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Councilor Poling reiterated the concerns expressed regarding the development of additional septic systems just outside of the city limits. He recalled the controversy and expense that the River Road neighborhood had undergone when required to connect to sewer lines. Mr. Nystrom responded that the first question asked if an extraterritorial property requested a sewer hookup was whether the property could annex. Councilor Poling asked what would happen if the property could not annex. Mr. Nystrom replied that the next step would be a request for an extraterritorial extension. Councilor Solomon thought Ms. Jerome’s suggestion to approve the ordinance as presented at the current meeting and revisit it in January was prudent. Councilor Bettman called the ordinance a “sleeper.” She opined that it was an opening to provide urban services outside the UGB. She felt the sections that someone who wanted an extraterritorial extension would have to comply with were “easy to comply with.” She asserted that if one could not annex, one was “already eligible” to an extension of the services beyond the UGB. She noted that one criterion was that land not be vacant and suspected that a person could put a trailer on a property to make it appear occupied. She averred that to say that the council would bring it back for discussion meant that the council would “never get rid of it.” She believed that there were “people out there salivating at the thought that we are going to pass this not realizing” that the ordinance was a “stealth weapon” to expand the UGB. She declared it to be an “invitation to sprawl.” City Attorney Klein reiterated that there was no legal prohibition to amending the ordinance; the attorneys were only reluctant to amend the ordinance “on the fly.” Councilor Bettman asserted that the attorneys did so “for other folks.” Ms. Jerome listed the amendments that she had determined to meet Councilor Bettman’s intent, which would be a motion to further amend Attachment A to delete the following: ? Section 6 and renumber sections accordingly; ? Delete references to Section 9.8115 and 9.8121 of the code in the title; ? Remove the reference to extraterritorial extensions from Table 9.7055 in Section 3 of the ordinance; ? Delete references to extraterritorial extensions from Section 8 of the ordi- nance which would be hereafter renumbered to Section 7 of the ordinance. Councilor Bettman, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to amend the proposed ordinance in Attachment A with the aforementioned deletions. Mayor Piercy asked for a motion to extend the time. Councilor Ortiz, seconded by Councilor Pryor, moved to extend the meeting by 15 minutes. MINUTES—Eugene City Council December 10, 2007 Page 18 Regular Meeting