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e Mr. Green moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to adopt the resolu- tion and final order. In response to a question from Mr. Green, Ms. Czerniak said that, upon annex- ation, property in the River Road/Santa Clara area is assigned to a City ward by the Lane County Elections Division. Property that is not annexed to the city is represented by the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Representa- tion for River Road/Santa Clara residents on City boards and commissions is provided on the Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC), Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, and Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). Mr. Nicholson suggested postponing action on non-contiguous annexations until the council develops additional policies. Mr. Boles said this request was consistent with the adopted council policy that annexation must occur before development. Mr. Nicholson said it was not clear to him that the council was required to facilitate requests for development of properties outside city limits. He said he did not think this request was consistent with the adopt- ed council policy that encourages compact urban growth. Mr. Boles suggested reviewing adopted council policies regarding annexation at a future meeting. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:1, with Coun- cilor Nicholson voting nay. e V. PUBLIC HEARING: ANNEXATION/REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE RIVER ROAD AREA (AZ 92-4, EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4J) Mr. Green declared a conflict of interest and abstained from discussion/ action on this item. City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Cathy Czerniak, Planning and Development Department, said the code criteria regarding annexations and zone changes summarized earlier applied to this request also. This request sub- mitted by the Eugene School District 4J includes a 35-1/2-acre tax lot devel- oped with North Eugene High School, Swede Johnson Stadium, and Silver Lea Elementary School. The school district submitted this request primarily in order to receive City police protection for this site. North Eugene High School is not part of the current Safe Schools Program that provides police presence on high school campuses in the city. If this annexation request is approved, North Eugene High School would be included in any similar program in the future. Responding to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Ms. Czerniak said the property is tax exempt and does not pay taxes to Lane County or special districts and would not pay taxes to the City if annexed. Mr. Boles opened the public hearing. Tom Heintz, River Road Community Organization Chair, said all three of his children attended North Eugene High School when it had a closed campus poli- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council 7:30 p.m. May 26, 1992 Page 6