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e e e of Eugene and the lane County Metropolitan Service District for property located in the River Road area, along River Road, between Holeman Avenue and Briarcliff Avenue. (With- drawal from River Road Park and Recreation District and River Road Water District will be processed separately if the annexation is ap- proved.) Final Order AZ 91-2--A final order rezoning the properties from County RA/Ul to City C-2/SR. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, to adopt the resolu- tion and final order. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0. (Councilor MacDonald arrived at 7:45 p.m.) Mayor Miller announced that Councilor MacDonald would be bringing an issue before the council that was not on the agenda. Items III and IV were added to the agenda; subsequent agenda items were renumbered. III. RECONSIDERATION: BLUE WATER BOATS Mr. MacDonald indicated that the council's recent decision to deny Blue Water Boats request for an urban growth boundary amendment has been very divisive in the community and was perceived negatively by the Springfield elected officials. He said that he is disappointed by the community's reaction, but is willing to reconsider the council's position because the full council was not present when the decision was made. He said that he hopes an update of the Metro Plan will take place next year. Mr. MacDonald moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to reconsider the Eugene City Council's disapproval of Council Bill 4305. Mr. Boles noted that he was on the prevailing side with respect to this is- sue. He felt that the council would be doing a disservice to itself and citizens of the community by reconsidering this issue. In doing so, the council will convey the message that it is acceptable to purchase land out- side the urban growth boundary with the expectation that it will be annexed to the city and pointed out that there was adequate industrial land within the urban growth boundary to meet Blue Water Boats need for expansion at the time of property purchase. Mr. Nicholson agreed with Mr. Boles that the council should not reconsider its decision, noting that approval of the request would be inconsistent with the council's policies for compact and sequential growth. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 28, 1991 Page 3