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- Mayor Obie asked the staff to present the cost estimates related to delivering services in a new city to the council. e Mr. Holmer said the River Road-Santa Clara area must become part of Eugene and the annexation process should be encouraged. Referring to the Metro Plan, he read a section that indicates annexation of the River Road-Santa Clara area will be vOluntary. He was not comfortable with the pressure the City seemed to be exerting, but he approved of an annexation program, tax differential, and a resolution of the ground water contamination. He said the City should be a welcoming host to River Road-Santa Clara residents. Ms. Ehrman wondered if the council representation should be changed if all of River Road-Santa Clara area is annexed. Mr. Carlson replied that redis- tricting may not occur for several years if the annexations are incremental. A very large annexation would probably result in redistricting soon. A change in the number of councilors would necessitate a charter amendment. Mr. Gleason said redistricting would give River Road-Santa Clara residents full representation in City government as well as on the EWEB Board of Directors. The existing situation has made it difficult to get citizen participation from that area, he said. Mr. Miller said a change in the charter should be considered because it would maintain a sense of community. He pointed out that the streets in the River Road-Santa Clara area are not constructed to City standards. Public Works Director Christine Andersen said the streets will continue to be maintained by Lane County until the County brings them up to City standards and turns them over to the City. Responding to questions from Ms. Ehrman and Mr. Thwing, Mr. Smith discussed the income and age criteria that might be used to defer some of the sewer costs. Finance Director Warren Wong said about $300,000 has been put aside from Federal Revenue Sharing funds and could be used to defer sewer costs for some households in the River Road-Santa Clara area. Answering a question from Mayor Obie about economic development, Ms. Brody said the City might have to deny some annexation requests if staff resources are not available to help develop a logical boundary within which services can be delivered. She said the Metro Plan indicates that the River Road-Santa Clara area should receive urban services by annexation before urban reserve areas in the Willow Creek area are developed. She said the proposed program responds to property owner initiatives, but help from the City staff is needed to develop proposals. Responding to a question from Ms. Schue, Ms. Brody said the neighborhood meetings arranged by the staff will respond to interest in annexation indicated by residents. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 26, 1986 Page 5