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· The rule applied to any district formation in a Lane County boundary commission jurisdiction. OR Chapter 199 specifically dealt with boundary commission jurisdictions. · If the boundary commission was disbanded, the process reverts back to the general provisions related to boundary changes as noted in OR Chapter 198, which contains a comparable provision that required City Council approval in order to include land in a district formation that was part of the State. · It was correct that the Metro Plan amendment was only applicable to the Eugene/Springfield metropolitan area; the County has the ability to create a special district throughout the balance of the county without the participation of the Eugene/Springfield jurisdictions. With the agreement of other city councils, the County can create a district that does not include the City of Eugene. · The County can be required to reimburse the City for compression for levies currently in effect, in addition to future levies if such language was included in an intergovernmental agreement. · A jurisdiction can amend or withdraw from an intergovernmental agreement if such language was included in the terms of such agreement. (Staff would recommend such language in an intergovernmental agreement and further state it could not be amended or terminated without the approval of all the parties to the agreement.) · A permanent tax rate to generate more revenue to compensate for compression would result in more compression. · The other forms of district boards allowed other than the Board of County Commissioners depended on the nature of the special district. If it was a county service district, the board would be the Board of County Commissioners; other types of districts would have an independent elected board. · Federal and State Public Safety grants would be handled as follows: negotiations would ensue with county partners to apply for non-competitive, pass-through grants and the priorities were jointly established prior to submission. Separate applications were not filed by the City of Eugene and the joint grants were submitted through the county rather than a district. The State could change the rules, however. Eugene was no more likely to apply or not apply for pass-through grants if the district were in place. Other competitive grant applications would be submitted as warranted and would compete against other applicants, including the county, depending on the program. As programs were distinct, competition was rare. · The proposed language in the amendment would most likely not preempt the City's ability to opt in or out of any proposed district and the document can be clarified to state it definitely would not. · The words ~'preventive" and "reactive" public safety services include fire and emergency medical services (EMS), but not library services. This amendment could include fire and EMS but not include library services. (Mr. Yeiter pointed out that the Eugene Planning Commission recommended language changes to clarify that if police-related services were intended by this motion, fire and EMS should be excluded.) Mayor Piercy commented that she and the City Council fully understood the public safety challenges throughout Lane County and acknowledged the effort being made to try to address these challenges. She added that all municipalities and Lane County "own" this critical issue together. Mr. Kelly strongly concurred with the Mayor's comments and stated, for example, that the jail, alcohol and drug treatment programs, youth programs, and the District Attorney's Office have critical needs at this time. He stated, however, that a special district changed the fundamental MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 23, 2005 Page 7 Work Session