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Mr. Bauske said he had been an opponent of incremental additions to strip e commercial and that the policy was what he had actually wanted in the beginning. He said that he will support the policy and hoped that the application of the C-2 zoning will not erode the present process and development. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Res. No. 3862--A resolution adopting the West 11th commercial land use policy and refining the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Smith, to adopt the resolution based on the recommenation of the Eugene Planning Commission. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. III. WORK SESSION: PROPOSED RIVER ROAD/SANTA CLARA ANNEXATION (memo distributed) Jim Farah of the Planning Department introduced the agenda item. He stated that staff had already reviewed the issue with the City Council at its June 11 meeti ng . He stated that two memoranda, dated May 17 and June 14, were distri- buted to the council as background for the issue. Mr. Farah stated that members of the NEAR Group that had been working with staff were present to address the commission and council. Jim Edmundson stated that he became involved in the annexation issue after he e found a child who had been struck by a car. He said he realized that the key issues were that of public health and public safety. He said he became involved in the incorporation measure at that time and formed, along with several others, a research group to study the alternatives. He said he subsequently endorsed the annexation proposal as a common sense approach to the problems of the area. Renee Haake said she was a long-term resident of the Santa Clara area. She said she felt the incorporation measure would mean a duplication of services already in place in Eugene. She stated that she met Jim Hale in January and was invited to attend a meeting exploring the measures other than incorporation. She said she understood many of the involved issues through her husband who was a volunteer fire fighter in the Santa Clara area. She said she became involved in an attempt to .study the issues and determine what was right for the area. She stated that she supported annexation, stating that an incorporated city so close to Eugene would be inappropriate. Gary Wright said he was present to update the commission and council on the work of the City staff with the residents of the River Road and Santa Clara areas. He stated that the various options had been explored to determine what was best for the River Road/Santa Clara area and for the City of Eugene. He said the options needed to be explored due to the changes in the area mandated by the Department of Environmental Quality, the General Plan, and in an intergovern- mental agreement between Lane County and the DEQ. He stated that that agreement e MINUTES--Eugene City Council/Eugene Planning Commission June 13, 1984 Page 3