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RequiresahighlyunlikelyreversalonthepartoftheCityofEugenewithrespect <br />Challenges: <br />tofireservicetoin-CitypropertiesinSantaClara;theresourcesofSantaClara <br />Fireand/orLaneRuralmaybeoverextendedbysuchanexpansion. <br />ÐThetwoFireDistricts <br />OptionNo.4:CityAssumesServicetoAllSantaClaraProperties <br />servingtheSantaClaracommunitywithdrawfromalldirectfireprotectionandEMSserviceto <br />non-CitypropertiesinsidetheUrbanGrowthBoundary(UGB),andtheCitycontractswiththe <br />SantaClaraWaterDistricttoÒpass-throughÓfireservicetotheentirecommunity(asispresently <br />doneintheRiverRoadcommunitywiththeRiverRoadWaterDistrict). <br />PutslocalfireservicewithintheUGBunderasingleprovider;asannexation <br />Advantages: <br />proceedsEugeneFirewilleventuallybethesoleprovideranyway. <br />Potentiallyimportantlocalinstitutions,suchasthevolunteerfirefightercorps,will <br />Challenges: <br />belost;aformoflocalcommunitygovernance(serviceondistrictboards)isalso <br />lost;theSantaClaraFireinparticularisleftwithsignificantlyreducedterritoryto <br />serveandwouldprobablynolongerbefinanciallyviable;issuessurroundingthe <br />continuedlong-termviabilityoftheSantaClaraWaterDistrictaresimilarto <br />circumstanceswithRiverRoadWaterDistrict(seeOptionNo.3above);the <br />SantaClaraWaterDistrictmaynothaveaninterestinbeingafireservice <br />contractor. <br />ÐSuchanoptioncouldbecombined <br />OptionNo.5:LaneRuralandSantaClaraFireMerge <br />withtheexpansion,statusquoorwithdrawaloptionsdescribedabove.Asdescribedunder <br />ÒCurrentSituationÓabove,thisoptionhasbeendiscussedpreviouslybetweenthetwoFire <br />Districts,andhaspotentiallyseriousnegativeconsequences.InascenariowheremostofSanta <br />ClaraFireÕsterritorywithintheUGBisannexedtoCityofEugene,amergerwithLaneRuralmay <br />betheonlypracticalwayforremaininghomeswithintheformerSantaClaraFireDistrictto <br />receivefireservice. <br />Reducesthenumberoffireserviceprovidersinthecommunity,helpstosustain <br />Advantages: <br />alocallygovernedinstitution(includingvolunteerbrigades);avoidstheissueof <br />someout-of-UGBresidentslosingfireprotectionservices <br />Priormergerdiscussionshavenotbeensuccessful;ultimatelyamergeddistrictÕs <br />Challenges: <br />taxratecouldincreaseovercurrentrates,potentiallyresultinginreduced <br />services;mergerwouldnotstopthepaceofannexationandtheresultantdecline <br />interritoryservicedbythemergedFireDistrict <br />HeritageOptions <br />TheprecedingtransitionoptionsbegthequestionforwhatismaybethebiggestÒheritageÓfactorin <br />community-basedlocalfireservice:thefateofthecorpsofcommunitymembersthatcometogetherto <br />protecttheirneighborÕslivesandpropertythroughvolunteerservicewiththetwoFireDistricts. <br />Note:the <br />followingoptionswouldofnecessityhavetobemadeinconcertwithotherdecisionstocontinueor <br />modifyfiredistrictserviceswithintheUGB. <br />ThetwoFireDistricts,facedwitha <br />OptionNo.1:LettheVolunteerServicesLapseÐ <br />potentiallydeclininglocalrecruitmentbase(e.g.:residentsofnon-Citypropertieswithintheir <br />serviceterritoriesaredecliningbecausethepaceofannexationisquickening),couldsimplyallow <br />thevolunteercorpstolapseovertime. <br />Note:LaneRuralclaimstobeverysuccessfulinrecruiting <br />volunteersfromoutsideofitsserviceterritory,thusmitigatingsomeofthisconcern. <br />None(totheFireDistricts)althoughsomecurrentadministrativeandtraining <br />Advantages: <br />costsmaynotbeincurred;Citywouldnothavetocreateavolunteerservice(as <br />peroptionsbelow). <br />MaycreatestaffingshortagesfortheFireDistrictsthatcanonlybemitigatedby <br />Challenges: <br />increasedpayroll;meanstheendoflongestablishedcommunityinstitutions <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject12 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />