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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council Dinner Session Treehouse Restaurant, Franklin Boulevard June 11, 1984 5 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor "Gus" Keller, Richard Hansen, Betty Smith, Brian Obie, Cynthia Wooten John Ball, Freeman Holmer, Councilors; Brian Bauske, Dorothy Anders~n, Eleanor Mulder, Randall Thwing, Robert Bennett, Planning Commissioners; Micheal Gleason, Dave Whitlow, Jim Farah, Jim Carlson, Tim Sercombe, Bob Deis, staff. Mayor Keller opened the meeting at 5:25. He turned the meeting over to Mr. Bauske, Planning Commission president. I. PROPOSED ANNEXATION IN RIVER ROAD AND SANTA CLARA (material distributed) e Mr. Farah referred to the memos of May 17 and June 14, which gave the history and background of the proposed annexation. He said this movement for annexation was fostered after the 1983 incorporation effort was brought before the Boundary Commission where it was decided not to forward the incorporation proposal. City staff met with River Road/Santa Clara citizens interested in annexation who formed the NEAR Group (North Eugene Annexation Research Group). Attendance at their community-wide meetings was between 40 and 75 people. Mr. Farah emphasized that the proposal was coming from citizens in River Road and Santa Clara. Mr. Farah showed the area to be annexed, the dividing line between Santa Clara and River Road, and explained the tax differential concept as provided for in ORS 222.111. In arriving at the current proposal, Mr. Carlson explained that each City department was asked to estimate the cost of providing service to the extra area. The marginal costs are not necessarily the same as the overall per capita costs of providing services to the City. In the short term there are economies of scale. For Fire and Police the initial costs are almost the same as the full costs. In other departments the first year costs were not as great for many reasons. Mr. Thwing asked if the City will have to pay for the services. Mr. Farah replied that generally, in the short term, residential annexations do not pay. The NEAR proposal is a balance between providing city services and a balance in the costs to the City. This annexation will be less costly than most annexations because of the phase-in feature. The City would not be making immediate major capital improvements such as parks. Mr. Thwing asked who will pay for the shortfall. Mr. Farah said service and tax rates would be a decision of the Budget Committee. Mr. Holmer referred to attachment "A" which expl ained the percentages of the tax. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 11, 1984 Paqe 1