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RESOLUTION NO.4957 <br /> A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE "WAYNE L. MORSE RANCH" AS <br /> THE "WAYNE MORSE FAMILY FARM." <br /> The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> A. On February 10, 1975, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2368 in support <br /> of"the concept of acquisition by the State of Oregon of the Wayne L. Morse Ranch in Eugene <br /> for preservation as a historic park and monument to Wayne L. Morse,"thereby officially naming <br /> the park as the Wayne L. Morse Ranch. <br /> B. The Wayne Morse Historical Park Corporation (WMHPC) Board has requested <br /> that the name of the park be formally changed to the "Wayne Morse Family Farm" to more <br /> accurately memorialize Senator Wayne Morse. According to the WMHPC, the Morse property <br /> had been used as a farm rather than a ranch. However, during the early stages in the process of <br /> the State's purchase of the property,the site was erroneously referred to as a ranch and use of the <br /> name "Wayne L. Morse Ranch" continued throughout execution of the documents associated <br /> with the purchase of the property. <br /> C. The surviving Morse daughters, Nancy Morse Campbell and Amy Morse Bilich, <br /> approve of the name change. In addition, the City's Parks Department, the neighbors, through <br /> the Crest Drive Citizens Association, and the Morse Dog Park group all approve of the name <br /> change as being a fitting tribute to the family and the site's history. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a <br /> Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: <br /> Section 1. The Council approves and adopts the name of the "Wayne Morse Family <br /> Farm" as the official name of the historic park which had been named by Resolution No. 2368 as <br /> the"Wayne L. Morse Ranch." <br /> Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to cause all appropriate signage changes <br /> to identify this change. <br /> Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. <br /> The foregoing Resolution adopted the 13th day of October,2008. <br /> City Reco ler <br /> Resolution-Page 1 of 1 <br /> 4957(00211552).DOC <br />