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City Manager Taylor introduced Kurt Yeiter, Principal Planner, and asked him to explain the parameters of this year's ordinance. Mr. Yeiter stated that this was an action required annually. He said a public hearing was required by State law before the tax assessor could shift tax revenue from the properties that had been annexed, from the special districts that were providing the services to the City. He noted that fire districts were automatically transferred. He explained that there were 22 annexations that required withdrawal from the special districts, all of them initiated by property owners for development purposes and all of them approved by the Lane County Local Government Boundary Commission (LCLGBC). Councilor Poling opened the public hearing. Rob Handy, 455-1/2 River Road, said he was a Eugene resident. He likened the piecemeal annexation of the River Road area to a %low death by bleeding." He expressed appreciation for Councilor Pap6's work with residents of the River Road/Santa Clara area. He asked what the transition team was charged to do. He wondered if the City would support the task force's efforts in good faith or whether the task force would become under funded and underutilized and if within two years the City would choose to only annex. He said David Reed with the transition team was trying to identify the heritage values in the area that were worth saving in order to inform a strategy of negotiated annexation. He thought the challenge to the City was that one arm of the City often did not know what the other was doing and staff decision-makers were driven by projects that needed to be completed, sometimes losing sight of the ;;big picture." He averred that the challenge was how to get along with area residents and how to negotiate in a fair way with the area. He wondered if the transition team's work plan could be fully funded and whether negotiations of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with River Road Park District and the County Public Works should be ceased. He suggested postponement of the creation of the local improvement district on River Avenue. He thought an accountable and transparent process should be initiated for the proposed land swap for the Santa Clara Park. He recommended a moratorium on all new development in the area be enacted for two years in order for all of the issues to be resolved. Councilor Poling closed the public hearing. Councilor Poling ascertained that there were no objections to taking action at the present meeting. Councilor Solomon, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4897, an ordinance providing for withdrawal of territories from special districts. Councilor Taylor acknowledged the frustration that some River Road/Santa Clara residents felt about the annexations, but wished to underscore that the present action was routine. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. 5. PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance Concerning the Filing of Rabies Vaccination Certificates; Adding Section 4.403 to the Eugene Code, 1971; Amending Section 4.990 of That Code; and Providing For an Immediate Effective Date MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 28, 2005 Page 8 Regular Session