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,;:: - . Lloyd Maxwell, 315 Coburg Road, said he believed that staff had summarized the e situation correctly. He said he would be available to respond to questions from councilors. J. Kenneth Jones, 998 Ferry Lane, said he was an attorney representing the Lane Rural Fire Protection District. He referred to written material that had been distributed to councilors on this matter. He said that LRFPD had not received any referrals on this annexation from the City of Eugene and that since they had not known of the proposal they had not participated at the time of consideration of the matter by the Planning Commission. He hoped that the City Council would provide an opportunity for coordination of fire protection efforts for this site. He said that LRFPD was very concerned about the effect of non-contiguous annexations and of later fill-in annexations on fire protection. Mr. Jones said that the LRFPD Fire Chief and the chairperson of the board of directors were present but that, based on the City staff recommendation, they would not testify but would be available to respond to questions. Betty Donaldson, 398 Hawthorne, said she was a member of a River Road group opposing annexation of that area to the City of Eugene. She distributed a written statement of the findings of the State Attorney General's office responding to the question of leapfrog annexations. She said the Attorney General said such annexations were illegal. She asked what type of storm sewers the City would provide for the proposed site, which was located on prime agricultural land, in proximity to wells and fishing lakes. She was concerned that Eugene Police serving the property in question would have to use Beltline Road. She asked what would happen to this property if Santa Clara became incorporated. e She felt there was sufficient land of this type already available in Eugene. Ms. Donaldson said that this annexation would make an "island" of property owned by the railroad in the area and wondered if the City would attempt to annex the railroad property. She referred to comments made by Councilor Wooten as recorded in the July 21, 1982, City Council minutes in which Ms. Wooten expressed concern with annexing areas on the outer fringe of the urban growth boundary. Wanda Simmons, 1183 Skipper, said that annexing this non-contiguous property could lead to annexation of intervening properties, such as the railroad property. She opposed this. She cited statements in the Oregon Revised Statues regarding extension of boundaries. Phil Rose, 89976 Shore Lane, said that Junction City had considered such leapfrog annexations and had decided against such action. He said that the City of Eugene needed to talk with the residents of the River Road area, listen to their concerns, and explain the costs of annexation. He felt that if the City had done this, there might not be such strong feeling in the area in favor of the status quo. He said it appeared to River Road residents that the City wanted to annex that whole area. There were no other members of the public who wished to speak. Staff notes and minutes were entered into the record. No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared by councilors. Public hearing was closed. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 1982 Page 8