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Vote was taken on the motion to deny consideration of the requests. Motion carried,. ; all councilmen present voting aye, except Mr. Keller voting no. Comm 1116/74 Approve . 'Mayor Anderson asked what progress there was on the Goodpasture study. Planning I iDirector answered that consultants were interviewed, one tentatively selected, and ia contract was being reviewed by that consultant at this time. It is planned to ihave a recommendation ready for Council action on January 28. i ,It was understood that the consul tant would be contacted to determine whether a ,status report could be made as soon as possible .on the question of annexation of : the entire Goodpasture Island area. I .In answer to Councilwoman Beal, Manager explained that annexation of the entire :area was not pursued because it was felt unwise to prematurely proceed against the :will of property owners in that area without having answers with regard to avail- ability of sewer service. It is expected that sewer installation could not be started ibefore 1977. He added that Mr. Moul ton was correct in saying that the DOerksen ,property could be served at this time by the system serving the K-Mart development. ';Public Works Director agreed that both properties under discussion could be served 'wi th existing temporary systems. However, he wanted it understood that if those Iproperties were served in that manner, they would not be relieved of assessment Ifor any future permanent system which might be made available. Facilities have :been worked out with the developer of the DOerksen property from an engineering :standpoint, he said, and they realize that there will be future assessments. ;Councilman Keller asked if there was any chance of a higher priority rating for : the area' now that there was a Regional Sewer Commission. Manager answered that ,Eugene is about 85th in priority for Federal funds, and with funds that are now available the City cannot expect anything before 1977. If other projects with ,higher priority do not develop during that time there is possibility of being funded 'sooner, but there is no basis for saying that will happen. . Councilman Wood wondered whether it would be advisable to communicate with the Boundary Commission with regard to the DOerksen annexation petition prior to re- sults of the study or the preliminary report. Manager answered that any action or inaction on annexation petitions before the Council was always transmitted to the i J Boundary Commission, and there was always City representation at the Commission's ! meetings. Robert Moulton, attorney representing owners of the property across from K-Mart, stressed the point that the annexation was in no way connected with land use. He said that even though'present'Council policy was to ask the Planning Commission for recommendation on annexations, there was no legal requirement for that action prior to transmittal to the Boundary Commission. He hoped for a "no objection" report to the Boundary Commission so that the Boundary Commission could take action. Developing the property under PUD re- quirements, even without the moratorium in that area and allowing time for DEQ review, would cause lengthy delay. Getting the annexation out of the way now would shorten the time element. Developers would still have to come back to the Commission with regard to land use, he said, but the City would not be committed to any rezoning by recommending annexation. He pointed out that the property proposed for annexation could be served by existing sewers. He said that people for whom the property was bei~g developed should have some assurance that the pr~ject was progressing and that annexation during the moratorium period would get rid of an unnecessary time lag. 1148 . Annabel Kitzhaber, 1892 West 34th Avenue, president of the League of Women denial of the annexation until the Goodpasture Island study was completed. League was not convinced there was. any pressing public need for relaxation torium by permitting this annexation. Voters, urged She sclid the . of the mora- 1243 Councilman Wood also felt the time lag was not great enough that annexation should be per~ mitted before the results of the study were known. He added that it would seem the de- velopers themselves would benefit by waiting. In answer to Councilman Hershner, Manager said that the moratorium covered annexation as well as land use or rezoning. In answer to questions from Councilwoman Beal, Manager explained that if annexation was not approved by the Boundary Commission prior to change of zone then the zone change applica- tion would have to go to the County. City action on annexations were advisory, he said, so zone change application would have to await official Boundary Commission action before it could be taken to the City Planning Commission. Mayor Anderson pointed out the possi- bility of ,receiving an interim report from the planning consultant on annexation in the Goodpasture area prior to completion of the study. - '2.S 1/28/74 - 12