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. Gary Chenkin, Planning Department, reported that the source of this paper came from the City's current policy. He said there was a need for an effective and coordinated manner in which to deliver services in regard to urbanized areas. The boundary lines and policies as they exist now have assured that Eugene provide urban type services on the west side of Interstate 5 and the the City of Springfield provide services on the east side. He noted that it is a city and state concern to eliminate the problems of fragmen- tation of jurisdiction and isolation of service systems. He said the problem and the question involved the Metropolitan Sewer System Commission, and where the boundaries should be drawn for financing for sewers. He noted that the City's current policy requires an- nexation and it would be best now to determine if the City Council wishes to affirm that policy or make some changes in policy. He noted the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission would be holding public hearings in the community very soon and the question should be answered so the public will know where the City stands. - Manager noted that the position pape~ suggests the fact that annex- ation should not have to be done in a total manner, as in the past, but that it would be possible to have alternative approaches and that phase-in could be done over an extended period of time. Mr. Chenkin noted that the City's current water policy requires that in order to receive service a property owner has to sign to agree to annexing to the city when appropriate. He said that approach is worthy of exploration in this particular situation. He said the staff was not in a hurry to annex but wanted to be sure that would be one of the positions. He said a property owner would have to sign an agreement to annex at the appropriate time if the owner wanted sewer service, thus allowing annexation to occur in a logical planned manner. Mr. Obie questioned how the metro system fits into City policy, whether the Commission had the right to make a decision or whe- ther it made a policy recommendation and referred that to Council for decision. Mayor Keller responded that the basic issues in- cluded the formation of a financing district. He said Council would have to decide whether it wanted to follow the historic provisions of the two cities providing for urban services or if it wanted a County District which would encourage competition and creation of other service districts. He said that histori- cally the cities had been providing the services through annexa- tion but that perhaps there would be a better way to accomplish that by a phase in period. e Mark Westling, a member of the Wastewaster Management Commission, said it had been his understanding that certain instructions had been given from the cities and the County to develop a program which contemplated an area financing system. He said there was a necessity for clarification for what kind of policy the Wastewater Management Commission should have to carry out the facilities and services. He said the alternate. of keeping it at 'a two-city level seemed to be in opposition to at least the implicit instructions which were to include all three areas. 37~ 5/9/77 --17