M W N 2 SE Firs ExDir ORT
Cloutier James ** DC 840802 380126 M W N 2 Amazon Publshr
Fous Robert ** DC 850107 500505 M W N (non-res) GM-CmptrSol
II/Funk David ** DC 850108 470204 M W N 1 Crest GraphicDesn
,Gietter Ronald ** DC 851003 480822 M W N 1 Crest VP Sales
Harter Stephens * DC 850109 480109 M W N 2 SE Firs Bus owner
Hauke Robert * DC 841009 440828 M W N 4 Harlow SHDirAmbSrv
Heiligman George ** DC 850108 480717 M W N 7 Friend Realtor
Landskroner Sidney**DC 850110 090217 M W N Non-res RE Sales
Miller Allen * DC 841031 190509 M W Y 1 SHills CoCommAid
e I ,Miller Christine ** DC 840802 510315 F W N 1 Crest EmploySpec
Nichols Joyce ** DC 851003 500726 F W N 7 W Side Relations
Norris Don * DC 841108 330119 M W N 2 OakHill RE Brkr
Owens Dean ** DC 850927 430614 M W N 5 Cal Yng Attorney
Reingold Jeff ** DC 841119 490000 M W N 2 S Univ Prop Mgr
Rose John ** DC 850108 510116 M W N 3 ------- Artist
Schwartz Michael ** DC 851001 440602 M W N 5 C Young Retail
Slusher Joyce *'" DC 840801 361003 F W N 4 Fairmnt Retailer
Strong Charles * DC 850908 091117 M N N 1 Friend RetEngneer
Tharp Michael ** DC 850116 490505 M W N 2 S Hills Attorney
Trezona Jim ** DC 841107 490000 M - - Non-res Bus owner
Tucci Daniel 'I< DC 850109 531122 M W - 5 Cal Yng Comm RE
Valentine Shirley * DC 841031 470102 F W N Non-res Bus Owner
Watters Allen * DC 851007 470325 M W N 8 Church Engineer
Whitty James ** DC 851002 550325 M W N 2 Oak Hil Lawyer
Willard Nancy ** DC 851007 520622 F W N 2 SE Firs Attorney
Woods Sharon *'1< DC 841029 420423 F W N 1 S Hills Escrow Mgr
Current Members:
Owens Dean DC 840209 430614 M W N 5 Cal Yng Attorney 840815 851230
Schott Tom * DC 820610 380903 M W N 2 Fairmou Bus. Owner 820721 851230
Schwartz Michael DC 820621 440602 M W N 5 Cal Yng Retailer 820721 851230
Bennett Anne L. DC 820622 530610 F W N 5 W Univ. Bus. Owner 820721 861230
Young Mary DC 850107 400607 F W N 1 Friend FIB V Pres 850128 861230
e Pearl Stephanie DC 840209 440902 F W N 3 Westsid Store Owner 840905 871230
Genasci Donald B * DC 811005 380223 M W N 2 S Univ. Architect 820630 881230
McCoy James R.* DC 820622 461018 M W N 7 Whiteak VP Mkting 820630 881230
Neustadter Roger DC 820616 430408 M W N 8 Crest KaurmnGM 820630 881230
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