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Ms. Smith commented that whether Agripac was going to stay or not was a concern of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission. She said the commission e had done everything in its power to encourage that operation to stay in this area. Everything the commission heard from Agripac has been positive and the commission felt the only choice was to operate on the assumption that the company was staying. CB 2505--An ordinance authorizing the institution of proceedings in eminent domain for the acquisition by condemnation of property interests for the purposes of construction of sanitary sewer and seasonal industrial waste facilities in the vicinity of Prairie Road and Beacon Drive; and declaring an emergency. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be read the second time by number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. Council Bill 2505 was read the second time by number only. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye the bill was declared passed and numbered 19000. VI. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING TRAFFIC FLOW ON OLIVE STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH e AVENUES (memo distributed) Mr. Gleason said this was an informational item only and there was no formal staff report at this time. Ms. Wooten asked if the report addressed the issue of signalization. Mr. Hanks said it did not, but only dealt with whether Olive Street should become a two-way street or should be left as it is. She noted interest in such a report in the future. VII. POLICY DIRECTION: ANNEXATION OF NON-CONTIGUOUS INDUSTRIAL LANDS (memo, background information distributed) Tom Hayes, Planning Department staff, said the policy direction the staff was seeking which had received unanimous approval of the Planning Commission last week, was for the council to adopt a concept for annexation of non-contiguous industrial land and the criteria proposed for evaluating such annexations. Residential and commercial land uses would continue to be reviewed under exist- ing criteria and the specific criteria proposed was for non-contiguous industrial annexations only. Mr. Hayes said the proposal was the result of revisions in State statutes that omitted the contiguity requirement for certain types of annexations ruled on by the Boundary Commission. Staff was proposing that the City have the flexibility to annex non-contiguous industrial lands. Mr. Hayes said the proposal did not e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 21, 1982 Page 5