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e approval of agreements to regulate annexations and the prOV1Slon of urban services in the unincorporated portions of the Highway 99 North industrial area. He said that this agreement is intended to prevent the problems that would occur as a result of piecemeal annexations. Mr. Smith highlighted several important components of this agreement, includ- ing: e 1) A delay-of-effective-date provision which will allow the City to postpone the effectiveness of annexation for 10 years, while still requiring annexation prior to sewer installation; 2) a provision that upon annexation, property owners will pay a tax differential of 31 percent of the City's operating levy for nine years and would increase to 100 percent on the tenth year; 3) assures that the City that all Highway 99 North properties will be annexed by 2010; 4) requests that each property owner will be asked to sign an indi- vidual annexation agreement with the City when applying for a building permit; 5) calls for the development of a refinement plan for the Highway 99 North area; 6) delays, until annexation, the implementation of the paving and parking requirements in the City's parking lot code; and 7) clarifies a rule regarding the repair of septic tanks. Mr. Smith described how this proposal relates to the annexation agreement of River Road and Santa Clara. Whereas sewer hook-ups are mandated in the River Road/Santa Clara area, this agreement stipulates that both developed and undeveloped properties do have to annex to get sewer service. Both proposals include a tax-differential rate structure which although unequal, is equita- ble. However, in the Highway 99 North proposal the City will not be obligat- ed to provide additional services during the tax-differential period. Addressing questions which have been raised earlier, Mr. Smith said that this type of proposal could be applicable in other unincorporated portions of the urban growth boundary (UGB) area, but asked that staff have a few years to work with the proposal before extending its use elsewhere. Mr. Smith reminded the council that Ballot Measure 5 was passed since the council last dealt with this issue and said that the agreement will still be cash-neutral for the City. However, under this proposal the City would be assuming an obligation to complete a refinement plan in the Highway 99 North area, which has potential impacts on the General Fund. Property owners have indicated a willingness to increase their tax differential rate by approxi- mately half the cost of the refinement plan to recognize its impact on the General Fund; this would be approximately $250,0000 and would increase the tax differential by 2 percent. Responding to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Jan Childs, Planning and Develop- ment Department, said that if the council approves the plan, it is possible that the refinement planning process would begin early next fiscal year. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 4, 1991 Page 5