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Mr. Saul said these were first of many annexations that will come before the Council; all had been held for approximately nine months to allow clarification of the change in law which would effect Council's 4It consideration of annexations. He noted that most annexation requests will involve consideration of three sets of standards. The only exceptions would be island annexations and health hazard annexations, which do not have to be reviewed for compliance with statewide goals and which are not subject to the administrative rules adopted by LCDC. The three sets of standards are as follows: 1) City Standards--Certain defined standards which have been used over five years that include such things as evaluation of relationship to urban service boundary, the 1990 Plan, service availability, etc. 2) Administrative Rules Standards--Because Eugene does not have an urban growth boundary approved by LCDC, annexation requests which do not involve an island or health hazard situation must be reviewed for compliance with the standards included in the Administrative Rule adopted by LCDC. Those standards include: a) that adequate public facilities and services can reasonably be made available; and b) either-the lands are physically developed for urban uses or are within an area physically developed for urban uses; or that the lands are clearly and demonstrably needed for an-Urban use and circumstances exist which make it clear that the lands in question will be within an urban service boundary when one is adopted in accordance with the goals. 3) Statewide Goals--Relate to Senate Bill 570, which does not provide clear direction as to which goal is appropriate or applicable. He said Council would have to make that determina- tion. The Staff Notes will include a statement of what goals are considered applicable and why those goals are specified. e Mr. Saul continued that the Boundary Commission had informed the staff that it wishes Council to carry out the basic review of the determining consistency with statewide goals. Also, one issue that must be considered under the Administrative Rules standards is the question of need for an annexation. He said the material presented contained a report supplement to the Staff Notes that was considered by the Planning Commission, which deals specifically with the question of need for annexation from a city-wide viewpoint. He said there was not a magic formula for determining what constitutes a need. However, staff has tried to be as conservative as possible in stating the need for an annexation. He noted also that the Planning Commission in its recommendation to the Council for approval included a condition that the applicants agree to file for annexation to the County Service District. This condition was required because the County Service tit 3/27/78--8 19b