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: e No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared by the Councilors. Staff notes and minutes were entered into the record. Public hearing was opened. Listed below were those speaking in favor of the annexation/rezoning. James Giustina, 888 West Park, representing Marvin Knutson, noted the staff notes and minutes of the Planning Commission which recommended the annexation. He said this land is committed to urban use. It conforms to the 1990 Plan. It is surrounded by development. The area is recognized as suitable for residential housing. Services are available to this land already. The need for developed land by the city makes it desirable to annex the land. The trunk sewer line would be amortized and it would be made available to other parts of the city. Marvin Knutson, 2677 Willakenzie Road, said, if successful, their intention is to develop this acreage over a period of 10 to 12 years. Homes that are built on this property will be homes that are needed. Jerry Saunders, 2206 Donovan Drive, Chairman of Lane County Farmers and Ranchers, a division of the Farm Bureau, is a partner in the - Saunders' farm located on Ayers Road. He said this property has been farmed since 1875. He said the land is not prime farm land because it is heavier textured and short in water. It would rent for $40 an acre rather than $70 for Class 1 acreage. It is not good because of the proximity to urban areas. Larry Thorpe, 644 North A Street, Springfield, represented Dessler/ Allen, and noted his clients were available to answer questions, along with Mr. Oleson, the engineer for both projects. He referred to staff notes and minutes, as well as a letter of support from Neil Murray. He showed an artist's rendering of the planned development and the gravel pond. He explained that in the city's inventory of buildable lots, mobile home lots are not segregated. There is a need for more mobile home park lots in the city. It is a different market. He asked that the Council consider that the two requests are not the same. This request is for 48 acres, 15 under water, and only 10 acres are tillable farm land. Listed below were those testifying against the annexation. Cynthia Wooten, 670 West 10th Avenue, representing herself and People To Preserve Agricultural Land, cited the reduction in farms and farm acreage since 1935, along with the increase in population. She urged the denial of the annexation request, noting that the LCDC administra- tive rule, that the City need not apply the agricultural on annexations, e I 8/13/79--5 '733