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The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. e I I 1. WORK SESSION: NO CRUISING ORDINANCE Mayor Obie announced that the council will consider the no cruising ordinance at another time because consideration of the annexation proposals has taken longer than anticipated. Mr. Whitlow said he apologized to people in the audience who were interested in the ordinance and assured them it will be the first item on a future agenda. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: ANNEXATION REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON AND ALONG BELTLINE ROAD FROM ROSS LANE TO RIVER AVENUE (CITY OF EUGENE: BELTLINE ROAD EAST) (AZ 87-10) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Neil Bjorkland of the Planning Department gave the staff report. He said the annexation proposal involves 11.35 acres of Beltline Road and Division Avenue rights-of-way and an adjacent EWEB transmission line. He sa i d the propo sa 1 is continguous to existing city limits on the east and west ends and along parts of the northern and southern boundaries. He said approval of the proposal wi 11 clarify responsibility for road maintenance and police service. Mr. Bjorkland said the part of Beltline Road included in this proposal was part of the Wastewater Treatment Plant annexation (AZ 83-2) approved by the City Council in 1983. The Boundary Commission deleted Beltline Road from that e proposal because the Boundary Commissioners felt it was not necessary for Eugene to provide emergency services in the right-of-way at that time. Since then, five annexations in the area have been approved and the need for Eugene to provide services has increased substantially. Mr. Bjorkland said the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request 6: 1. No conflicts of interest or ex parte contacts were declared. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Vora Heintz, 1038 Jayne Drive, said her testimony during consideration of the Twelfth Street Development Corporation, et al (AZ 87-8) annexation proposal applies to this proposal also. The testimony was: "Vora Hei ntz, 1038 Jayne Dri ve, said she is cha i rperson of the River Road Community Organization. She said she was not provided information about the annexation proposals in time to comment on them. The organization's next meeting will be November 9, 1987. She said Eugene has a policy of illogical extensions and creeping annexations that do not address cost effectiveness, law enforcement, or the right of citizens to vote on annexations. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 10