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. III. Items acted upon with one motion after discussion of individual items as requested. Previously discussed in Committee-of-the-Whole May 11 (Present: Mayor Keller; Councilors Haws, Hamel, Williams, Delay, Lieuallen, Obie, and Smith) and May 18, 1977 (Present: ~1ayor Keller; Councilors Haws, Hamel, Bradley, Delay, Lieuallen, and Obie). Minutes of those meetings appear below printed in smaller type. May 11, 1977 Committee-of-the-Whole I. Items from Mayor and COU?Eil Com 5/11/77 Approve A. ~~P?~s~ to Ad Hoc Committee of Lane County Commissioners-- Manager distributed to Council members a statement prepared by staff and members of the Metro Wastewater Management Commission. He reviewed the statement and. if approved, Assistant Manager would appear before the Lane County Commis- sioners at 1:30 today to report on the City's response. (Copy of statement may be obtained in the City Manger's office.) Manager noted the answer to the two questions which Lane County Commissioners had posed was a qualified yes. He said in response to the first question. it was the City's firm conviction that both the initiative and the deciding voice in an annexation should rest with the residents and property owners involved. However. the City feels that an area-wide annexation vote in the River Road/Santa Clara area at this time would fail to take into account the fact that there are other ways to obtain local sewer collection service besides immediate or area-wide annexation. e In response to the second question, Manager noted it would be highly inappropriate for the City of Eugene to respond favorably to the idea of forming a special service district or County ser- vice district for provision of local sewer collection service when the formation of such a district would be a violation of both state and local planning goals--goals subscribed to by Eugene. Springfield. and Lane County. John H8terius, Santa Clara, questioned why the denial of sewers had not been stated eight months ago. Manager responded that City officials and others had stated the annexation policy of eight months ago and also that they were in the process of studying alternatives. He said the policy being proposed re- presented several modifications over what had been followed the past, where there was a large area-wide annexation policy. The proposed poilicy is different in that it provides for piece- meal or parcel-by-parcel approach 8S the people want to come into the city. People would have the option to annex to the city if they wanted to participate or would not have to for several years, a substantial difference from what had happened in the past. e Mr. Obie Raid he agreed with the present clarification of policy. lie said there were other things that might be dune that could enhance the cooperation between Eugene and the 3'18 5/23/77--3