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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Miller found it difficult to consider gerrymandering the boundary to <br />obtain a triple majority without considering other ways which might include a <br />tax differential. He wondered if a triple majority within the whole node <br />could be obtained if ways were found to mitigate the costs and effects of the <br />annexation. He said smaller parcels can be annexed although the sewer <br />extension might not be so expeditious. <br /> <br />Mr. Gleason responded that any annexation proposal must be logical and the <br />first test of a logical proposal is the provision of services. Consequently. <br />urban services will have to be provided in any new proposal. and non- <br />consenting property owners will probably have to be included in any proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Miller emphasized that he is concerned about mitigating the impacts of <br />annexation on non-consenting property owners. Answering a question. <br />Mr. Carlson said Tax Lot 2300 owned by Richard Geranian was included in the <br />proposal because there is an industrial use on the back of the property. even <br />though there is a residence on the front. It is not contiguous to the other <br />residential properties. Ms. Brody added that a tax differential schedule <br />helps to offset the effects of annexation and Mr. Gleason said the sewer <br />assessments can be paid over ten years with Bancroft loans. <br /> <br />Ms. Schue said sewer service is the most essential urban service in industri- <br />ally designated areas. but it is difficult and expensive to provide. She said <br />the lack of sewer service has prevented development in some areas and the City <br />has made a commitment to provide sewers to the Airport Road area. She asked <br />if the Airport Road area is within the River Road/Santa Clara Sewer Project. <br />if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects properties in the area to <br />be connected to the River Road/Santa Clara sewer. and if it is fair to say the <br />City has received Federal funding to expedite providing sewers to the area. <br />Staff members answered I~es" to her questions. Mr. Gleason added that the <br />Metropolitan General Plan indicates specifically that the council will direct <br />the staff to acquire grants to extend sewer trunk lines to provide services so <br />that industrial lands beyond the city limits can be annexed and developed. <br />The River Road/Santa Clara sewer grant is a result of those statements in the <br />Metro Plan. <br /> <br />Ms. Bascom said the proposal seemed to be manipulated or contrived. but it is <br />legal. The facts that full urban services are available and the property is <br />within the urban growth boundary help her deal with the fairness issue. She <br />favors the application of a tax differential schedule to mitigate the adverse <br />effects of the annexation. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom. Mr. Carlson <br />said the six non-consenting property owners in the middle of the proposal were <br />excluded from the annexation proposal because five of them are residential <br />properties. The owner of the sixth property consented to annexation for two <br />other properties and wished to have Tax Lot 2401 excluded at this time because <br />of leasing complications on the property. <br /> <br />Les Lyle of the Public Works Department said existing assessment deferral <br />plans are for low-income. elderly people only. Bancroft loans are only issued <br />for public improvements. Connections to the sewers must be made within 18 <br />months of their availability and cannot be included in the Bancroft loans. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />January 27. 1986 <br /> <br />Page 8 <br />