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e e e Mr. Hayes said that the City had initiated this annexation for City-owned property contiguous to the City limits. He noted that services could be provided to the property in a logical and timely manner. He said that annexation of streets was often done, especially if property on both sides of the streets was annexed, because this provided for a logical delivery of services. He noted that all the property owners involved had petitioned for annexation. Mr. Hayes said that the proposed annexation was in conformance with the Metropolitan Area General Plan but that it was unclear from the plan whether the area should be used for commercial or industrial uses. He noted that in cases where the general plan conflicts with refinement plans, the general plan takes precedence. Mr. Gleason noted that if the City does not notify nearby properties of such annexations, the City must then spend staff, Planning Commission, and council time on numbers of sequential appl ications for the same area. Councilor Wooten said she was uncomfortable with the proposal and felt the City should not be approaching people to join in annexations. Mayor Keller disagreed and felt that the City would not be doing its jOb if it failed to notify property owners of annexations near their property. Mr. Gleason noted that the land use allocations used in development of the Metropolitan Plan were based on provision of sanitary sewers in the River Road area. He said that the City had been flexible and had maintained a policy of voluntary annexation. He contrasted this with the massive annexation of the Danebo area. Councilor Wooten said that she favored annexation of the sewage treatment pl ant but not of the remaining parcels and that if these could not be separated she woul d oppose a moti on to annex. Responding to a question from Councilor Schue, Mr. Hayes said that property owners who join in an annexation save the $600 City fee for such applications and can split the cost of the Boundary Commission process. Res. No. 3764--A resolution forwarding a recommendation to the Boundary Commission for annexation of property located on the west side of the Willamette River, south of Bel tl ine Road, to the Ci ty of Eugene and the Lane County Metropolitan Wastewater Service Di strict. Ms. Schue moved, seconded Ms. Smith, that findings supporting the annexation as set forth in Planning Commission staff notes and minutes of March 15, 1983, be adopted by reference thereto; and that the resolution be adopted as amended to include provision for withdrawal from the Santa Clara Rural Fire District and the Santa Clara Water District and to delete Tax Lots 3100, 3200, and 3300, Assessor's Map 17-03-13-0 O. Roll call vote. Motion carried 6:1, with Councilors Ball, Hansen, Holmer, Lindberg, Schue, and Smith voting in favor, and Councilor Wooten voting in opposition. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 11, 1983 Page 8