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<br />"With this growth has come a baffling and frustrating increase in complexity <br />in all areas of public life. That complexity results in a good bit of <br />confusion, a fact well illustrated in the question of a young citizen who <br />called the Manager's Office and asked a student intern,'-Who is the City <br />Commissioner for the State of Eugene?' <br /> <br />-I <br /> <br />"It's hard to laugh at that, for the question illustrates, inadvertently, the <br />difficulty of maintaining our municipal autonomy even as we recognize the <br />interdependence of all levels of government. The struggle to accommodate <br />these diverse and often conflicting interests is one that engages the <br />elected official, the professional staff members, and the citizen alike. <br /> <br />"Surely the problems of today show little respect for boundaries. The needs <br />of the metropolitan area for both sanitary and storm sewers, for traffic <br />control, for fire protection and crime prevention, for library and <br />recreational services do not end at the city limits of Eugene or Springfield. <br /> <br />"It is for this reason that we adopted in 1972 the Metro Plan, known then <br />as the 1990 Plan. That plan and the Metro Area Transportation Plan are <br />now In the process of heing extended to the year 2000. <br /> <br />"In 1973 the LCDC, or State Land Conservation and Development Commission, <br />was formed to promote comprehensive land-use planning throughout the state. <br />Now, as it did then, the City of Eugene supports that goal. In accordance <br />with that goal, the Council has this year reaffirmed its refusal to provide <br />sewer and water services beyond our specified urban services boundary. We <br />share the conviction of the LCDC that this service limitation is vital to <br />achievement of a compact and orderly growth form. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"We share, too, the conviction of the LCDC staff that confusion over the <br />application of LCDC goals in local annexation decisions must be resolved <br />as promptly and realistically as possible. We join with other Oregon cities <br />in urging t hat the commiss i on adopt, at its .January meeting, the administrat i ve <br />rule proposed to deal with hoth the status of land within city limits and <br />the standards to be used in reviewing annexations. <br /> <br />"Due in large part to our efforts at preserving and enhancing our environment <br />and the truly remarkabl e qua Ii ty of 1 i fe in Eugene, our community was chosen <br />the 'most 1 ivable medium sized city in the USA' during the tenure of former <br />Mayor Les Anderson. Consequently, I was a little dismayed to read in the <br />October issue of Family Circle that I am mayor of only the second best city <br />in America. In that-study Eugene received high points for Bill Bowerman, the <br />mall, friendly people, modern housing, the U of 0, a lot of music and theatre, <br />and our year-round background of living green -- splashed, I might add, with <br />an abundance of rain. <br /> <br />"While our livahility is recognized as beyond question, our economic well- <br />heing is not. For this reason the Council voted economic development top <br />priority at its goal setting session in June. Since then we have spent many <br />hours with both staff and economic consultants, trying to determine why <br />jobs are lacking in our community and what we can do to provide more and <br />better job opportunities for our citizens. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />1'+ <br /> <br />Minutes 1/9/78 -- 2 <br /> <br />L_._ <br />