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between Lane County and the State to provide sewers has been held in abeyance by e the formation of the Metro Plan and the servicing plan within it. Another prime stimulus for proceeding with the servicing plan was the $7.5 million grant. Another reason was to coordinate with the T-2000 Plan and the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan. Mr. Hayes reviewed the history of public partici- pation in the process and of the joint resolution as outlined in the distributed material. He said that a policy committee of Councilors Ball and Holmer, Commissioners Ivey and Lieuallen, and Springfield Councilor Chris Larsen, had been meeting weekly. Mr. Hansen asked if the City had $7.5 million now. Mr. Hayes said Eugene was on a priority list and going through a preliminary design process. In September 1984, they hope to apply for final plans. Mr. Smith added that Eugene was seventh on a priority list. If the State gets the money from the Federal government and Eugene goes into the queue with an acceptable application, then Eugene will have the money. It will take a large effort to prepare the documents necessary by September 1984. The key issue is that EPA's public posture is that they will stop Federal grants after 1985. The grant application includes not just technical analysis of how to provide sewer service or technical analysis of financing, but also includes a description of the legal authority of how to make use of what is built. That authority becomes clouded by the incorporation effort. If the City of Santa Clara were to form, it would be extremely unlikely that Santa Clara could acquire the Federal grants by 1985. The problem would be the $2.5 million matching funds necessary. Mr. Hayes referred to the time lines and the description of the Citizen Advisory Team in the distributed material. He said the Citizen Advisory Team will have a meeting in Santa Clara on October 11- Staff has done a mail out to households in the Santa Clara area. They plan e a workshop on the documents and work so far. They hope to explore alternatives. In January, there will be a public hearing on the final alternatives selected. The Citizen Involvement Committee and the Planning Commission are also involved. Members discussed the IIno-build" alternative. It would be a maintenance program for septic tanks and would cost $13 million over the next 20 years. The Citizens Advisory Team recommended short-term solutions to provide police protection in the River Road/Santa Clara area. Mr. Hayes referred to the Executive Summary of the Analysis of Feasibility Study for Proposed City of Santa Clara. II. RESPONSE TO PROPOSED CITY--FARAH, CARLSON Mr. Farah referred to the five-page summary and the 50-page Analysis of the Feasibility Study for the Proposed City of Santa Clara, which was a response to the request by the Boundary Commission staff. The 20-page feasibility study was submitted to the Boundary Commission. Since the Metro Plan acknowledgement, the Boundary Commission has annexed over 200 acres to the City of Eugene in the River Road/Santa Clara area. Incremental- voluntary annexation is working. Mr. Farah referred to page 28, Table 1, of the analysis, IIper Capita Expenditures by Category," which compared the service e MINUTES--Eugene City Council Dinner Session October 10, 1983 Page 3