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e e e Mr. Carlson said the proposed urban transition package would involve use of "consent to annex" agreements, elimination of City annexation fees and payment by the City of Boundary Commission fees for the River Road-Santa Clara area, a tax differential program, several changes to the City's sanitary sewer funding system, and a City commitment to increase police service when areas are annexed. He said "consent to annex" agreements will probably be required for all planning and certain building permits, sanitary sewer connections, free library service, and in-city rates for park and recreation services. He reviewed proposed tax differential programs for properties in the River Road Park District and in the rest of the Santa Clara and Highway 99 area. Mayor Obie said the drug manufacturers are moving to areas outside the cities because the City police forces are cracking down on them. He said it is an issue the whole community must face, and, when areas are annexed, the City will increase police patrols. Councilor Ehrman wondered if the council should consider tax differential programs for areas other than the River Road-Santa Clara area. Mr. Carlson responded that the council may decide to do so. Answering a question from Councilor Miller, Mr. Carlson said the tax differential program would be applied to residential, industrial, and commercial areas. Discussing changes to the City's sanitary sewer funding system, Mr. Smith said the City has tried to mitigate the costs of annexation by installing the sewer system in as large an area as possible to take advantage of economies of scale. He said the "catch Up" charge for the sewer treatment plant which newly annexed properties are supposed to pay may be eliminated. Other changes may involve the Bancroft program, an expansion of the assessment deferral program for elderly homeowners with low incomes, a change in the way the systems development charge is collected, and a change in the financing of the cost for installing the sewer from the right-of-way to the house for people with low incomes. He pointed out that attempts by the City to provide relief from the costs of installing the sewers will necessitate cash expenditures by the Ci ty. Answering a question from Mayor Obie, Mr. Smith said the average charge for installing the sewer from the right-of-way to the house and de-commissioning the septic tank is $1,100. It is not a "hook Up" charge. Replying to questions from Ms. Ehrman and Ms. Mulder, Mr. Smith said the present sewer user fee includes charges for storm sewers, sanitary sewers, and capital expansion. The fees for capital expansion are accumulated for major capital construction. The City might be able to increase the sewer fees or use other funds for some of the costs of the River Road-Santa Clara sewer project. There are about 8,500 property owners in the River Road-Santa Clara area and the average household has about 2.7 people. MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 26, 1986 Page 3