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-/ said the specific purpose was to deal with the growth question, and 80 percent of the people had agreed on this statement. He said that the Council should attempt to moderate economic via- bility of the city. He stated he felt the city should be looking for clean, nonpolluting industries in the area. He felt that to deny new industry, and at the same time lose industrial base, will damage the people living in this area now and their children in the future. Mr. Lieuallen stated he had no problem with the M-1 portion of the proposal zone, but he is still not convinced of the need for the extensive housing. III-B-6 \ Mr. Lieuallen moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, to postpone the issue of annexation until the March 14 Council meeting. .- Mayor Keller said he felt it was highly inappropriate to post- pone this action. He indicated it was a tough decision to be made, but that all information available had been presented to the Council by the Pl anning ColTl11ission, that the Pl anning Com- mission had voted 6:0 to annex the area, and that the Council would have to face the issues and go ahead with them. He said he felt the main issue was planning for future growth, and that people were saying Eugene should be different, and then the Council does not make it different. He said the Council should take the lead and be innovative. He said that there were indi- cations in the Planning Notes that these issues had been addressed, and he felt the Council should encourage nonpolluting industries in Eugene. He said he felt it was a grave error for the Council to postpone decision at this time as the issues are there and the Council has the burden to make those decisions. He said the hard facts of life and livability are at issue, and the Council should be prepared to attain livability in Eugene. He said stalemate is not the answer. He said good controlled growth with innovative planning will create job and economic opportunities for the citi- zens of Eu gene. Mr. Bradley again reiterated he wished to postpone. He asked how a good decision could be made without actual capital outlay costs and the cost to the taxpayers, the effects of growth, and the need for the update of the 1990 Plan and what it's going to say. Mr. L i eua 11 en said he di sagreed wi th the Mayor on the Pl an- ning Commission Notes, that he had heard more questions raised than answers given and felt it was reasonable to postpone. Mr. Delay indicated he was also in favor of postponing. Vote was taken on the motion to postpone, which failed, with Delay, Bradley, and Lieuallen voting aye, and Hamel, Haws, Obie, and .Williams, voting no, and 9nith abstafning ,--. Mr. Haws said that he would like, in the future, for annexations of this size to have the cost available to the people. He said in further discussions of annexations, he would like three points covered: 1) general policy statements on annexation; 2) capital outlay costs of annexation; 3) and consideration of a moratorium on annexation. 2/28/77 --16 \5~ . e .