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'.,.., e, added that he thought it inappropriate for the question of land use to be con- sidered at this time, that annexation was an entirely separate question. Council- : woman Campbell favored expressing some opinion on the annexation question. She , thought it unfair to encourage the applicants if Council members opposed it. I i Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mrs. Beal to deny consideration of both requests. i : Councilman Keller repeated his question with regard to problems which might be faced by Eugene Dodge because of delay in rezoning the Smith, Brown, Howell ! property. Mr. Gardner said a study of the entire area with regard to sewers, etc., was made by the Planning Commission. Questions raised by the Council, he said, were relative to future use of the entire area rather than the one property covered.by the present petition. He thought the petitioners should be heard before a final decision was made On the request. ! Councilwoman Beal recognized the hardship created by delays because of hearings , and routine processing of applications. However, she thought there was no other choice than to go ahead with the study of the area before new decisions were made. . Mr. Moulton commented that notes on the agenda including their annexation request , wi th a land use peti tion were misleading. He said the annexation question would , not come under Fasano regulations and does not require a public hearing before the . Planning Commission nor a change in the recently adopted ordinance covering rules 'and procedures. He stressed the separation of the question of annexation from : land use and said the petitioners were attempting to forego a 60-day delay by ihaving some indication from the Council to the Boundary Board rather than waiting until the study was completed then having the delay. ,_ ..._'._ ._n........h "-...-----;- --:::;. ~-;= Councilman Wood thought it unfair to the planners to make new decisions in the -.\ 'Goodpasture area while the study was going on. He wondered whether it would be advisable to communicate with the Boundary Commission with regard to the requested :annexation and thought if it was that step might be considered. Mayor Anderson said there was no doubt the Doerksen property would eventually .be a part of the City. However, he thought if an indication were going to the Boundary 'Commission it should cover the entire area rather than the one piece petitioned to :give the opportunity for proper consideration of sewers, streets, and other City :services on other than a piecemeal basis. He fel t if there was any way to de- crease the time period for annexation, it should be undertaken by the Council; to hold off annexation was a poor way to control land use, he said. . Manager commented on concerns about recommending annexation of the entire delta area when the Willagillespie area was annexed. Land use was one. Another was not want- ing to commit the City to providing a sewer system for which no funds were available. 'Neither was it known the size or type of system needed until the regional sewer !plan was developed further. Sewering this area depends upon construction of an east ;bank trunk' line which may have to serve the Lane Community College area and pick up overflow from the Springfield plant. There is resistence from property owners in 'the delta area to annexation because there is no assurance they will have appropriate .sewer service and be able to develop the land. Planning Director added that the 0,'" -____.__.,........~ ._ __ _ .._._.____-"'1........."_ ........ .____ study ordered will address the question of total annexation because the awkward- 'ness of working under both County and City jurisdictions in that area was recognized. Mayor Anderson wondered if there were preliminary steps which could be taken on annexa-: i .tion of the entire area which would speed up the process while the study was going on. I Manager said the attitude has been not to force annexation on people in that area ; until it was known whether adequate sewer service would be available. It would be , taking on a burden in term of commitments on sewers. Planning Director said a istatus report from the consultant on the question of annexation of the area could I . be brought to the Council before the entire study was completed. ; Mr. Moulton said that the Public Works Department had indicated sewers were avail- able to the Doerksen property and it would not necessarily have to rely upon con- : struction of the east bank' trunk. I - Councilman Keller still questioned the type of problems Eugene Dodge would face I in funding, planning, etc., because of delays on rezoning and their having to '-move from the downtown area. Mr. Hosey said their lease would expire June 30,1974 : and they mllSt have an answer for their landlord by the end of January. He said , they would have to make temporary arrangements if the property were not ready by , June 30, but if they had to wait another six months for a definite answer on the rezoning they would probably locate at some other place. ; Manager agreed with Mr. Moulton that annexation was not a question of land use nor does an annexation petition have to come under Fasano regulations. However, he didn't agree that an annexation petition would not have to go back to the Planning ,Commission nor that it was inappropr!ate to discuss uses for the area. , I. I 1 24 1/28/74 - 11