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. <br />OptionNo3:CityProvidesNon-CityFireProtectionServicewithoutPass-Through <br />-ThelogicalconclusiononceallpropertieswithinRiverRoadareincorporated(butone <br />Contract <br />thatcreatesissuesofequityuntilthathappensÐseebelow) <br />Challenges <br />CityisalreadytheproviderforallresidentsandbusinessesinRiverRoad,either <br />Advantages: <br />directlyorthroughcontractwitthelocalwaterdistrict <br />Absentanothersolution(seeabove),iftheRiverRoadWaterDistrictwereto <br />Challenges: <br />ceaseoperationsbeforethecommunitywasfullyincorporated,theCitymaybe <br />placedinthedifficultcircumstanceofbeingcompelledtoprovideservicetonon- <br />Citypropertiesinconsiderationofoverarchingpublicsafetyconcerns,butwithout <br />anyformofcompensation <br />HeritageOptions <br />ÐEugeneFireisalreadytheserviceproviderforallfireprotectionandEMStoallresidents <br />None <br />andbusinessesinRiverRoad.ThereareessentiallynoÒheritageÓservicesorcharacteristicsto <br />besustainedforthisservice(exceptperhapsthataSantaClaraFireorLaneRuralexpansion <br />intoRiverRoadmighthelpsustainthosetwoFireDistrictsastheamountofnon-Cityproperty <br />shrinksduetoincorporation). <br />SantaClara <br />AsignificanttransitionisalreadyunderwayinSantaClarawiththeopeningoftheCityÕsnewfirestationin <br />2005(andtheCityÕspriordecisionin2002toprovidedirectservicetoin-Cityresidentsandbusinessesin <br />thisneighborhood).ThischangeinservicepolicyendedtheCityÕspaymenttoSantaClaraFiretoprovide <br />firecallstoin-Cityresidentsinthecommunity.ThelossofthisfundinghasresultedinSantaClaraFire <br />operatingatadeficitsince2003,andhavingtoÒbackfillÓitsannualoperatingbudgetwithnowgradually <br />decliningcashreserves. <br />TransitionOptions <br />ÐLaneRuralandSantaClaraFire <br />OptionNo.1:ContinueCurrentFireDistrictServices <br />continuetoprovidefireprotectionandEMSservicestoallnon-Citypropertieswithintheir <br />respectivezonesuntilsuchtimeasthecommunityisfullyincorporated. <br />Sustainstwoinstitutionsandgovernanceoptionswithalong-standingpresence <br />Advantages: <br />inthecommunity(includingthevolunteerfireservice) <br />TheexpandedpresenceofEugeneFire(e.g.:directservicetoCityresidentsby <br />Challenges: <br />EugeneFireratherthancontractservicethruthetwoFireDistricts)combined <br />withgraduallydecreasingfiredistrictserviceterritoriesandchangingservice <br />needsandcostsmaytestthetwoDistrictÕsviabilityandresources(most <br />particularlySantaClaraFire). <br />ÐTheassumptionofservicetoin-City <br />OptionNo.2:FireDistrictsServeEntireCommunity <br />propertiesbyEugeneFirein2002,combinedwiththeconstructionofanewCityfirestationin <br />SantaClararendersthisoptionpracticallymoot. <br />ÐSantaClaraFireand/orLaneRuralcontracts <br />OptionNo.3:ExpandFireDistrictServices <br />withtheCitytoonceagainprovideservicestoallin-CitypropertiesintheSantaClaracommunity, <br />and/orpotentiallytotakeovertheCityÕscontractwiththeRiverRoadWaterDistrictforfire <br />protectionintheRiverRoadcommunity. <br />Again,thecircumstancedescribedinthepreceding <br />OptionNo.2maymakethisalternativeessentiallymoot. <br />Createsauniformagencyandleveloffireservicebetweenthetwocommunities; <br />Advantages: <br />sustainsimportantcommunityinstitution(s)andlocalgovernanceopportunity <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject11 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />