Item 1: Ordinance Concerning the Transition of Annexation Procedures

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ATTACHMENT B Planning & Development Planning City of Eugene th 99 W. 10 Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 (541) 682-5481 (541) 682-5572 FAX www.eugene-or.gov M EMORANDUM Date: November 8, 2007 To: Mayor Piercy and City Council From: Steve Nystrom, 682-8385 Principal Planner Subject: Transition of Annexation Procedures The City Council held a work session on October 31, 2007, in preparation for the public hearing on a proposed ordinance which will establish annexation procedures for the City of Eugene. At the work session, the City Council provided feedback on certain elements or concepts of the ordinance. While these comments did not necessarily represent formal direction by the council, staff has provided a response to comments, in the hopes that this information will facilitate specific motions from the council. Format Councilors Bettman and Pryor offered suggestions on the format of the ordinance to enable more effective review by the council, as well as the public. They include the following elements: Provide commentary or some form of explanation which can help the layperson better ? understand the specific sections of the draft ordinance. Identify which elements of the ordinance are non-discretionary (required by state statute) ? vs. discretionary. In other words, what aspects of the ordinance can the council modify and what elements are fixed? In response to these comments, staff has provided a revised version of the ordinance which incorporates these suggestions. Below each major section of the draft ordinance is a commentary section labeled “Comment” which provides an explanation of the intent of that section, and in some cases, the origin of the requirement. The draft ordinance also identifies Page 1 of 8