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AlthoughthemoreÒinformalÓwithdrawaloptiondescribedaboveworksinmanyÒtransitioningÓ <br />communities,itdoesraiseissuesoftaxequityandcanmeanthatlesssignificantcrimesand <br />misdemeanorsdonÕtgetthefullattentionofpublicsafetyservices.Shortofanenhancedpatroloptionor <br />publicsafetydistrictsolution,whereasinglelawenforcementagencyprovidesfullservicetoallresidents <br />andbusinesses,thegerrymanderednatureoftheSantaClaraandRiverRoadcommunitiesmaywork <br />againstÒrationalizingÓpoliceservicesuntilsuchtimeastheentireareaisincorporated.Thenagain,the <br />currentarrangementsdonotseemtobeexcessivelyproblematicunderpresentcircumstances. <br />SolidWaste <br />SolidwastecollectionandrecyclingwasanissuenotaddressedintheUrbanServicesCommitteeÕs2002 <br />Report.Inearly2005,Cityofficialsexpressedaconcernoveraperceivedserviceandrateinequity <br />betweenin-Cityandnon-CitysolidwastecollectioncustomersinRiverRoadandSantaClara.Typicallyin <br />many,ifnotmost,othercommunities(atleastinOregon)thelocalgovernmentfranchisesoutsolidwaste <br />collection,curb-siderecyclingandyarddebrispick-uptoprivatehaulers.Ratesandservicelevelsare <br />establishedbymulti-yearfranchiseagreements.Totheextentthatrateandservicedifferencesbetween <br />CityandCountyresidentsandbusinessesinRiverRoadandSantaClaraisaproblem, <br />an <br />intergovernmentalagreementforsolidwastehaulerswherebytheCityÕsandCountyÕsfranchise <br />termsÐservicestandards,servicesoffered,rates,etc.-aremadeidenticalmayresolvetheissue. <br />WaterSupply <br />TheRiverRoadandSantaClaraWaterDistrictsprovideforÒretailÓwatersupplydeliveryandwater <br />systemmaintenancefornon-Citypropertiesinthesetwoneighborhoods.Thetwowaterdistrictsarealso <br />responsibleformaintainingandreplacinglocalwatertransmissioninfrastructure.TheEugeneWaterand <br />ElectricBoard(EWEB)providesservicetoCityresidents(bothdirectlyandthroughthetwolocalwater <br />districts),andalsoÒwholesalesÓwatersupplytothetwolocalwaterdistrictsfordeliverytonon-City <br />properties. <br />Thenature,regulationandcomplexityofcontemporarywatersupplysystemsaresuchthatthecurrent <br />systemofdirectprovisionorÒwholesaleÓdeliverythroughEWEBisreallytheonlyviableapproach.In <br />fact, <br />withtheonlyremainingfunctionsofthetwowaterdistrictsbeingÒpass-throughÓwater <br />retailersandprovidingformaintenanceofthelocaldeliverysystem,thereislittlesubstantial <br />benefitlefttosustainingtheseDistricts,absentsomebenefitasalocallygovernedinstitutionthat <br />Practicallyspeaking,however,suchsmalldistrictshavelittle <br />hassomemeasureofcontroloverrates. <br />ornoleverageindictatingratesorsupplyinawaythatwouldappreciablybenefittheirlocalcustomers. <br />Thesameappliestotheroleofthetwowaterdistrictsinmaintainingandimprovingtransmission <br />infrastructure.Again,thisfunctionmayhavesomelocalcontrolbenefits,butpracticallyspeakingsuch <br />smallwaterdistrictsmaybeseverelyrestrainedfiscallyintheirabilitytomakemajorcapitalimprovements <br />ontheirown. <br />ForRiverRoadÕsnon-Cityresidents,perhapsthemostimportantÒtransitionÓbenefitoftheRiver <br />RoadWaterDistrictisintheDistrictÕsroleasthecontractorwiththeCityforCityfireprotection <br />AbsenttheWaterDistrictÕsintergovernmentalcontractingauthority,oranexpansionofa <br />services. <br />neighboringruralfireprotectiondistrict,partsofRiverRoadcouldbetheoreticallybeunprotectedwith <br />respecttofiresuppression.TheonlyotherRiverRoadcommunityinstitutionthatcouldtakethisroleon <br />(eventheoretically)istheRiverRoadParksandRecreationDistrict,whichisaveryunlikelychoice. <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject42 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br />