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<br />Rob Handy <br />, 455 ½ River Road, likened the annexation to auctioning off properties. He averred that some <br />of the issues River Road/Santa Clara residents had with the City had to do with trust, voice, equity, and <br />collaboration. He said people wanted to know why the streets were being annexed as well as property. He <br />alleged that the impression in the community was that the City was circling for the purpose of later <br />annexation. He asked if the City could be “up front” about what its annexation policy was. <br /> <br />Mr. Handy related that people were pleased to be receiving the neighborhood organization letters, regardless <br />of City residency. He called it a wonderful step that was taken. He suggested the City amend the <br />neighborhood organization recognition policy to make the change permanent. <br /> <br />Mr. Handy asserted that the neighborhood character was being eroded. He said the area was interested in <br />having design standards before implementing opportunity siting. <br /> <br />Mr. Handy declared the River Road Park and Recreation District to be the community center. He asserted <br />that slowly but surely the piecemeal annexation was undermining the district’s ability to maintain itself. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy closed the public hearing and asked for questions and comments from the council. <br /> <br />Councilor Ortiz asked staff to provide her with a memorandum explaining why the City was annexing <br />County streets in that area. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy ascertained that there was no objection to taking action at the present meeting. <br /> <br />Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Ortiz, moved that the City Council adopt <br />Council Bill 4921, an ordinance providing for withdrawal of territories from special <br />districts. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. <br /> <br /> <br />5. PUBLIC HEARING and POSSIBLE ACTION: <br /> <br />An Ordinance Adopting Hazardous Substance User Fees for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, <br />2006 <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor stated that Management Analyst for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services <br />Department, Glen Potter, would present the item. <br /> <br />Mr. Potter explained that a public hearing on this item was required by State law. He said the ordinance <br />provided for a fee of $31.30 per full-time equivalent (FTE) up to the State-imposed fee cap of $2,000 per <br />facility. He indicated that this was in line with the fees and budget under which the Toxics Right-to-Know <br />program operated for the past two years. He added that it came before the council with unanimous support <br />from the Toxics Board. He asked for action at the present meeting or at the work session scheduled for <br />March 15 in order to meet the charter-mandated fee payment deadline of May 1. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Kathy Ging <br />, PO Box 11245, urged the council not to do anything to dilute the Toxics Right-to-Know <br />initiative. She averred that Eugene was unique in the country for having this policy, which mandated that <br />corporations post information about their toxic emissions posted on a website for all to see. She alleged that <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council -- March 13, 2006 Page 8 <br /> City Council Meeting <br /> <br />