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M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council Work Sessi on City Hall--McNutt Room January 22, 1986 11 : 30 a. m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Richard Hansen, Debra Ehrman, Emily Schue, Ruth Bascom, Freeman Holmer, Jeff Miller, Roger Rutan (11:45 a.m.- 12:40 p.m.), Cynthia Wooten (12:15 p.m.-12:40 p.m.) Council President Richard Hansen called the work session to order and presided until Mayor Brian B. Obie arrived. I. TRIPLE MAJORITY ANNEXATIONS e Planning Director Susan Brody introduced the discussion. Jim Carlson of the Planning Department explained triple majority annexations. He said the criteria are in the State statutues. He said consent for the annexation must ,be given by a simple majority of landowners who own a majority of the land area to be annexed and a majority of the assessed value of the land to be annexed. The majorities must be separate and simultaneous. The property of non-consenting land owners can be included in the annexation proposal. Tax-exempt property and public rights-of-way can be added to the proposal without the consent of owners. The triple majority procedure is the one used most often now by Oregon cities to annex properties. Mr. Carlson also discussed past annexations to Eugene. Answering questions, Mr. Carlson said a person counts as only one owner in calculating the majority of landowners even though the person may own several tax lots. If more than one person owns a tax lot, the percentage of the lot each person owns is used in calculating the majority of landowners. All the tax lots owned by a person are used in calculating the land area and the assessed value of a triple majority proposal. The properties of non-consenting owners which are within the proposal (intervening properties), properties which will benefit from City services, or developed properties are often added to the proposal to make a logical boundary. Also, rights-of-way needed for services and properties which would create islands of unincorporated land are often added to the proposal. Answering other questions, Mr. Carlson discussed how the staff puts together a triple majority proposal for the council. He said the council actually initiates the annexation request to the Boundary Commission. There is no minimum number of owners or minimum amount of land needed for a triple majority proposal. When properties are excluded from the annexation, the City defers assessments until the properties are annexed. If sewer lines must pass those properties to serve the annexed properties, the City must pay the cost e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 22, 1986 PagE! 1