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M I NUT E S EUGENE CITY COUNCIL July 16, 1975 e Adjourned meeting - from regular meeting on July 14, 1975 - to consider balance of the agenda was called to order by His Honor Mayor Lester E. Anderson at 7:30 p.m. on July 16,. 1975 in the Council Chamber with the following Council members present: Gus Keller, Wickes Beal, Tom Williams, Ray Bradley, D. W. Harne 1 , Eric Haws, and Edna Shirey. Councilman Murray was absent. I-A-l I - Public Hearings A. Request for annexation of area between Belt,~ine Road and existing city limits, and between Southern Pacific tracks and Highway 99N (Maxwell) (A 75-2) Annexation of area behleen Belt Line Road and existing citlj limits, and between Southern Pacific tracks and High~'laY 99N (Lloljd Max~vell) (II 75-2) '. Plann.ing Commission on July 10, 1975 recommended denial of the annexation. Assistant Manager explained that the area covered by the orig.i nal annexatio!l request was ex- panded by the Planning Commission, and recommendation for denial covered that expanded area. He noted that Mr. Maxv/e1l was contemplating development of his property and wanted annexation to enable connection to the trunk sewer in the Belt Line right-of- way north of his property. Comm Mr. Murray moved seconded by Mr. Keller to schedule public hearing on 7/2/75 the annexation request at the Jul') 14 Council meeting. Pub Hrng Councilman Haws wondered if staff notes had been distributed on these items and was told they would be distributed before the July 14 Council meeting. Councilman Will.iams questioned whether the Council {vas obligated to hold a public e hearing in this instance. Assistant Manager explained that providing for public hear ing was the normal practice. John Porter, planning director, added that the Commission recommendation was advisory only, Council action was required in trans- m.itting whatever recommendation was mac?e to the Boundary Commission. Vote WilS taken on the motion to schedule public hearing. Motion carried unanimously. Assistant Manager said that request for annexation was initiated for a single property to provide city sewer service. Planning Commission in its consideration enlarged the area and recommended denial (June 10, 1975). He said the Commission's reommendation for denial was based on the thinking that the Boundary Commission would be confronted with remonstrances so that it would be a futile waste of govern- mental time to pursue the annexation. Gary Chenkin, assistant planning director, explained that the single property petitioned for annexation by Lloyd Maxwell was not contiguous to the city limits, thus the expansion to include intervening prop- erties of which a great majority is owned by Southern Pacific Company. Southern Pacific Company has indicated there is no advantage for their property to be within the city at this time. Mr. Chenkin said there was a pressure line on Belt Line Road that could serve the Maxwell property with sewers. However, city policy is to extend sewer services to properties only through annexation. Without the SP prop- erty, he said, annexation of the Maxwell property does not appear to "make much sense." Ray Fechtel, 72 West Broadway, representing Mr. Maxwell, called attention to Mr. Maxwell's request for contract with the city for sewer services, filed at the tit time the annexation petition was filed. It was his understanding that request was not acted upon, pending outcome of the annexation issue. He noted the contract developed many years ago whereby the city furnished sewer service to the Southern Pacific property and said it was obvious SP would not be interested in annexation. "3~4-.. 7/16/75 - 1