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<br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br />McNutt Room—Eugene City Hall <br /> <br /> April 11, 2007 <br /> 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Andrea Ortiz, Chris Pryor, Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman (via speaker- <br />phone for Item C), George Poling, Jennifer Solomon, Mike Clark, Alan <br />Zelenka. <br /> <br /> <br />Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the meeting of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> <br /> <br />A. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, <br />AND CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />City Manager Dennis Taylor sought direction from the City Council regarding a number of annexation bills, <br />noting that none of them had been scheduled for a hearing before the State Legislature. Intergovernmental <br />Relations Manager Brenda Wilson was also present for the item. She said that Senate Bill 887, introduced <br />last session, had resulted in an interim work group that met between sessions and developed a report, but no <br />legislative concepts. The work group, which included Eugene representatives, continued to meet with <br />different members. The legislative committee with oversight over the subject asked the work group to <br />consider what it could and could not live with in a final bill, which appeared to be House Bill 2760, initially <br />introduced by Representative Chris Edwards. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Kurt Yeiter noted the staff recommendations included in the meeting packet, which had <br />their basis in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan General Area Plan (Metro Plan), which assumed that <br />development within the urban growth boundary (UGB) would annex, and staff’s concern about retaining the <br />City’s flexibility to consolidate the city limits once annexation occurred. <br /> <br />Mr. Yeiter said that Intergovernmental Relations staff indicated to him that the bill abolishing the Lane <br />County Local Government Boundary Commission would pass. <br /> <br />Mr. Yeiter reviewed the bills currently before the Oregon State Legislature that dealt with annexation and <br />posed a series of policy questions to the council. <br /> <br />Retain the City’s ability to use the island annexation process? <br /> <br />Mr. Yeiter noted staff’s support for retaining that authority. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman recalled that the council previously gave direction to staff that precluded the creation of islands <br />from annexation through annexation of street rights-of-way. She suggested the council take the resolution <br />addressing that issue off the table at this time, given its impact on the rest of the discussion. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council April 11, 2007 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />