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<br /> ---- ---_.~..__.- <br />, <br /> Mr. Bernhard said the Planning Commission would not take any action <br />e on any kind of annexation of this scope unless it were approved by <br /> the City Council. If Council did give approval, the process would <br /> take approximately two years before the entire eight island annexations <br /> would be completed. He reitereated this was a major change in the City <br /> po 1 i cy . <br /> Mayor Keller expressed appreciation for the fine report which was prepared <br /> by the staff. <br /> Mr. Delay wondered how the two-year time frame was arrived at, and <br /> wondered if each island had to be considered separately. Mr. Bernhard <br /> said the Planning Commission would want to look at each in its own right <br /> and not lump them all together. Another concern expressed was not <br /> wanting to create an unnecessary tax burden if all were annexed at one <br /> time without City services being immediately available. He further <br /> explained the Planning Commission did not look at the report as precon- <br /> ceived that all parcels would be annexed. However it was hoped that <br /> eventually all would become part of the City at some future time. Planning <br /> Commission will initiate the annexations and hold public hearings; a <br /> recommendation would go to the City Council for further pUblic hearing; <br /> with a final recommendation and approval made by the Boundary Commission. <br /> In response to a question from Mr. Haws, Mr. Saul said there would <br /> be in excess of 500 acres involved. Mr. Haws felt the annexation should <br /> be done at one time to save staff time and effort. Mr. Saul said, in <br />e addition to those remarks made by Mr. Bernhard, that the City would be <br /> trying to give proper attention and scrutiny to each area with different <br /> circumstances existing in each area. Staff wished to allot enough staff <br /> time and Planning Commission time to partially and fully developed areas <br /> to listen to their concerns. Secondly he said there will be other fairly <br /> major issues to come before the Planning Commission such as the Growth <br /> Study and the 1990 Update. It was hoped by scheduling the annexations <br /> individually, the Planning Commission would have additional time to work <br /> on these maj or items. Mr. Williams acknowledged that there would be con- <br /> siderable opposition. His advice to the Council was to listen carefully, <br /> and then annex all areas. He felt there was no logic in having a City <br /> with uflincoroorated areas inside city boundaries. <br /> Mr. Delay recognized the special considerations to be given regarding <br /> parcels 3, 4, 5, and 6. However he wondered if there was any reason <br /> why the remainder could not be considered at one time, noting he was <br /> in favor of comprehensive planning and equity of the tax base. Mr. Saul <br /> said background work would be provided to the residents, and meetings <br /> with those residents would help assess their concerns and explain the <br /> City's position. He noted if all were done together, it would present <br /> some major staffing problems. <br /> Mr. Lieuallen felt this was an exercise in chicanery, bascially a political <br /> tactic on the part of the City to attempt to pacify residents. He felt <br /> the residents had no choice in the annexations. John Porter, Planning <br /> Director, said a uniform service level was not available for all those <br />- areas. The time frame for providing those services is unknown at this <br /> 6/2'13/78--7 <br /> "'1' <br />